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♂ William A. Flemming
aliasWilliam A. Flemming
Record
20087 · 10249

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 4 September 1897 → 126 years + 7 months ago
Lived 78 years + 9 months
First mandate 1 October 1928 → 95 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 31 years
Death 19 June 1976 → 47 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 39 years after 19 June 1937
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 8 8 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick M. Blois  m 
⊖ Gordon T. Purdy  m 
⊖ George Y. Thomas  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert F. McLellan  m 
⊖ Frank Stanfield  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,602 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18103(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LC
 2/4 4,882 55.47% +1,043 Loser:
LIB
 3,839 43.62% Donald L. MacKinnon

Service: 4 years 10 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,910 Votes: 24,987 Participation: 83.79% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18123(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LC
 1/4 6,748 54.07% +705 Loser:
LIB
 6,043 48.43% Thomas R. Johnson

Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,648 Votes: 24,729 Participation: 79.02% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18154(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:46 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
LC
 6,587 53.27% George Y. Thomas
Eligible: 18,644 Votes: 26,535 Participation: 71.16% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18216(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
PC
 4/6 5,383 40.73% -1,248 Winner:
LIB
 6,631 50.17% Robert F. McLellan

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Flemming, William Alexander (p. 72)		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William A. Flemming		 06 Aug 2023

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Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 18:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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