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♂ Donald D. Boyd
aliasDonald D. Boyd
Record
6674 · 10430

Roman Catholic   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Total 2 2 4
Birth 29 June 1883 → 140 years + 10 months ago
Lived 73 years + 1 month
First mandate 20 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 11 months
Death 20 August 1956 → 67 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 9 months after 20 November 1941
Special notes
None
 

Donald D. Boyd (1883–1956)
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Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Arthur R. Donahoe (1940–) Grandson  
⊖ Richard A. Donahoe (1909–2000) Son-in-law
⊖ Terence R.B. Donahoe (1944–2005) Grandson  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 4 4 30 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George R. Deveau  m 
⊖ John Macdonald  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Benjamin A. LeBlanc  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,307 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18086(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:11 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 3/4 2,667 43.34% -833 Winner:
LC
 3,500 56.87% Benjamin A. LeBlanc
Eligible: 9,841 Votes: 7,049 Participation: 71.63% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22109(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 2/2 3,280 46.53% -489 Winner:
LC
 3,769 53.47% John A. Macdonald
Eligible: 6,922 Votes: 5,430 Participation: 78.45% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18169(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 2,888 53.38% +366 Loser:
LC
 2,522 46.62% Benjamin A. LeBlanc

Service: 4 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,287 Votes: 4,330 Participation: 42.09% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18203(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 2,176 50.59% +51 Loser:
LC
 2,125 49.41% Benjamin A. LeBlanc
After his election:
20 Nov 1941 58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,287 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
15 December 1941
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18207(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Lauchlin D. Currie

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Boyd, Donald David (p. 20)		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Donald David Boyd		 24 Feb 2024

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