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♂ James Thomas McIlmoyl
aliasJames McIlmoyl
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 3 4
Birth 24 August 1840 → 184 years + 1 month ago
Lived 92 years + 7 months
1st mandate 22 May 1878 → 146 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 8 months
Death 27 March 1933 → 91 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 50 years + 8 months after 22 July 1882
Special notes
None
 
James Thomas McIlmoyl (1840–1933)
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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 4 2 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Humphreys  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George McTavish  m 
⊖ James Tolmie  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert John  m 
⊖ William A. Robertson  m 
⊖ William Tolmie  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Victoria
Elig. inc. Votes: 443 Partic.: inc. Can.: 5
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
26 February 1874
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28618(F) — 21 Oct 2023 16:32 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
IND
 4/5 72 32.43% -36 Winner:
GOV
 108 48.65% William A. Robertson
Victoria
Elig. 238 Votes: 309 Partic.: 64.92%
 !!! 
 Can.: 4
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28649(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:52 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
OPPO
 1/4 102 65.81% +40 Loser:
GOV
 62 40.00% William F. Tolmie
After his election:
23 May 1878 37
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 2 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Victoria
Elig. 264 Votes: 389 Partic.: 73.67%
 !!! 
 Can.: 4
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28666(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
GOV
 4/4 66 33.85% -44 Winner:
OPPO
 110 56.41% Robert F. John
Victoria
Elig. 322 Votes: 251 Partic.: 77.95%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
30 June 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28697(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
47
OPPO
 2/2 114 45.42% -23 Winner:
GOV
 137 54.58% James W. Tolmie

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Thomas McIlmoyl		 24 Aug 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Thomas McIlmoyl		 24 Aug 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Thomas McIlmoyl		 24 Aug 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Aug 2024 13:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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