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♂ Gordon B. Isnor
aliasGordon B. Isnor
Record
29305 · 10157

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Total 6 0 6
Birth 10 May 1885 → 138 years + 11 months ago
Lived 87 years + 10 months
First mandate 1 October 1928 → 95 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 4 months
Death 17 March 1973 → 51 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 10 months after 2 May 1950
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
Canada 14 6 14
Nova Scotia 6 11 12 Z
TOTAL 21 5 27

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Edward J. Cragg  m 
⊖ Richard A. Donahoe  m 
⊖ J. Frederick Fraser  m 
⊖ John F. Mahoney  m 
⊖ Lloyd R. Shaw  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John H. Dickey  m 
⊖ Robert E. Finn  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William C. Macdonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Angus M. Morton  m 
⊖ John A. Walker  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 111,275 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 10
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18107(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:17 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 2/10 11,357 51.03% +275 Loser:
LC
 11,082 49.80% Frederick P. Bligh

Service: 4 years 10 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,934 Votes: 8,944 Participation: 81.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18143(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 5,452 61.52% +2,042 Loser:
LC
 3,410 38.48% Gerald P. Flavin
After his election:
15 Sep 1935 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 60,503 Votes: 85,742 Participation: 70.86% Candidacies: 6
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22650(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/6 24,158 56.35% +10,534 Loser:
LC
 13,624 31.78% Robert D. Guildford

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,934 Votes: 4,978 Participation: 45.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
2 March 1936
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18146(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 3,940 79.15% Harold J. Connolly
Eligible: 68,422 Votes: 88,576 Participation: 64.73% Candidacies: 6
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22927(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 2/6 19,398 43.80% +1,201 Loser:
NATG
 18,197 41.09% Richard A. Donahoe

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,262 Votes: 105,010 Participation: 61.58% Candidacies: 8
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
11 June 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23187(F) — 29 Dec 2022 15:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/8 26,407 50.29% +8,225 Loser:
PC
 18,182 34.63% Henry P. MacKeen

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 90,803 Votes: 114,201 Participation: 62.88% Candidacies: 6
Federal
21		 Nova Scotia
27 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23448(F) — 27 Jan 2022 14:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/6 33,401 58.49% +14,575 Loser:
PC
 18,826 32.97% Joseph P. Connolly
After his election:
2 May 1950 64
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 10 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 90,803 Votes: 43,222 Participation: 47.60% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Nova Scotia
19 June 1950
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23654(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 24,665 57.07% Samuel R. Balcom

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Gordon Benjamin Isnor, M.P., Senator		 12 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Gordon Benjamin Isnor, député, sénateur		 12 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Isnor, Gordon B. (p. 101)		 12 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Benjamin Isnor		 12 Aug 2023

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