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♂ Avard L. Davidson
aliasAvard L. Davidson
Record
14500 · 6903

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 2 November 1877 → 146 years + 6 months ago
Lived 53 years + 7 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 10 months
Death 1 July 1931 → 92 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 6 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
Avard L. Davidson (1877–1931)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council Nova Scotia (1928)
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Deputy Minister ✗
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Mun./Co. Council ✗
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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 10 2 13

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Lewis J. Lovett  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Samuel W.W. Pickup  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,249 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21052(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
CONS
 1/2 2,131 50.15% +13 Loser:
LIB
 2,118 49.85% Samuel W.W. Pickup

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,373 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21315(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
UNIO
 1/2 4,596 54.89% +819 Loser:
LL
 3,777 45.11% Lewis J. Lovett

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,541 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21578(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
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 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
NLCP
 2/2 5,153 41.09% -2,235 Winner:
LIB
 7,388 58.91% Lewis J. Lovett

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Avard Longley Davidson, M.P.		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Avard Longley Davidson, député		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Avard Longley Davidson		 10 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Mar 2024 17:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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