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♂ Thomas Cantley
aliasThomas Cantley
Record
9307 · 10154

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 19 April 1857 → 167 years ago
Lived 87 years + 10 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 68 years + 6 months
Death 24 February 1945 → 79 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 4 months after 13 October 1935
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 9 11 12

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Edward M. Macdonald  m 
⊖ Josiah H. MacQuarrie  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert H. MacKay  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21585(F) — 23 Jan 2022 23:11 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
64
NLCP
 2/3 7,567 37.91% -3,558 Winner:
LIB
 11,125 55.73% Edward M. Macdonald
Eligible: 23,379 Votes: 17,424 Participation: 74.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21856(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:49 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
68
LC
 1/2 9,693 55.63% +1,962 Loser:
LIB
 7,731 44.37% Robert H. MacKay
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 69
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 23,379 Votes: 17,224 Participation: 73.67% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22107(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LC
 1/2 9,304 54.02% +1,384 Loser:
LIB
 7,920 45.98% James A. Fraser

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,783 Votes: 18,846 Participation: 86.52% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Nova Scotia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22381(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
LC
 1/2 9,672 51.32% +498 Loser:
LIB
 9,174 48.68% Josiah H. MacQuarrie

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,197 Votes: 19,131 Participation: 82.47% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22653(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
78		 Successor:
LIB
 8,416 43.99% Henry B. McCulloch

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. The Hon. Thomas Cantley, M.P., Senator		 31 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. l'hon. Thomas Cantley, député, sénateur		 31 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Cantley		 31 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Jul 2023 17:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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