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♂ Edward Lavin Girroir
aliasEdward Girroir
Record
23263 · 10231

Roman Catholic     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 3 3
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 26 August 1871 → 153 years + 2 months ago
Lived 60 years + 8 months
1st mandate 14 June 1911 → 113 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 9 months
Death 8 May 1932 → 92 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 5 months after 20 November 1912
Special notes
None
 
Edward Lavin Girroir (1871–1932)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Nova Scotia (1912–1932) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Cty Co. ✗
School Board ✗
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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 1 5 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Christopher Chisholm  m 
⊖ Colin McIsaac  m 
 		 ⊖ William Chisholm  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Frederick Trotter  m 
 
Antigonish
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,540 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20305(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
29
CONS
 2/2 1,137 44.76% -266 Winner:
LIB
 1,403 55.24% Colin F. McIsaac
Antigonish
Elig. 3,377 Votes: 2,415 Partic.: 71.51%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
22 November 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20747(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
34
CONS
 2/2 1,090 45.13% -235 Winner:
LIB
 1,325 54.87% William Chisholm
Antigonish
Elig. 3,423 Votes: 2,588 Partic.: 75.61%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20815(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
37
CONS
 2/2 1,271 49.61% -20 Winner:
LIB
 1,291 50.39% William Chisholm
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LC
 1/4 1,299 55.85% +229 Loser:
LIB
 1,070 46.00% Christopher P. Chisholm
After his election:
20 Nov 1912 41
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 5 months 6 days (Oppo.)
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
LC
 1,354 56.18% John S. O'Brien

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edward Lavin Girroir, Senator		  2 Aug 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edward Lavin Girroir, sénateur		  2 Aug 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Girroir, Edward Lavin (p. 83)		  2 Aug 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edward Lavin Girroir		  2 Aug 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2024 20:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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