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♂ David McCurdy
aliasDavid McCurdy
Record
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Presbyterian     ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
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Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 29 July 1810 → 214 years + 3 months ago
Lived 94 years + 10 months
1st mandate 23 October 1873 → 151 years + 8 days ago
↳ at age 63 years + 2 months
Death 10 June 1905 → 119 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 8 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 

David McCurdy (1810–1905)
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Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William McCurdy (1844–1923) Son  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council Nova Scotia (1878–1905) Died in office
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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 4 10 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Charles Campbell  m 
⊖ William Kidston  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Ross  m 
 		 ⊖ John Fraser  m 
⊖ John Morrison  m 
⊖ Barclay Tremain  m 
 
Victoria County
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,817 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17514(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:20 ET
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 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
60
LC
 4/4 383 42.13% -122 Winner:
LIB
 505 55.56% John Ross
Victoria County
Elig. inc. Votes: 943 Partic.: inc. Can.: 3
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17527(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
63
LIB
 1/3 448 47.51% +91 Loser:
IND
 357 37.86% Barclay E. Tremain

Service: 1 year 1 month 23 days (Gov't)
Victoria County
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,004 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17796(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/4 680 67.86% +286 Loser:
IND
 394 39.32% William Kidston

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Gov't)
Victoria County
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,342 Partic.: inc. Can.: 5
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17820(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:47 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
LIB
 594 50.73% William F. McCurdy

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McCurdy, David (p. 123)		  5 Jul 2024
EN Wikipedia
David McCurdy		  5 Jul 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Jul 2024 20:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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