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♂ James Stewart Edwards
aliasJim Edwards
Record
18261 · 780

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 31 August 1936
Age 87 years + 7 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 48 years
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
James (Jim) Stewart Edwards (1936– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 1 18

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 56–57 25 Jun 1993 — 03 Nov 1993 0 4 9
2. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 56–57 25 Jun 1993 — 24 Oct 1993 0 3 29
 1. President [Treasury Board]
 2. Alberta [Without portfolio]

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Ian G. McClelland  m 
 
 
Eligible: 70,385 Votes: 52,133 Participation: 74.07% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 Alberta
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3753(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
PC
 1/7 32,510 62.46% +23,103 Loser:
NDP
 9,407 18.07% Joanna L.H. Miazga

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 53,992 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 Alberta
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3460(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/6 28,931 53.58% +18,556 Loser:
LIB
 10,375 19.22% Barclay W. Johnson

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,851 Votes: 58,626 Participation: 67.50% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Alberta
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3159(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
PC
 3/7 9,385 16.05% -17,197 Winner:
REF
 26,582 45.45% Ian G. McClelland

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James (Jim) Stewart Edwards, P.C.		 18 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James (Jim) Stewart Edwards, C.P.		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Edwards (Canadian politician)		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 01:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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