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♂ James J. Bradley
aliasJim Bradley
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 79%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 11 3 14
Birth 19 February 1945
Age 79 years + 2 months
First mandate 9 June 1977 → 46 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 5 years + 10 months ago (6 June 2018)
Special notes
None
 
James J. Bradley (1945– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Perhaps Bradley should have stopped while he was ahead. The Ontario Liberal failed to win a seat in 1967 and 1971, but finally succeeded in 1977. He served 40 years as MPP, winning 10 more elections. But at age 73, he finished in a relatively distant third place in 2018 when he tried to get a 12th mandate.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council St. Catharines, Ontario (1970–1977)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 40 11 17 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 35
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 46 19 Nov 1991 — 08 Feb 1992 0 2 20
2. ON 35
LIB
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 46 19 Nov 1991 — 08 Feb 1992 0 2 20

Electoral history

Races 14  
Path points 14  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Jeff Burch  m 
⊖ Robert M. Johnston  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Tom Froese  m 
⊕ Jennifer Stevens  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 44,226 Votes: 26,973 Participation: 60.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14052(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
22
LIB
 2/3 8,287 31.09% -3,948 Winner:
PC
 12,235 45.90% Robert M. Johnston
Eligible: 54,157 Votes: 36,834 Participation: 68.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14167(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
26
LIB
 3/3 10,080 27.54% -5,994 Winner:
PC
 16,074 43.92% Robert M. Johnston
Eligible: 52,660 Votes: 32,077 Participation: 60.91% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12131(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 1/4 12,392 38.89% +723 Loser:
PC
 11,669 36.62% M. Lancaster

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,979 Votes: 32,022 Participation: 57.20% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12266(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/4 16,509 51.85% +6,236 Loser:
PC
 10,273 32.26% John Larocque

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 58,015 Votes: 35,764 Participation: 61.65% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12391(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/4 20,605 57.94% +11,576 Loser:
PC
 9,029 25.39% Elaine Herzog
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 40
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 44,758 Votes: 27,969 Participation: 62.49% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5665(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/4 17,584 63.30% +12,018 Loser:
NDP
 5,566 20.04% Rob West

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,189 Votes: 30,172 Participation: 66.77% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5535(F) — 26 Feb 2022 19:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/5 11,565 38.76% +936 Loser:
NDP
 10,629 35.63% Dave Kappele

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,146 Votes: 29,801 Participation: 64.58% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5379(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/5 13,761 46.53% +2,275 Loser:
PC
 11,486 38.84% Archie Heide

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,946 Votes: 47,059 Participation: 59.61% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5166(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/6 25,186 53.90% +7,192 Loser:
PC
 17,994 38.51% Tom Froese

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,591 Votes: 44,347 Participation: 56.43% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5062(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/5 25,319 57.44% +12,387 Loser:
PC
 12,932 29.34% Mark Brickell

Service: 4 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 83,239 Votes: 44,804 Participation: 53.83% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5269(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/6 21,029 47.23% +8,165 Loser:
PC
 12,864 28.89% Bruce Timms

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 84,078 Votes: 42,883 Participation: 51.00% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6647(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/8 17,166 40.21% +1,705 Loser:
PC
 15,461 36.21% Sandie Bellows

Service: 2 years 8 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,198 Votes: 47,239 Participation: 54.80% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
41		 Ontario
12 June 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7736(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/7 19,070 41.00% +5,256 Loser:
PC
 13,814 29.70% Mat Siscoe

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 89,924 Votes: 52,206 Participation: 58.06% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
42		 Ontario
7 June 2018
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 11971(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
73
LIB
 3/8 12,671 24.53% -6,240 Winner:
NDP
 18,911 36.61% Jennifer Stevens

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James J. Bradley		 23 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James J. Bradley		 23 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Bradley (politician)		 23 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jim Bradley (homme politique)		 23 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Apr 2024 19:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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