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♂ Josiah H. MacQuarrie
aliasJosiah H. MacQuarrie
Record
38538 · 10303

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Total 4 1 5
Birth 12 November 1897 → 126 years + 5 months ago
Lived 73 years + 4 months
First mandate 22 August 1933 → 90 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 9 months
Death 7 April 1971 → 53 years ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 6 months after 3 October 1947
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 14 1 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Cantley  m 
⊖ John Doull  m 
⊖ Ernest G. Irish  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Alfred B. DeWolfe  m 
⊖ Donald F. Fraser  m 
⊖ Newton G. Munro  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 21,783 Votes: 18,846 Participation: 86.52% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Nova Scotia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22381(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 2/2 9,174 48.68% -498 Winner:
LC
 9,672 51.32% Thomas Cantley
Eligible: 23,524 Votes: 38,745 Participation: 82.35% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18132(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:33 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/4 10,887 56.20% +2,026 Loser:
LC
 8,861 45.74% John W. McLeod

Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,904 Votes: 37,942 Participation: 79.36% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18167(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/4 10,887 57.52% +1,997 Loser:
LC
 8,890 46.97% John A. MacGregor

Service: 4 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,872 Votes: 32,745 Participation: 65.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18201(F) — 12 Jul 2023 09:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/4 8,780 53.78% +725 Loser:
LC
 8,055 49.34% W. Thomas Hayden

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,361 Votes: 36,414 Participation: 64.20% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18229(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/7 10,031 55.09% +2,970 Loser:
PC
 7,061 38.78% Ernest G. Irish
After his election:
3 Oct 1947 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 11 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,525 Votes: 5,308 Participation: 81.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18255(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
LIB
 2,455 46.55% John W. MacDonald

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacQuarrie, Josiah H. (p. 149)		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Josiah H. MacQuarrie		 27 Aug 2023

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