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♂ Colin H. Chisholm
aliasColin H. Chisholm
Record
10873 · 10237

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 18 December 1919 → 104 years + 4 months ago
Lived 74 years + 3 months
First mandate 9 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 5 months
Death 30 March 1994 → 30 years ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 5 months after 29 October 1956
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 4 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William F. MacKinnon  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,797 Votes: 5,479 Participation: 80.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18236(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LIB
 1/2 3,179 58.23% +899 Loser:
PC
 2,280 41.77% Terrance B. Thompson

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,731 Votes: 5,410 Participation: 80.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18271(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/3 2,624 48.92% +559 Loser:
LIB
 2,065 38.50% Vincent J. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,583 Votes: 5,584 Participation: 84.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18306(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
LIB
 2/2 2,669 48.06% -215 Winner:
PC
 2,884 51.94% William F. MacKinnon

Online biographical references (2)

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

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