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♂ Archibald J. Mason
aliasArchibald J. Mason
Record
39886 · 10274

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 1 3 4
Total 1 4 5
Birth 9 February 1889 → 135 years + 2 months ago
Lived 85 years + 9 months
First mandate 9 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 4 months
Death 16 November 1974 → 49 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 5 months after 25 May 1953
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 3 11 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Percy C. Black  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Leonard W. Fraser  m 
⊖ John S. Smiley  m 
 		 ⊖ Kenneth J. Cochrane  m 
⊖ Stephen T. Pyke  m 
⊖ Archie B. Smith  m  (3 runoffs)
 
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 but elected later to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 4/4 8,024 44.99% -1,248 Winner:
LC
 9,272 51.98% Archie B. Smith
Eligible: 23,619 Votes: 30,869 Participation: 65.35% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18189(F) — 12 Jul 2023 09:18 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 4/4 7,040 45.75% -914 Winner:
LC
 7,954 51.69% Archie B. Smith
Eligible: 25,090 Votes: 19,450 Participation: 77.52% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23185(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
56
LIB
 2/3 6,522 33.53% -2,599 Winner:
PC
 9,121 46.89% Percy C. Black
Eligible: 6,805 Votes: 5,261 Participation: 77.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18264(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
60
LIB
 1/3 2,219 42.41% +612 Loser:
PC
 1,607 30.71% Archie B. Smith

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,521 Votes: 4,993 Participation: 76.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18279(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LIB
 2/3 2,012 40.65% -250 Winner:
PC
 2,262 45.70% Stephen T. Pyke

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Mason, Archibald Joseph (p. 154)		 28 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Archibald J. Mason		 28 Aug 2023

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