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♂ James Robinson
aliasJames Robinson
Record
53250 · 6789

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
New Brunswick 3 0 3
Total 6 1 7
Birth 6 March 1852 → 172 years + 1 month ago
Lived 80 years + 7 months
First mandate 20 January 1890 → 134 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 10 months
Death 16 October 1932 → 91 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 11 months after 2 November 1904
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 8 23
New Brunswick 5 11 18 Z
TOTAL 14 8 11

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
8 documented challengers
⊖ John P. Burchill  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William S. Loggie  m 
⊖ Donald Morrison  m 
⊖ John O'Brien  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ D.A. Ernest Hutchison  m 
⊖ Peter Mitchell  m 
⊖ John V. Morrissy  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ Lemuel J. Tweedie  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,680 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
20 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32106(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
CONS
 1/8 1,959 57.28% +294 Loser:
LIB
 1,665 48.68% John V. Morrissy

Service: 2 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,520 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 New Brunswick
22 October 1892
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32127(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 3/5 2,036 77.41% +153 Loser:
LIB
 1,883 71.60% John V. Morrissy

Service: 2 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,834 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
16 October 1895
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32148(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/6 2,265 76.55% +675 Loser:
LIB
 1,590 53.73% John V. Morrissy
After his election:
10 Jan 1896 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 New Brunswick
6 February 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20022(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,603 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 New Brunswick
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20041(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/3 2,225 48.34% +507 Loser:
LIB
 1,718 37.32% Peter Mitchell

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
30 July 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32158(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Allan A. Davidson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,309 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 New Brunswick
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20298(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 2,404 55.79% +499 Loser:
LIB
 1,905 44.21% John V. Morrissy

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,893 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 New Brunswick
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20547(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CONS
 2/2 2,304 47.09% -285 Winner:
LIB
 2,589 52.91% William S. Loggie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Robinson, M.P.		 29 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Robinson, député		 29 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Robinson (New Brunswick politician)		 29 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Robinson (homme politique, 1852-1932)		 29 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Sep 2023 10:46 (but data presented dynamically)

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