| John James | |
|---|---|
.jpg) James, c. 1940s | |
| Member of Parliament for Durham | |
| In office June 1949 – June 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Elwood Stephenson |
| Succeeded by | Percy Vivian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Mason James (1911-01-17)17 January 1911 Bowmanville, Canada |
| Died | 18 October 1999(1999-10-18) (aged 88) Bowmanville, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | newspaper publisher |
John Mason James (17 January 1911 – 18 October 1999) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Bowmanville, Ontario, he was a publisher of the Canadian Statesman newspaper by career. Before entering politics, he was a Captain of Military Intelligence during WW2 between the years of 1940–1945.
John M. James Public School in Bowmanville, Ontario was named in his honour.
He was first elected at the Durham riding in the 1949 general election and re-elected there in the 1953 election. James was defeated in the 1957 election by Percy Vivian of the Progressive Conservative party.
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Vivian | 7,331 | 44.49 | -0.48 | ||||
| Liberal | John Mason James | 6,829 | 41.45 | -4.78 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ernest Dent | 1,918 | 11.64 | +2.84 | ||||
| Social Credit | Kenneth Toms | 399 | 2.42 | |||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Liberal | John Mason James | 6,684 | 46.22 | -0.44 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Elwood Stephenson | 6,504 | 44.98 | +1.23 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Merdith Roy Armstrong | 1,273 | 8.80 | -0.78 | ||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Liberal | John Mason James | 6,907 | 46.66 | +1.89 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Elwood Stephenson | 6,476 | 43.75 | -4.57 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James David Kenny | 1,419 | 9.59 | +2.68 | ||||
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