Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Fleming B. McCurdy
aliasFleming B. McCurdy
Record
40876 · 6909

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 17 February 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
Lived 77 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 7 months
Death 29 August 1952 → 71 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 8 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
Fleming B. McCurdy (1875–1952)
© Photo 1917 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
Benjamin F. Pearson (1855–1912) Father-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 0 5

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 13 1 Minister 45–46 13 Jul 1920 — 28 Dec 1921 1 5 15
 1. Public Works

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
William S. Fielding  m 
 
Harold Putnam  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,207 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12
Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21067(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
36
CONS
1/2 2,678 51.43% +149 Loser:
LIB
2,529 48.57% William S. Fielding

Service:
6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13
Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21313(F) — 5 Jul 2023 16:52 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
UNIO
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 45
UNIO
NLCP
Changed allegiance (remained in government)
13 Jul 1920 45
NLCP
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 6 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,512 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13
Nova Scotia
20 September 1920
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NLCP  Majority
ID: 21517(F) — 28 Aug 2023 21:00 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NALI
1/2 6,478 56.27% +1,444 Loser:
LAFA
5,034 43.73% Hugh A. Dickson

Service:
1 year 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,450 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14
Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21576(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
NLCP
2/2 5,562 48.58% -326 Winner:
LIB
5,888 51.42% Harold Putnam

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
James Granville Fleming, Macleans (1 January 1914), The Rise of McCurdy M.P.
 9 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, P.C., M.P.
 9 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, C.P., député
 9 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Fleming Blanchard McCurdy
 9 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Fleming Blanchard McCurdy
 9 Mar 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 13:09 (but data presented dynamically)