Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Harry L. Taggart
aliasHarry L. Taggart
Record
59987 · 10247

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 33%
 
Canada 0 2 2
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 21 February 1886 → 138 years + 2 months ago
Lived Unknown
First mandate 27 July 1920 → 103 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 5 months
Death Unknown
 
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 4 10 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
Robert H. Kennedy  m 
Frederick D. Shaw  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Alban E. MacLellan  m 
Robert H. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,262 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37
Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18051(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:33 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
34
UF
2/4 3,420 51.58% +207 Loser:
LC
3,213 48.45% William R. Dunbar

Service:
4 years 10 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,267 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38
Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18074(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:15 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39
Successor:
LC
6,439 70.49% Frank Stanfield
Eligible: 25,537 Votes: 18,616 Participation: 72.90% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20
Alberta
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23135(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
59
PC
2/5 3,636 19.53% -5,017 Winner:
SC
8,653 46.48% Frederick D. Shaw
Eligible: 28,399 Votes: 19,482 Participation: 68.60% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21
Alberta
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23396(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
63
PC
3/4 3,488 18.02% -7,061 Winner:
SC
10,549 54.51% Frederick D. Shaw

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Taggart, Harry L. (p. 213)
09 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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