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♂ James A. Simmons
aliasJames A. Simmons
Record
56859 · 7876

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 8 July 1897 → 126 years + 9 months ago
Lived 82 years + 4 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 11 months
Death 30 November 1979 → 44 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 1 month after 23 October 1957
Special notes
None
 
James A. Simmons (1897–1979)
© Photo 1953 Chambre des communs (Canada) — Public domain
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 3 24

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George Black  m 
⊖ John V. Watt  m 
 		 ⊖ Erik H. Nielsen  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 9,064 Votes: 6,823 Participation: 75.28% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Yukon
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23624(F) — 4 Mar 2023 17:44 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 3,284 48.96% +1,001 Loser:
IND
 2,283 34.04% Arthur M. Berry

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,028 Votes: 3,818 Participation: 75.93% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Yukon
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23741(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 2,176 57.81% +1,178 Loser:
SC
 998 26.51% Richard G. Lee

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,514 Votes: 4,892 Participation: 88.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Yukon
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24216(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 2,422 50.67% +64 Loser:
PC
 2,358 49.33% Erik H. Nielsen
After his election:
23 Oct 1957 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 4 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,514 Votes: 4,602 Participation: 83.46% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Yukon
16 December 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24219(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
 2/2 2,237 48.61% -128 Winner:
PC
 2,365 51.39% Erik H. Nielsen
Eligible: 5,514 Votes: 5,409 Participation: 98.10% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Yukon
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24482(F) — 9 Oct 2023 00:38 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
60
LIB
 2/3 2,340 43.26% -607 Winner:
PC
 2,947 54.48% Erik H. Nielsen

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Aubrey Simmons, M.P.		 29 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Aubrey Simmons, député		 29 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Aubrey Simmons		 29 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Aubrey Simmons		 29 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Feb 2024 22:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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