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♂ William M. Buchanan
aliasWilliam M. Buchanan
Record
8020 · 10129

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 30 November 1897 → 126 years + 5 months ago
Lived 68 years + 9 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 8 months
Death 5 September 1966 → 57 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 2 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 3 9 29

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert Muir  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 23,593 Votes: 15,861 Participation: 67.23% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Nova Scotia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23743(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 9,535 60.53% +3,317 Loser:
PC
 6,218 39.47% John N. MacAskill

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,985 Votes: 19,731 Participation: 82.26% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Nova Scotia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24025(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/3 8,717 44.55% -380 Winner:
PC
 9,097 46.49% Robert Muir
Eligible: 23,985 Votes: 20,662 Participation: 86.15% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Nova Scotia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24291(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
60
LIB
 2/2 8,616 41.70% -3,430 Winner:
PC
 12,046 58.30% Robert Muir

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Murdoch Buchanan, M.P.		 28 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Murdoch Buchanan, député		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Murdoch Buchanan		 28 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 23:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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