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♂ Thomas Robertson
aliasThomas Robertson
Record
53112 · 5372

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Total 6 3 9
Birth 13 September 1852 → 171 years + 7 months ago
Lived 49 years + 7 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 26 years
Death 19 April 1902 → 122 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Robertson (1852–1902)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Robert Robertson (1817–1901) Father  
⊖ Wishart M. Robertson (1891–1967) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 1 20
Nova Scotia 8 1 1 Z
TOTAL 17 2 21

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 33
LIB
 1 Speaker 49 13 Feb 1902 — 19 Apr 1902 0 2 6

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Charles H. Cahan  m 
⊖ Thomas Johnson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Nathaniel W. White  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas Coffin  m 
⊖ John W. Laurie  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 658 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
27 February 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17803(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
25
LIB
 2/2 285 43.31% -88 Winner:
LC
 373 56.69% Nathaniel W. White
Eligible: 2,462 Votes: 2,097 Participation: 85.17% Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19027(F) — 2 Aug 2023 18:41 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
26
LIB
 1/3 966 46.83% +67 Loser:
IND
 899 43.58% Robert W. Freeman

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,687 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19223(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
29
LIB
 1/2 912 54.06% +137 Loser:
CONS
 775 45.94% Nathaniel W. White

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,354 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19427(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 1,194 50.72% +34 Loser:
CONS
 1,160 49.28% John W. Laurie
After his election:
9 Nov 1887 35
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,158 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
15 December 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19693(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:34 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
LIB
 2/2 1,075 49.81% -8 Winner:
CONS
 1,083 50.19% John W. Laurie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,757 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19775(F) — 28 Nov 2021 18:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 1,369 49.66% -19 Winner:
LC
 1,388 50.34% Nathaniel W. White
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,872 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17911(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/4 1,319 54.15% +107 Loser:
LC
 1,212 49.75% Charles H. Cahan

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17939(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,946 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17961(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 2/3 803 82.53% +477 Loser:
LC
 326 33.50% Arthur Hood
After his election:
19 Apr 1902 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,465 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
10 December 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17965(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 787 53.72% Moses H. Nickerson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Robertson		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Robertson		 03 Feb 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Robertson, Thomas (p. 188)		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Robertson (Nova Scotia politician)		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 00:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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