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♂ John A. Fraser
aliasJohn A. Fraser
Record
21038 · 4899

Church of Scotland     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Birth 6 November 1840 → 183 years + 6 months ago
Lived 67 years + 5 months
First mandate 17 December 1874 → 149 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 1 month
Death 4 May 1908 → 116 years ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 1 month after 14 March 1894
Special notes
None
 

John A. Fraser (1840–1908)
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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./Co. Council Big Bras D'Or, Nova Scotia
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 11 5 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ John L. Bethune  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ David McCurdy  m 
⊖ John G. Morrison  m 
 		 ⊖ William Kidston  m 
⊖ John A. Morrison  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,004 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 2/4 548 54.69% +154 Loser:
IND
 394 39.32% William Kidston

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,342 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 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
37		 Successor:
LIB
 594 50.73% William F. McCurdy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,913 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17866(F) — 12 Jul 2023 08:53 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
45
LIB
 2/6 510 35.00% +47 Loser:
LC
 463 31.78% Murdoch McLeod

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,268 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17889(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/5 971 59.42% +236 Loser:
LC
 735 44.98% Murdoch McLeod

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,214 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17912(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 3/5 748 46.55% -36 Winner:
LIB
 784 48.79% John G. Morrison

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Fraser, John A. (p. 76)		  9 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John A. Fraser (politician)		  9 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
John A. Fraser (homme politique)		  9 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Apr 2024 21:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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