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♂ Christopher P. Chisholm
aliasChristopher P. Chisholm
Record
10871 · 10229

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 6 2 8
Birth 12 April 1854 → 170 years ago
Lived 79 years + 10 months
First mandate 7 April 1891 → 133 years + 21 days ago
↳ at age 36 years + 11 months
Death 5 March 1934 → 90 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 8 months after 13 June 1911
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 20 1 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Edward L. Girroir  m 
⊖ Colin F. McIsaac  m 
⊖ Frederick R. Trotter  m 
 		 ⊖ Angus McGillivray  m 
⊖ John S. O'Brien  m 
⊖ Charles B. Whidden  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 933 50.46% +17 Loser:
LC
 916 49.54% J.J. Cameron

Service: 2 years 11 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,763 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17897(F) — 6 Feb 2022 20:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 2/4 1,225 51.43% +84 Loser:
LC
 1,141 47.90% J.J. Cameron

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 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
43
LIB
 2/4 1,176 51.72% +53 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
47
LIB
 1/2 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17978(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation
After his election:
23 Mar 1907 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 8 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
9 April 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17996(F) — 11 Oct 2022 23:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 2 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,652 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18007(F) — 7 Feb 2022 14:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 3/4 1,070 46.00% -197 Winner:
LIB
 1,267 54.47% Frederick R. Trotter
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,410 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
16 January 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18028(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
58
LIB
 2/2 1,056 43.82% -298 Winner:
LC
 1,354 56.18% John S. O'Brien

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Chisholm, Christopher P. (p. 34)		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Christopher P. Chisholm		 02 Aug 2023

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