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♂ Christopher Paul Chisholm
aliasChristopher Chisholm
Record
10871 · 10229

Roman Catholic     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 6 2 8
Birth 12 April 1854 → 170 years + 6 months ago
Lived 79 years + 10 months
1st mandate 7 April 1891 → 133 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 11 months
Death 5 March 1934 → 90 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 8 months after 13 June 1911
Special notes
None
 

Christopher Paul Chisholm (1854–1934)
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council Nova Scotia (1916–1928)
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Cty Co. ✗
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
Nova Scotia 20 1 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Edward Girroir  m 
⊖ Colin McIsaac  m 
⊖ Frederick Trotter  m 
 		 ⊖ Angus McGillivray  m 
⊖ John O'Brien  m 
⊖ Charles Whidden  m 
 
Antigonish County
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,849 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
7 April 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17892(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 933 50.46% +17 Loser:
LC
 916 49.54% J.J. Cameron

Service: 2 years 11 months 7 days (Gov't)
Antigonish County
Elig. inc. Votes: 4,763 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17897(F) — 6 Feb 2022 20:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 2/4 1,225 51.43% +84 Loser:
LC
 1,141 47.90% J.J. Cameron

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Antigonish County
Elig. inc. Votes: 4,548 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17925(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 2/4 1,176 51.72% +53 Loser:
LC
 1,123 49.38% Charles B. Whidden

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Antigonish County
Elig. n/a Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 2
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17947(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Antigonish County
Elig. n/a Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 2
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17978(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation
After his election:
23 Mar 1907 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 8 months 23 days (Gov't)
Antigonish County
Elig. n/a Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
9 April 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17996(F) — 11 Oct 2022 23:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 2 months 4 days (Gov't)
Antigonish County
Elig. inc. Votes: 4,652 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18007(F) — 2 Aug 2024 20:00 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 3/4 1,070 46.00% -197 Winner:
LIB
 1,267 54.47% Frederick R. Trotter
Antigonish County
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,410 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
16 January 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18028(F) — 2 Aug 2024 20:00 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
58
LIB
 2/2 1,056 43.82% -298 Winner:
LC
 1,354 56.18% John S. O'Brien

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Chisholm, Christopher P. (p. 34)		 22 Oct 2024
EN Wikipedia
Christopher P. Chisholm		 22 Oct 2024

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