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♂ James L. McPherson
aliasJames L. McPherson
Record
42552 · 8327

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 0 3
Birth 29 March 1881 → 143 years + 1 month ago
Lived 69 years + 9 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 4 months
Death 3 January 1951 → 73 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 4 months after 16 August 1948
Special notes
None
 

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 12 11 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Archibald M. Matheson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,973 Votes: 5,750 Participation: 82.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27824(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
SC
 1/4 2,817 50.29% +1,136 Loser:
LIB
 1,681 30.01% Charles Gordon

Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,027 Votes: 4,325 Participation: 71.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27854(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
SC
 1/3 2,018 48.01% +585 Loser:
INDM
 1,433 34.09% B.C. Gilpin

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,745 Votes: 3,862 Participation: 67.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27901(F) — 6 Mar 2022 16:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
SC
 1/3 2,024 53.76% +750 Loser:
CCF
 1,274 33.84% Sigurd Lefsrud

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,456 Votes: 4,134 Participation: 64.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27955(F) — 6 Mar 2022 20:56 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
SC
 2,248 57.01% Earl M. Hardy

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Dr. James L. McPherson		 02 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James L. McPherson		 02 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Sep 2023 11:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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