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♂ John S. Smiley
aliasJohn S. Smiley
Record
57380 · 10269

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 1 2 3
Total 1 3 4
Birth 20 January 1885 → 139 years + 3 months ago
Lived 60 years + 7 months
First mandate 22 August 1933 → 90 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 7 months
Death 21 August 1945 → 78 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 2 months after 19 June 1937
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 3 9 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Percy C. Black  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Archibald J. Mason  m 
⊖ Archie B. Smith  m 
⊖ Archibald Terris  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Kenneth J. Cochrane  m 
⊖ Daniel G. McKenzie  m 
⊖ Robert K. Smith  m 
 
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 4/6 6,230 47.96% -375 Winner:
LC
 6,605 50.85% Daniel G. McKenzie
Eligible: 19,738 Votes: 16,255 Participation: 82.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Nova Scotia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22376(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 7,401 45.53% -1,453 Winner:
LC
 8,854 54.47% Robert K. Smith
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 9,540 52.30% +298 Loser:
LIB
 9,242 50.67% Earle B. Paul

Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,117 Votes: 35,672 Participation: 77.16% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18155(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:49 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 3/4 8,047 45.12% -1,225 Winner:
LC
 9,272 51.98% Archie B. Smith

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Smiley, John Stanley (p. 200)		 21 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John S. Smiley		 21 Aug 2023

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