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♂ Moses E. McGarry
aliasMoses E. McGarry
Record
41231 · 10152

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Nova Scotia 3 2 5
Total 5 2 7
Birth 19 February 1878 → 146 years + 2 months ago
Lived 71 years + 3 months
First mandate 1 October 1928 → 95 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 7 months
Death 11 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Moses E. McGarry (1878–1949) 200x203
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Nova Scotia — Public domain
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 9 2 14
Nova Scotia 11 4 12 Z
TOTAL 20 6 27

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 41
LIB
 1 Speaker 61 28 Feb 1939 — 15 Apr 1939 0 1 18

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Hubert M. Aucoin  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Isaac D. MacDougall  m 
⊖ Malcolm McKay  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John C. Bourinot  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald MacLennan  m 
⊖ James A. Proudfoot  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,152 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18058(F) — 6 Oct 2022 08:16 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
42
LC
 3/5 2,643 40.19% -561 Winner:
LIB
 3,204 48.72% John C. Bourinot
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,967 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18081(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:52 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 3/4 3,906 48.92% -113 Winner:
LC
 4,019 50.34% Hubert M. Aucoin
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,535 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18109(F) — 15 May 2022 11:06 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 2/4 4,318 52.23% +388 Loser:
LC
 3,930 47.53% Malcolm McKay

Service: 4 years 10 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,553 Votes: 10,537 Participation: 91.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18129(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 5,626 53.64% +764 Loser:
LC
 4,862 46.36% Hubert M. Aucoin

Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,500 Votes: 9,880 Participation: 85.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18164(F) — 6 May 2023 19:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 5,836 59.32% +1,834 Loser:
LC
 4,002 40.68% Alexander D. McInnis
After his election:
15 Feb 1940 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,609 Votes: 14,138 Participation: 65.43% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22928(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 7,069 50.00% 0 Loser:
NATG
 7,069 50.00% Isaac D. MacDougall

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,344 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18180(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Alexander H. McKinnon
Eligible: 21,072 Votes: 14,934 Participation: 70.87% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23188(F) — 27 Jan 2022 10:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/3 8,177 54.75% +3,140 Loser:
PC
 5,037 33.73% William R. Pearo
After his election:
11 Jun 1949 71
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,843 Votes: 15,775 Participation: 75.68% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Nova Scotia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23449(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
71		 Successor:
LIB
 10,584 67.56% William F. Carroll

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Moses Elijah McGarry, M.P.		 23 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Moses Elijah McGarry, député		 23 Dec 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McGarry, Moses Elijah (p. 131)		 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Moses Elijah McGarry		 23 Dec 2023

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