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♂ John S. McNeill
aliasJohn S. McNeill
Record
42475 · 10199

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 15 June 1829 → 194 years + 10 months ago
Lived 95 years + 3 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years
Death 9 October 1924 → 99 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 4 months after 20 May 1890
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
Nova Scotia 7 10 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Colin Campbell  m 
⊖ Henri M. Robicheau  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Urbine Doucett  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Benjamin W. VanBlarcom  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,653 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17809(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:46 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 5/5 527 28.85% -303 Winner:
LIB
 830 45.43% Henri M. Robicheau
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,542 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17830(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:47 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 2/5 986 55.67% +234 Loser:
LC
 752 42.46% George Taylor

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,616 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17855(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 2/3 986 75.38% +464 Loser:
LC
 522 39.91% Robert G. Munroe

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,542 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17878(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:26 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 1,179 51.92% Eliakim E. Tupper

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McNeill, John Sears (p. 148)		 01 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John S. McNeill		 01 Sep 2023

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