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♂ James Ewen Matthews
aliasJames Matthews
Record
40174 · 9498

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 17 August 1869 → 154 years + 8 months ago
Lived 81 years + 3 months
First mandate 14 November 1938 → 85 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 69 years + 2 months
Death 24 November 1950 → 73 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James Ewen Matthews (1869–1950)
© Photo 1949 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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
Canada 12 0 7

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ David W. Beaubier  m 
⊖ Dwight L. Johnson  m 
⊖ John W.M. Thompson  m 
 		 ⊖ John Bracken  m 
⊖ Albert E. Smith  m 
⊖ Frederick H. Young  m 
 
Eligible: 22,262 Votes: 16,895 Participation: 75.89% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22617(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
66
LIB
 2/4 6,368 37.69% -207 Winner:
LC
 6,575 38.92% David W. Beaubier
Eligible: 22,262 Votes: 15,760 Participation: 70.79% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 November 1938
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22852(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
69
LIB
 1/3 6,583 41.77% +983 Loser:
NCP
 5,600 35.53% George Beaubier

Service: 1 year 4 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,061 Votes: 17,685 Participation: 76.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22894(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/3 8,908 50.37% +2,740 Loser:
NATG
 6,168 34.88% John W.M. Thompson

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,629 Votes: 18,282 Participation: 77.37% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23154(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
75
LIB
 1/4 6,870 37.58% +1,249 Loser:
PC
 5,621 30.75% Frederick H. Young

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,489 Votes: 20,519 Participation: 74.64% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Manitoba
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23415(F) — 27 Jan 2022 14:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
79
LIB
 1/3 11,263 55.27% +4,113 Loser:
PC
 7,150 35.09% John Bracken
After his election:
24 Nov 1950 81
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,489 Votes: 19,495 Participation: 70.92% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Manitoba
25 June 1951
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23660(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
81		 Successor:
PC
 11,124 57.06% Walter G. Dinsdale

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James Ewen Matthews (1869-1950)		 18 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Ewen Matthews, M.P.		 18 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Ewen Matthews, député		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Ewen Matthews		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 00:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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