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♂ James Alexander Smith
aliasJames Smith
Record
57576 · 7915

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 4 6
Birth 22 August 1911 → 112 years + 8 months ago
Lived 81 years + 7 months
First mandate 20 June 1955 → 68 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 9 months
Death 29 March 1993 → 31 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 11 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
James A. Smith (1911–1993)
© Photo 1957 House of Commons (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 2 9 8

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Gerald W. (Ged) Baldwin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Clifford S. Smallwood  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Irvine  m 
 
Eligible: 30,641 Votes: 20,275 Participation: 66.17% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Alberta
20 June 1955
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23947(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
SC
 1/3 8,455 41.70% +388 Loser:
LIB
 8,067 39.79% F. Mac Smith

Service: 1 year 11 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,038 Votes: 22,582 Participation: 75.18% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Alberta
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23956(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
SC
 1/4 10,945 48.74% +5,422 Loser:
LIB
 5,523 24.59% S. Carl Heckbert

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,038 Votes: 22,742 Participation: 75.71% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Alberta
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24222(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
SC
 2/4 6,137 26.99% -6,912 Winner:
PC
 13,049 57.38% Clifford S. Smallwood
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24,105 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Alberta
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24499(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
50
SC
 2/4 6,758 28.04% -6,125 Winner:
PC
 12,883 53.45% Clifford S. Smallwood
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,494 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Alberta
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24774(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
51
SC
 2/4 6,564 23.87% -9,547 Winner:
PC
 16,111 58.60% Gerald W. (Ged) Baldwin
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,649 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Alberta
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25043(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
SC
 2/4 4,700 17.00% -10,260 Winner:
PC
 14,960 54.11% Gerald W. (Ged) Baldwin

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Alexander Smith, M.P.		 17 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Alexander Smith, député		 17 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
James A. Smith (Canadian politician)		 17 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Apr 2024 21:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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