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♂ J. Ralph Kirk
aliasJ. Ralph Kirk
Record
31995 · 10113

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 14 November 1895 → 128 years + 5 months ago
Lived 67 years + 11 months
First mandate 16 March 1936 → 88 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 40 years + 4 months
Death 6 November 1963 → 60 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 4 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 21 2 19

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Angus R. Macdonald  m 
 		 ⊖ John A. Walker  m 
 
Eligible: 15,030 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
16 March 1936
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22834(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,128 Votes: 11,891 Participation: 73.73% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22921(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 7,281 61.23% +2,671 Loser:
NATG
 4,610 38.77% William E. Landry

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,647 Votes: 10,653 Participation: 72.73% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23181(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 6,379 59.88% +2,896 Loser:
PC
 3,483 32.70% John D. Macdonald

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,307 Votes: 12,018 Participation: 78.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Nova Scotia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23442(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 7,586 63.37% +3,201 Loser:
PC
 4,385 36.63% John A. Walker

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,164 Votes: 10,330 Participation: 68.12% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Nova Scotia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23742(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 6,884 66.97% +3,489 Loser:
PC
 3,395 33.03% Grant McDonald

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,489 Votes: 11,991 Participation: 82.76% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Nova Scotia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24024(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/2 5,856 49.17% -197 Winner:
PC
 6,053 50.83% Angus R. Macdonald

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Ralph Kirk, M.P.		 20 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Ralph Kirk, député		 20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
J. Ralph Kirk		 20 Aug 2023

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