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♂ Clarence Gillis
aliasClarence Gillis
Record
23071 · 10122

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 3 October 1895 → 128 years + 6 months ago
Lived 65 years + 2 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 44 years + 5 months
Death 17 December 1960 → 63 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 6 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 17 2 10

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ N. Layton Fergusson  m 
⊖ Donald MacInnis  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ David J. Hartigan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 42,045 Votes: 32,665 Participation: 77.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22923(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
CCF
 1/3 11,582 35.46% +218 Loser:
LIB
 11,364 34.79% David J. Hartigan

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,025 Votes: 35,364 Participation: 80.33% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23183(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CCF
 1/4 16,575 46.87% +6,046 Loser:
LIB
 10,529 29.77% David J. Hartigan

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,508 Votes: 33,374 Participation: 74.98% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Nova Scotia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23444(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CCF
 1/3 15,057 45.24% +2,449 Loser:
LIB
 12,608 37.88% George B. Slaven

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,632 Votes: 30,798 Participation: 67.49% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Nova Scotia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23744(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CCF
 1/4 14,971 48.86% +4,820 Loser:
LIB
 10,151 33.13% Leo McIntyre

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,275 Votes: 37,104 Participation: 85.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Nova Scotia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24026(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
CCF
 3/3 10,447 28.33% -4,447 Winner:
PC
 14,894 40.39% Donald MacInnis
Eligible: 43,275 Votes: 38,434 Participation: 88.81% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Nova Scotia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24292(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
62
CCF
 2/3 13,044 33.94% -4,592 Winner:
PC
 17,636 45.89% Donald MacInnis

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Clarence Gillis		 09 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Clarence Gillis		 09 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Clarence Gillis		 09 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Aug 2023 10:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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