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♂ Allison T. Smith
aliasAllison T. Smith
Record
57411 · 10273

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Birth 20 June 1902 → 121 years + 10 months ago
Lived 67 years + 7 months
First mandate 26 May 1953 → 70 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 11 months
Death 8 February 1970 → 54 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 4 months after 7 October 1963
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 10 4 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas A. Giles  m 
 		 ⊖ D.L. George Henley  m 
 
Eligible: 6,462 Votes: 5,160 Participation: 79.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18281(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 2,799 54.55% +467 Loser:
PC
 2,332 45.45% Thomas A. Giles

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,239 Votes: 4,814 Participation: 77.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18316(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 2,618 54.82% +460 Loser:
PC
 2,158 45.18% William H. Wasson

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,874 Votes: 4,870 Participation: 82.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18360(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 2,418 49.90% +199 Loser:
PC
 2,219 45.79% George P. Graham

Service: 3 years 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,739 Votes: 4,664 Participation: 81.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18402(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/2 2,140 45.97% -375 Winner:
PC
 2,515 54.03% D.L. George Henley

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Smith, Allison Thompson (p. 200)		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Allison T. Smith		 22 Oct 2023

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