Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Edward L. Girroir
aliasEdward L. Girroir
Record
23263 · 10231

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 25%
 
Canada 0 3 3
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 26 August 1871 → 152 years + 8 months ago
Lived 60 years + 8 months
First mandate 14 June 1911 → 112 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 9 months
Death 8 May 1932 → 91 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 10 months after 19 June 1916
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 5 0 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
Christopher P. Chisholm  m 
Colin F. McIsaac  m 
 
William Chisholm  m  (2 runoffs)
Frederick R. Trotter  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,540 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20305(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
29
CONS
2/2 1,137 44.76% -266 Winner:
LIB
1,403 55.24% Colin F. McIsaac
Eligible: 3,377 Votes: 2,415 Participation: 71.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10
Nova Scotia
22 November 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20747(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
34
CONS
2/2 1,090 45.13% -235 Winner:
LIB
1,325 54.87% William Chisholm
Eligible: 3,423 Votes: 2,588 Participation: 75.61% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11
Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20815(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
37
CONS
2/2 1,271 49.61% -20 Winner:
LIB
1,291 50.39% William Chisholm
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
→ New to this legislature
Age
39
LC
1/4 1,299 55.85% +229 Loser:
LIB
1,070 46.00% Christopher P. Chisholm

Service:
5 years 5 days (Oppo.)
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
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41
Successor:
LC
1,354 56.18% John S. O'Brien

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edward Lavin Girroir, Senator
26 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edward Lavin Girroir, sénateur
26 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Girroir, Edward Lavin (p. 83)
26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Edward Lavin Girroir
26 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Aug 2023 09:49 (but data presented dynamically)