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♂ Angus McGillivray
aliasAngus McGillivray
Record
41288 · 10195

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 73%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Nova Scotia 8 1 9
Total 8 3 11
Birth 22 January 1842 → 182 years + 3 months ago
Lived 75 years + 3 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 7 months
Death 4 May 1917 → 106 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 4 months after 31 December 1902
Special notes
None
 
Angus McGillivray (1842–1917) 200x172
© 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
Nova Scotia 19 10 15 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 28
LIB
 1 Speaker 41–44 08 Feb 1883 — 14 Jun 1886 3 4 6

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 13  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Christopher P. Chisholm  m 
⊖ Daniel McDonald  m 
⊖ John S.D. Thompson  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Joseph MacDonald  m 
⊖ Colin F. McIsaac  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles B. Whidden  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,436 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17499(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:33 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
29
LC
 4/4 553 32.19% -425 Winner:
LIB
 978 56.93% Joseph MacDonald
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17805(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:40 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,803 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17826(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 2/3 1,094 78.03% +551 Loser:
LIB
 543 38.73% Joseph McDonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,035 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17851(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 1,384 68.58% +484 Loser:
LC
 900 44.60% Charles B. Whidden
After his election:
1 Feb 1887 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 7 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,454 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19413(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 1,207 49.19% -40 Winner:
LC
 1,247 50.81% John S.D. Thompson
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
8 March 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17868(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
45
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 2 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,439 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17874(F) — 6 Feb 2022 16:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 1,362 61.35% +359 Loser:
LC
 1,003 45.18% J.J. Cameron
After his election:
23 Feb 1891 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,465 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19761(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:18 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 2/2 1,119 45.40% -227 Winner:
LC
 1,346 54.60% John S.D. Thompson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,849 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
7 April 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17892(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 933 50.46% Christopher P. Chisholm
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,339 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
13 June 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17916(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 1,314 56.18% +289 Loser:
LIB
 1,025 43.82% D.A. Fraser

Service: 1 year 10 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,548 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17925(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/4 1,263 55.54% +140 Loser:
LC
 1,123 49.38% Charles B. Whidden

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17947(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation
After his election:
31 Dec 1902 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 2 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17966(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Frederick R. Trotter

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McGillivray, Angus (p. 132)		 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Angus McGillivray		 23 Dec 2023

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