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♂ James McNaughton
aliasJames McNaughton
Record
42426 · 8060

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 2 4
Birth 10 March 1864 → 160 years + 1 month ago
Lived 94 years + 9 months
First mandate 17 April 1913 → 111 years + 17 days ago
↳ at age 49 years + 1 month
Death 1 January 1959 → 65 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 5 months after 17 July 1921
Special notes
None
 
James McNaughton (1864–1959) 200x244
© Photo 1917 — 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
Alberta 8 2 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Oran L. (Tony) McPherson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 1,772 Votes: 1,386 Participation: 78.22% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27488(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/4 721 52.02% +382 Loser:
CONS
 339 24.46% J.T. MacDonald

Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,909 Votes: 1,044 Participation: 35.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27559(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 808 77.39% +572 Loser:
SOC
 236 22.61% H. Thomas

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,258 Votes: 2,410 Participation: 73.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27622(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 856 35.52% -698 Winner:
UFA
 1,554 64.48% Oran L. (Tony) McPherson
Eligible: 3,235 Votes: 2,521 Participation: 77.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27690(F) — 5 Mar 2022 21:42 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
LIB
 2/3 556 23.19% -811 Winner:
UFA
 1,367 57.01% Oran L. (Tony) McPherson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
James McNaughton		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
James McNaughton (politician)		 11 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Jan 2024 07:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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