♂ James S. (J.S.) Woodsworth
 Methodist |
Record 66124 · 6961 |
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| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 86%
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| Member of the "Ginger Group" in the 1920s which led to the formation of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in 1932. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth | Death | Lived | Died in office |
| 29 July 1874 (149 years 8 months ago) |
21 March 1942 (82 years 1 month ago) |
67 years 7 months | Yes |
Family tie with other documented individual
| Who | ...is/was his | Note | |
| Angus MacInnis (1884–1964) | Son-in-law | Angus MacInnis was married to Woodsworth's daughter Grace | |
| W. Grace MacInnis (1905–1991) | Daughter |
Service in elected office
| Legislature | Total | Government | Opposition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leadership role
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| # | Legislature | Party | M | Int | Role | Age | Dates | y | m | d | |
| 1. | CA | 17 | CCF | 1 | Party leader | 58–67 | 01 Aug 1932 — 21 Mar 1942 | 9 | 7 | 20 | |
Electoral history
| → 7 recorded electoral participations → 8 electoral path points |
→ 14 documented challengers: |
George W. Andrews m William J. Bowser m Harriet S. Dick f John W.D. Farris m H.P. Albert Hermanson m Samuel L. Howe m Edward W. Lowery m Malcolm A. MacDonald m Ian A. Mackenzie m Joseph Martin m Richard R. Pattinson m James Ramsay m Mary Ellen S. Smith f John W. Wilton m |
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| Provincial Ass.: 15 |
British Columbia | Vancouver City | |||||||
| 1 December 1920 | Age: 46 |
Failed to enter this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✗ | 15/28 | FLP | 22.09% | 7,444 of 202,205 | Elig.: 52,768 | Parti.: 63.87% | ||
| Winner > | LIB | 51.96% | 17,510 (+10,066) | Mary Ellen S. Smith f ( 59 ) | |||||
| ID: 29239(F) — 19 Sep 2022 23:15 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 14 |
Manitoba | Winnipeg Centre | |||||||
| 6 December 1921 | Age: 47 |
→ New to Parliament | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/5 | LAB | 40.13% | 7,774 of 19,374 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | NLCP | 20.82% | 4,034 (-3,740) | Norman K. McIvor m | |||||
| ID: 21561(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET | Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 15 |
Manitoba | Winnipeg North Centre | |||||||
| 29 October 1925 | Age: 51 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | LAB | 47.65% | 4,794 of 10,061 | Elig.: 11,779 | Parti.: 85.99% | ||
| Loser > | LC | 35.56% | 3,578 (-1,216) | Joseph E. Braid m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 29 June 1926 > | ?? | LIB | → | LC | |||||
| ID: 21832(F) — 26 Jun 2023 14:56 ET | Service: 0 year 10 months 15 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 16 |
Manitoba | Winnipeg North Centre | |||||||
| 14 September 1926 | Age: 52 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LAB | 63.12% | 7,221 of 11,441 | Elig.: 11,779 | Parti.: 97.13% | ||
| Loser > | LC | 36.88% | 4,220 (-3,001) | Jose A. Banfield m | |||||
| ID: 22085(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET | Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 17 |
Manitoba | Winnipeg North Centre | |||||||
| 28 July 1930 | Age: 55 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | LAB | 76.63% | 8,265 of 10,785 | Elig.: 22,649 | Parti.: 47.62% | ||
| Loser > | ICON | 18.80% | 2,028 (-6,237) | Thomas Gargan m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 23 May 1932 > | ?? | LAB | → | CCF | Changed allegiance | ||||
| ID: 22359(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:54 ET | Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 18 |
Manitoba | Winnipeg North Centre | |||||||
| 14 October 1935 | Age: 61 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/5 | CCF | 41.44% | 10,052 of 24,259 | Elig.: 34,253 | Parti.: 70.82% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 24.84% | 6,025 (-4,027) | H.P. Albert Hermanson m ( 54 ) | |||||
| ID: 22631(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET | Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 19 |
Manitoba | Winnipeg North Centre | |||||||
| 26 March 1940 | Age: 65 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | CCF | 40.54% | 11,324 of 27,935 | Elig.: 40,754 | Parti.: 68.55% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 40.09% | 11,199 (-125) | Ambrose R. McDonnell m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 21 March 1942 > | ?? | CCF | → | Vac. | Died in office | ||||
| ID: 22908(F) — 25 Jan 2022 23:28 ET | Service: 1 year 11 months 23 days (Oppo.) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Federal Ass.: 19 |
Manitoba | Winnipeg North Centre | |||||||
| 30 November 1942 | Age: 67 |
Deceased | |||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | CCF | 70.21% | 11,639 of 16,577 | Stanley H. Knowles m ( 34 ) | |||||
| ID: 23113(F) — 25 Mar 2022 14:56 ET | |||||||||
| → 7 online biographical references |
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| Lg | Hyperlink | Retrieved on |
| EN | Canadian Encyclopedia: James Shaver Woodsworth | 18 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Encyclopédie canadienne: James Shaver Woodsworth | 18 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans: James Shaver "J.S." Woodsworth (1874-1942) | 18 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): James Shaver Woodsworth | 18 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): James Shaver Woodsworth | 18 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Wikipedia: J.S. Woodsworth | 18 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Wikipédia: J.S. Woodsworth | 18 Apr 2024 |
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