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♂ Archibald Terris
aliasArchibald Terris
Record
60533 · 10267

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Birth 30 November 1873 → 150 years + 4 months ago
Lived 64 years + 2 months
First mandate 27 July 1920 → 103 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 7 months
Death 14 February 1938 → 86 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 5 months after 21 August 1933
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 13 0 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Gilbert N. Allen  m 
⊖ Rufus S. Carter  m 
⊖ Daniel G. McKenzie  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John S. Smiley  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Percy C. Black  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Kenneth J. Cochrane  m 
⊖ James L. Ralston  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,824 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18053(F) — 15 Nov 2022 10:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
ILP
 3/9 4,716 45.90% +230 Loser:
LIB
 4,486 43.66% James L. Ralston

Service: 4 years 10 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 40,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18076(F) — 6 Oct 2022 13:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
ILP
 3/6 8,267 60.55% +2,759 Loser:
LIB
 5,508 40.34% James L. Ralston

Service: 3 years 3 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,969 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18104(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
ILP
 2/6 6,667 51.32% +437 Loser:
LIB
 6,230 47.96% John S. Smiley

Service: 4 years 10 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,880 Votes: 36,567 Participation: 83.56% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18124(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LC
 4/4 8,291 45.46% -1,115 Winner:
LC
 9,406 51.57% Percy C. Black

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Terris, Archibald (p. 214)		 18 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Archibald Terris		 18 Oct 2023

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