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♂ James A. Byrne
aliasJames A. Byrne
Record
8629 · 7640

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Birth 27 January 1911 → 113 years + 3 months ago
Lived 64 years + 7 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 5 months
Death 5 September 1975 → 48 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 2 months after 24 June 1968
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 14 9 4

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ James R. Chabot  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James H. Matthews  m 
 		 ⊖ Donald C. MacDonald  m 
⊖ Murray L. McFarlane  m  (5 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 17,842 Votes: 13,822 Participation: 77.47% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23403(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 5,546 40.49% +98 Loser:
CCF
 5,448 39.77% James H. Matthews

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,675 Votes: 13,329 Participation: 71.37% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23696(F) — 7 Sep 2022 19:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/4 4,988 38.09% +1,114 Loser:
SC
 3,874 29.58% Lorne G. McLean

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,007 Votes: 14,951 Participation: 78.66% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23979(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 4,670 31.44% +588 Loser:
SC
 4,082 27.48% James R. Chabot

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,007 Votes: 16,026 Participation: 84.32% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24245(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 2/4 4,483 27.97% -880 Winner:
PC
 5,363 33.46% Murray L. McFarlane
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,138 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24522(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 5,414 31.59% +838 Loser:
NDP
 4,576 26.70% William B. Mundy

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,337 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24786(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 6,165 33.62% +770 Loser:
NDP
 5,395 29.42% William B. Mundy

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,599 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25055(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 5,574 31.67% +749 Loser:
NDP
 4,825 27.42% James Patterson

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,596 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9903(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 11,370 35.99% W. Douglas Stewart

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Allen (Jim) Byrne, M.P.		 29 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Allen (Jim) Byrne, député		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Allen Byrne		 29 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 16:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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