Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

William Frederick MacCoy
aliasWilliam MacCoy
Record
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Irish-Canadian     
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 33%
 
Nova Scotia 2 4 6
Birth 15 May 1840 → 184 years + 5 months ago
Lived 74 years + 7 months
1st mandate 20 June 1882 → 142 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 1 month
Death 17 December 1914 → 109 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 6 months after 20 May 1890
Special notes
None
 

William Frederick MacCoy (1840–1914)
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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
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve
Mun./Cty Co. Halifax, Nova Scotia (1881)
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 7 10 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
7 documented challengers
Charles Cahan  m  (2 runoffs)
Thomas Johnson  m  (4 runoffs)
Moses Nickerson  m 
Nathaniel White  m 
 
George Cox  m 
Nehemiah McGray  m  (2 runoffs)
Robert Robertson  m 
 
Shelburne County
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,689 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Provincial
25
Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17513(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
31
LC
3/4 570 42.38% -195 Winner:
LIB
765 56.88% Robert Robertson
Shelburne County
Elig. inc. Votes: 3,892 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Provincial
27
Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17819(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:46 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
3/4 892 45.84% -97 Winner:
LC
989 50.82% Nehemiah D. McGray
Shelburne County
Elig. inc. Votes: 3,124 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Provincial
28
Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17840(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
2/4 938 60.05% +246 Loser:
LC
692 44.30% Nehemiah D. McGray

Service:
3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Shelburne County
Elig. inc. Votes: 3,836 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Provincial
29
Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17865(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
2/4 1,063 55.42% +203 Loser:
LC
860 44.84% Alfred K. Smith

Service:
3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Shelburne County
Elig. inc. Votes: 4,105 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Provincial
30
Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17888(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
3/4 1,042 50.75% -9 Winner:
LC
1,051 51.19% Charles H. Cahan
Shelburne County
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,660 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
33
Nova Scotia
12 January 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17968(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
63
LC
2/2 686 41.33% -288 Winner:
LIB
974 58.67% George A. Cox

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacCoy, William Frederick (p. 122)
 3 Jul 2024
EN Wikipedia
William F. MacCoy
 3 Jul 2024


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