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♂ James G. Lorimer
aliasJames G. Lorimer
Record
36835 · 8626

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 4 2 6
Total 4 3 7
Birth 3 June 1923 → 100 years + 10 months ago
Lived 89 years + 4 months
First mandate 13 January 1969 → 55 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 25 October 2012 → 11 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 5 months after 4 May 1983
Special notes
None
 
James G. Lorimer (1923–2012)
© Photo 2012 Dignity Memorial — Fair trade
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 10 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Howard C. Green  m 
⊖ Elwood N. Veitch  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ David M. Mercier  m 
 
Eligible: 44,246 Votes: 34,258 Participation: 77.43% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23989(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
34
CCF
 4/4 2,959 8.71% -18,760 Winner:
PC
 21,719 63.93% Howard C. Green
Eligible: 19,843 Votes: 9,990 Participation: 50.35% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
13 January 1969
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30016(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
NDP
 1/4 4,918 49.44% +2,249 Loser:
SC
 2,669 26.83% John A.F. Playfair

Service: 7 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,547 Votes: 17,575 Participation: 63.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30022(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
NDP
 1/3 7,459 42.94% +557 Loser:
SC
 6,902 39.74% James W. Daly

Service: 3 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,402 Votes: 19,839 Participation: 67.48% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30070(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
NDP
 1/4 9,643 49.11% +4,351 Loser:
SC
 5,292 26.95% David M. Mercier

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,009 Votes: 21,519 Participation: 65.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30120(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
NDP
 2/3 9,119 43.03% -1,276 Winner:
SC
 10,395 49.06% Elwood N. Veitch
Eligible: 34,547 Votes: 22,041 Participation: 63.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30170(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
55
NDP
 1/2 11,100 51.54% +665 Loser:
SC
 10,435 48.46% Elwood N. Veitch

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,745 Votes: 23,721 Participation: 77.15% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35788(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
NDP
 2/4 10,886 46.44% -779 Winner:
SC
 11,665 49.76% Elwood N. Veitch

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Dignity Memorial, James Gibson Lorimer		 08 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Gibson Lorimer		 08 Feb 2024

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