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♂ Jim Silye
aliasJim Silye
Record
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Austrian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 28 April 1946
Age 77 years + 11 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 26 years + 10 months ago (1 June 1997)
Special notes
None
 
Jim Silye (1946– )
© Photo 1994 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 3 7 6

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Robert J. Anders  m 
⊕ Frank Bruseker  m 
 		 ⊕ Peggy Askin  f 
 
Eligible: 86,851 Votes: 50,319 Participation: 57.94% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Alberta
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3147(F) — 30 Jun 2023 08:06 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
REF
 1/9 22,600 45.08% +7,443 Loser:
LIB
 15,157 30.23% Bob Blair
After his election:
17 Aug 1996 50
REF
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 86,259 Votes: 49,947 Participation: 57.90% Candidacies: 7
Federal
36		 Alberta
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2846(F) — 30 Jun 2023 22:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
REF
 19,936 40.08% Eric C. Lowther
Eligible: 99,550 Votes: 61,590 Participation: 61.87% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Alberta
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2544(F) — 30 Jun 2023 20:01 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 2/5 13,259 21.57% -19,963 Winner:
CA
 33,222 54.05% Robert J. Anders

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Jim Silye, M.P.		 15 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Jim Silye, député		 15 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Silye		 15 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Mar 2024 19:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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