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♂ John Carey Douglas
aliasJohn Douglas
Record
16763 · 6910

Methodist     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Total 6 1 7
Birth 14 July 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
Lived 52 years + 4 months
1st mandate 14 June 1911 → 113 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 11 months
Death 10 December 1926 → 97 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John Carey Douglas (1874–1926)
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia (1908–1911)
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
Canada 4 2 14
Nova Scotia 7 6 8 Z
TOTAL 11 8 22

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
13 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Butts  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William Carroll  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Neil Fergusson  m 
⊖ Arthur Kendall  m 
⊖ Colin McIsaac  m 
⊖ Dan Willie Morrison  m 
⊖ Forman Waye  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel Cameron  m 
⊖ Edward Doyle  m 
⊖ David Hartigan  m 
⊖ George Kyte  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James McLachlan  m 
⊖ Alexander O'Handley  m 
 
County of Cape Breton
Elig. inc. Votes: 24,954 Partic.: inc. Can.: 5
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18009(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LC
 1/5 6,252 50.11% +265 Loser:
LIB
 5,987 47.98% Arthur S. Kendall

Service: 5 years 5 days (Oppo.)
County of Cape Breton
Elig. inc. Votes: 55,842 Partic.: inc. Can.: 9
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18033(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/9 7,381 52.87% +617 Loser:
LIB
 6,764 48.45% David J. Hartigan
After his election:
15 Nov 1917 43
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 4 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Cape Breton South and Richmond
Elig. inc. Votes: 36,428 Partic.: inc. Can.: 6
Federal
13		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21312(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
UNIO
 1/6 8,073 44.32% +1,335 Loser:
LL
 6,738 36.99% George W. Kyte

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
County of Cape Breton
Elig. inc. Votes: 71,257 Partic.: inc. Can.: 12
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18052(F) — 9 Sep 2024 22:19 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
FALA
 9,177 51.52% Arthur R. Richardson
Cape Breton South and Richmond
Elig. inc. Votes: 51,478 Partic.: inc. Can.: 6
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21575(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
NLCP
 5/6 7,694 29.89% -2,693 Winner:
LIB
 10,387 40.36% George W. Kyte
Cape Breton East
Elig. inc. Votes: 24,444 Partic.: inc. Can.: 6
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18091(F) — 6 Oct 2022 13:18 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
LC
 1/6 7,276 59.53% +3,091 Loser:
ILP
 4,185 34.24% Daniel W. Morrison
After his election:
16 Jul 1925 51
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 21 days (Gov't)
Cape Breton East
Elig. n/a Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
1 August 1925
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18093(F) — 12 Oct 2022 00:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
18 Aug 1926 52
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 17 days (Gov't)
Antigonish—Guysborough
Elig. 15,479 Votes: 12,143 Partic.: 78.45%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22098(F) — 24 Jan 2022 21:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
LC
 1/2 6,140 50.56% +137 Loser:
LIB
 6,003 49.44% Colin F. McIsaac
After his election:
10 Dec 1926 52
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Antigonish—Guysborough
Elig. 15,479 Votes: 11,707 Partic.: 75.63%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
18 January 1927
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22299(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 6,415 54.80% William Duff

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Carey Douglas, M.P.		 25 Aug 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Carey Douglas, député		 25 Aug 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Douglas, John Carey (p. 61)		 25 Aug 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Carey Douglas		 25 Aug 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Aug 2024 23:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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