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♂ James Hartley
aliasJames Hartley
Record
26315 · 8427

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 8 0 8
Birth 10 November 1888 → 135 years + 5 months ago
Lived 81 years + 11 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 9 months
Death 11 October 1970 → 53 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 4 months after 22 May 1967
Special notes
None
 
James Hartley (1888–1970)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — 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 31 8 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William H. Shield  m 
 		 ⊖ Gordon B. Walker  m 
 
Eligible: 3,260 Votes: 2,806 Participation: 86.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27805(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
SC
 1/3 1,680 61.83% +1,030 Loser:
UFA
 650 23.92% William H. Shield

Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,190 Votes: 5,095 Participation: 82.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27865(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
SC
 1/2 2,487 50.42% +41 Loser:
INDM
 2,446 49.58% Gordon B. Walker

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,141 Votes: 4,631 Participation: 75.41% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27920(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
SC
 1/4 2,440 53.59% +1,451 Loser:
INDM
 989 21.72% Earnest Bennion

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,620 Votes: 4,488 Participation: 67.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27974(F) — 6 Mar 2022 21:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
SC
 1/3 2,852 67.58% +2,096 Loser:
CCF
 756 17.91% Joseph E. Peterson

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,703 Votes: 4,787 Participation: 83.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28025(F) — 7 Mar 2022 10:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
SC
 1/3 3,232 71.81% +2,459 Loser:
LIB
 773 17.17% Michael J. Jordan

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,937 Votes: 5,263 Participation: 66.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28078(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
SC
 1/2 3,037 60.95% +1,091 Loser:
LIB
 1,946 39.05% Charles V. Bennett

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,304 Votes: 5,173 Participation: 70.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28131(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
SC
 1/3 3,731 72.38% +2,782 Loser:
PC
 949 18.41% Leo E. Toone

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,377 Votes: 4,843 Participation: 65.65% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28213(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
SC
 1/3 3,127 64.73% +1,661 Loser:
PC
 1,466 30.35% Allie Streeter

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,901 Votes: 5,461 Participation: 69.12% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13159(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
78		 Successor:
SC
 2,822 52.10% Leighton E. Buckwell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
James Hartley		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Hartley (Canadian politician)		 03 May 2024

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