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♂ James A. McGrath
aliasJames A. McGrath
Record
41346 · 71

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 82%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 9 1 10
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 1 1
Total 9 2 11
Birth 11 January 1932 → 92 years + 3 months ago
Lived 85 years + 1 month
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 25 years + 4 months
Death 28 February 2017 → 7 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 5 months after 31 August 1986
Special notes
None
 
James A. McGrath (1932–2017) 181x258
© Photo 1984 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 23 11 25

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 31
PC
 1 Minister 47–48 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
 1. Fisheries and Oceans

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 12  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Allan M. Fraser  m 
⊖ Philip J. Lewis  m 
⊖ Matthew P. Whelan  m 
 		 ⊖ David I. Jackman  m 
⊖ Joseph P. O'Keefe  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 6,004 Votes: 7,420 Participation: 65.81% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26089(F) — 17 Jun 2023 10:20 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
24
PC
 4/4 1,608 43.65% -253 Winner:
LIB
 1,861 50.52% Matthew P. Whelan
Eligible: 32,917 Votes: 19,647 Participation: 59.69% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Newfoundland and Labrador
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24021(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
25
PC
 1/2 10,312 53.20% +1,239 Loser:
LIB
 9,073 46.80% Allan M. Fraser

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,917 Votes: 27,354 Participation: 83.10% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Newfoundland and Labrador
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24287(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
26
PC
 1/3 17,894 65.42% +8,697 Loser:
LIB
 9,197 33.62% J. Gregory O'Grady

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,321 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24564(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
PC
 1/4 14,821 52.33% +1,914 Loser:
LIB
 12,907 45.57% Brian White

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,679 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
26		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24828(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
31
PC
 2/2 13,911 48.51% -857 Winner:
LIB
 14,768 51.49% Joseph P. O'Keefe
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,793 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9942(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
36
PC
 1/4 18,153 60.93% +7,595 Loser:
LIB
 10,558 35.44% Joseph P. O'Keefe

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,519 Votes: 29,317 Participation: 59.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Newfoundland and Labrador
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10198(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/4 17,728 60.47% +7,841 Loser:
LIB
 9,887 33.72% Margaret Dunn

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,519 Votes: 30,153 Participation: 60.89% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10462(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/4 16,941 56.18% +6,754 Loser:
LIB
 10,187 33.78% Norman Whalen

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 58,826 Votes: 34,680 Participation: 58.95% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4397(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 20,262 58.43% +12,528 Loser:
LIB
 7,734 22.30% John Dustan

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 58,826 Votes: 32,795 Participation: 55.75% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4115(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/5 20,007 61.26% +11,687 Loser:
LIB
 8,320 25.47% Ernest J. Bishop

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 63,297 Votes: 39,604 Participation: 62.57% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3829(F) — 30 Jan 2022 12:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/4 30,866 78.30% +25,222 Loser:
LIB
 5,644 14.32% Elizabeth Reynolds
After his election:
31 Aug 1986 54
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 63,297 Votes: 34,234 Participation: 54.08% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 July 1987
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10863(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
NDP
 15,842 46.28% John J. (Jack) Harris

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Aloysius McGrath, P.C., K.St.J., M.P.		 29 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Aloysius McGrath, C.P., K.St.J., député		 29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James McGrath (Canadian politician)		 29 Dec 2023

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