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♂ James A. Paton
aliasJames A. Paton
Record
48345 · 8641

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 0 3
Birth 25 July 1884 → 139 years + 9 months ago
Lived 61 years + 6 months
First mandate 1 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 10 months
Death 19 February 1946 → 78 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 8 8 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Helena R. Gutteridge  f 
⊖ Stanley S. McKeen  m 
⊖ George M. Weir  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Royal L. (Pat) Maitland  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Tilly J. Rolston  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert Wilkinson  m 
 
Eligible: 40,977 Votes: 76,439 Participation: 62.18% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29464(F) — 3 Mar 2022 23:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
CONS
 2/10 9,745 38.25% +620 Loser:
LIB
 9,125 35.81% Stanley S. McKeen

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,263 Votes: 95,756 Participation: 70.52% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29550(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CONS
 2/10 14,148 44.32% +3,075 Loser:
LIB
 11,073 34.69% George M. Weir
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 57
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
10 Dec 1942 58
CONS
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 55,347 Votes: 98,252 Participation: 58.59% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29600(F) — 24 Jul 2023 02:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 2/11 22,281 68.03% +12,444 Loser:
CFF
 9,837 30.04% Albert T. Alsbury
After his election:
19 Feb 1946 61
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,347 Votes: 40,119 Participation: 37.26% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
24 June 1946
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 30218(F) — 23 Sep 2022 13:07 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
PC
 14,076 70.17% Albert R. MacDougall

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
James Alexander Paton		 15 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Alexander Paton		 15 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Oct 2023 12:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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