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♂ James Mowat
aliasJames Mowat
Record
45038 · 8597

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 1 4
Birth 6 October 1889 → 134 years + 6 months ago
Lived 73 years
First mandate 21 October 1941 → 82 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 52 years
Death 26 October 1962 → 61 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 4 months after 11 June 1952
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 10 7 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas S. Barnett  m 
⊖ Stanley J. Squire  m 
 		 ⊖ Nigel Morgan  m 
 
Eligible: 6,017 Votes: 4,260 Participation: 70.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29513(F) — 23 Jul 2023 23:37 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 2,067 49.17% +164 Loser:
CFF
 1,903 45.27% Charles J. Michell
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 52
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,314 Votes: 4,026 Participation: 63.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29562(F) — 22 Sep 2022 22:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 2,135 54.02% +877 Loser:
CFF
 1,258 31.83% Thomas S. Barnett

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,590 Votes: 7,879 Participation: 74.40% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29603(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
IND
 1/4 3,290 42.84% +1,161 Loser:
CFF
 2,129 27.72% Jack Whittal
After his election:
1 Jul 1949 59
IND
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
19 Jan 1952 62
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 12,404 Votes: 8,255 Participation: 66.55% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29726(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 2/5 2,176 27.17% -891 Winner:
CFF
 3,067 38.29% Stanley J. Squire

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James Mowat		 14 Oct 2023
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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Oct 2023 17:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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