James Stables

James Stables
James Stables
MLA for Cassiar
	In office; 1900–1903
Personal details
Born	November 25, 1860; Kildrummy, Aberdeen, Scotland
Died	February 17, 1926 (aged 65); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Party	Unknown

James Stables (November 25, 1860 – February 17, 1926) was a Scottish-Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1900 until his retirement at the 1903 provincial election, from the electoral district of Cassiar.^[1] He never sought provincial office again.

Election results

1900 British Columbia general election: Cassiar
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Conservative-Opposition	Charles William Digby Clifford	318	30.67	Y
	Unknown	James Stables³	277	26.71	Y
	Independent Opposition	John Irving	244	23.53
	Unknown	Alexander Godfrey³	198	19.09
Total valid votes			1,037	100.00
³ Neither Godfrey nor Stables' affiliation were mentioned in the newspapers. Stables may have been an Independent Government supporter.

References

↑ Magurn, Arnott J. (1903). "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for Canada, the Provinces, and the Northwest Territories".

[1] Magurn, Arnott J. (1903). "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for Canada, the Provinces, and the Northwest Territories".

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