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♂ James P. Shaw
aliasJames P. Shaw
Record
56287 · 8520

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 1 3
Birth 24 January 1867 → 157 years + 3 months ago
Lived 79 years + 10 months
First mandate 25 November 1909 → 114 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 10 months
Death 9 December 1946 → 77 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 2 months after 13 September 1916
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
British Columbia 6 9 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Frederick W. Anderson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,350 Votes: 1,354 Participation: 57.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28933(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LC
 1/2 872 64.40% +390 Loser:
LIB
 482 35.60% Henry M. Vasey

Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,384 Votes: 1,328 Participation: 55.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28969(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LC
 1/2 931 70.11% +534 Loser:
LIB
 397 29.89% Raymond F. Leighton

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,023 Votes: 2,479 Participation: 61.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29007(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LC
 2/2 960 38.73% -559 Winner:
LIB
 1,519 61.27% Frederick W. Anderson

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
James Pearson Shaw		 22 Oct 2023

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