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♂ James F. Creighton
aliasJames F. Creighton
Record
13389 · 9227

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Saskatchewan 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 2 November 1879 → 144 years + 6 months ago
Lived 64 years + 6 months
First mandate 2 June 1925 → 98 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 5 May 1944 → 79 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 11 months after 5 June 1929
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
Saskatchewan 4 0 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Dunbar  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert McKenzie  m 
 
Eligible: 4,938 Votes: 3,851 Participation: 77.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31334(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
IND
 1/2 2,153 55.91% +455 Loser:
LIB
 1,698 44.09% Robert Dunbar

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,371 Votes: 4,665 Participation: 86.86% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 31455(F) — 27 Oct 2023 14:41 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 2,423 51.94% Eleazer W. Garner
Eligible: 18,867 Votes: 15,692 Participation: 83.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Saskatchewan
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22534(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
50
LC
 2/2 7,466 47.58% -760 Winner:
LIB
 8,226 52.42% Robert McKenzie

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Dr James Forbes "Jim" Creighton		 10 Sep 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Creighton, James Forbes 1879 – 1944 (p. 7)		 10 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Forbes Creighton		 10 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Sep 2023 18:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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