Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

James Norris Ormiston
aliasJames Ormiston
Record
47288 · 9049

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Canada 4 3 7
Saskatchewan 0 1 1
Total 4 4 8
Birth 30 May 1915 → 109 years ago
Lived 62 years + 2 months
First mandate 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 10 months
Death 7 August 1977 → 46 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 1 month after 24 June 1968
Special notes
None
 
James Norris Ormiston (1915–1977)
© Photo 1966 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
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 Cupar, Saskatchewan (1969–1977 Died in office)
Mun./Co. Council
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 10 2 21

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
John Stratford Burton  m  (3 runoffs)
Frank Meakes  m 
Joseph L. Phelps  m 
 
James Garfield Gardiner  m  (3 runoffs)
Lorne Nystrom  m 
Percy E. Wright  m 
 
Eligible: 24,090 Votes: 20,167 Participation: 83.72% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22
Saskatchewan
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23921(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
PC
3/4 1,142 5.70% -8,882 Winner:
LIB
10,024 50.02% James G. Gardiner
Eligible: 8,525 Votes: 7,222 Participation: 84.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13
Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31828(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
41
PC
4/4 217 3.00% -2,540 Winner:
CCF
2,757 38.18% Frank Meakes
Eligible: 23,021 Votes: 19,653 Participation: 85.37% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23
Saskatchewan
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24204(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
PC
3/4 2,596 13.27% -5,353 Winner:
LIB
7,949 40.63% James G. Gardiner
Eligible: 23,021 Votes: 19,811 Participation: 86.06% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24
Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24470(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
42
PC
1/3 8,440 42.60% +2,742 Loser:
CCF
5,698 28.76% John S. Burton

Service:
4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,394 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25
Saskatchewan
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24747(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
1/4 8,520 43.93% +2,818 Loser:
LIB
5,702 29.40% Robert A. Monteith

Service:
9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,430 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26
Saskatchewan
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25011(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
1/4 9,412 48.44% +3,783 Loser:
LIB
5,629 28.97% Jack E. Kreiser

Service:
2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,941 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27
Saskatchewan
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25280(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
1/4 8,843 46.69% +3,601 Loser:
LIB
5,242 27.68% Jack E. Kreiser

Service:
2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,979 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28
Saskatchewan
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10051(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
PC
2/3 10,699 31.49% -2,513 Winner:
NDP
13,212 38.88% Lorne E. Nystrom

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Norris Ormiston, M.P.
 8 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Norris Ormiston, député
 8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Ormiston
 8 Jun 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jun 2024 15:47 (but data presented dynamically)