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♂ Angus A. Elderkin
aliasAngus A. Elderkin
Record
18394 · 10143

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 18 June 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
Lived 88 years + 11 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years
Death 22 May 1985 → 38 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 2 months after 6 March 1950
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 0 8 8

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George C. Nowlan  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 30,736 Votes: 26,497 Participation: 86.21% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Nova Scotia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23419(F) — 27 Jan 2022 14:53 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 13,202 50.01% +4 Loser:
PC
 13,198 49.99% George C. Nowlan
After his election:
6 Mar 1950 53
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,736 Votes: 25,925 Participation: 84.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Nova Scotia
19 June 1950
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23653(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 11,670 45.01% -2,585 Winner:
PC
 14,255 54.99% George C. Nowlan
Eligible: 38,642 Votes: 33,413 Participation: 86.47% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Nova Scotia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24295(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
61
LIB
 2/2 13,981 41.84% -5,451 Winner:
PC
 19,432 58.16% George C. Nowlan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Angus Alexander Elderkin		 03 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Angus Alexander Elderkin		 03 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Angus Elderkin		 03 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Aug 2023 22:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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