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♂ John Chipman Wade
aliasJohn Wade
Record
63514 · 5222

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Nova Scotia 0 1 1
Total 2 3 5
Birth c. 1817 → 207 years ago
Lived ± 75 years
First mandate 19 January 1878 → 146 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age ± 61 years
Death 9 July 1892 → 131 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 20 days after 19 June 1882
Special notes
Represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia Assembly from 1851 to 1867.
 
John Chipman Wade (c.1817–1892)
© Photo 1879 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. Nova Scotia (1851–1867)
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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
Canada 4 4 28

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 23
LIB
 1 Speaker 47–50 04 Feb 1864 — 10 Jun 1867 3 4 6

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Colin Campbell  m 
⊖ Henri M. Robicheau  m 
⊖ William B. Vail  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Urbine Doucett  m 
⊖ Alfred W. Savary  m 
 
Eligible: 2,225 Votes: 1,651 Participation: 74.20% Candidacies: 3
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17605(F) — 19 Jan 2022 07:39 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
±50
IND
 2/3 497 30.10% -295 Winner:
ANTI
 792 47.97% Alfred W. Savary
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,164 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17482(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:45 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±50		 Successor:
ANTI
 1,010 63.84% Urbine Doucett
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17785(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:46 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±57
LC
 3/4 574 35.94% -393 Winner:
LIB
 967 60.55% Henri M. Robicheau
Eligible: 2,448 Votes: 2,055 Participation: 83.95% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
19 January 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18913(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±61
CONS
 1/2 1,210 58.88% +365 Loser:
LIB
 845 41.12% William B. Vail

Service: 7 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,747 Votes: 2,062 Participation: 75.06% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19017(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±61
CONS
 1/2 1,019 50.45% +18 Loser:
IND
 1,001 49.55% P.W. Smith

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,994 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19213(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±65
CONS
 2/2 871 43.68% -252 Winner:
LIB
 1,123 56.32% William B. Vail

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Chipman Wade		  8 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Chipman Wade		  8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Chipman Wade		  8 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jun 2024 09:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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