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♂ Frederick M. Blois
aliasFrederick M. Blois
Record
5420 · 10134

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Total 2 2 4
Birth 30 March 1893 → 131 years ago
Lived 91 years + 4 months
First mandate 20 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 2 months
Death 3 August 1984 → 39 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 9 months after 22 October 1945
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 8 4 1 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 41
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 46–47 02 Jan 1940 — 31 Oct 1940 0 9 29
2. NS 42
LC
 2 Opposition Leader 48–52 28 Oct 1941 — 22 Oct 1945 3 11 24

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ George S. Dickie  m 
⊖ Robert F. McLellan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George Y. Thomas  m 
 		 ⊖ William A. Flemming  m 
⊖ Gordon T. Purdy  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 15,648 Votes: 24,729 Participation: 79.02% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18154(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:46 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LC
 1/4 6,698 54.17% +907 Loser:
LIB
 5,791 46.83% Harry B. Havey

Service: 4 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,354 Votes: 21,778 Participation: 62.75% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18188(F) — 12 Jul 2023 09:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/4 5,842 53.75% +541 Loser:
LIB
 5,301 48.78% Robert F. McLellan
After his election:
10 Dec 1942 49
LC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,644 Votes: 26,535 Participation: 71.16% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18216(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
PC
 3/6 5,515 41.73% -1,116 Winner:
LIB
 6,631 50.17% Robert F. McLellan
Eligible: 32,815 Votes: 26,033 Participation: 79.33% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Nova Scotia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23745(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
60
PC
 2/3 12,271 47.44% -389 Winner:
LIB
 12,660 48.94% Gordon T. Purdy

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Frederick Murray Blois, Senator		 28 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Frederick Murray Blois, sénateur		 28 Jul 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Blois, Frederick Murray (p. 18)		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Frederick Murray Blois		 28 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 12:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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