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♂ Ernest G. Irish
aliasErnest G. Irish
Record
29208 · 10306

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 27 November 1894 → 129 years + 5 months ago
Lived 60 years + 7 months
First mandate 28 October 1941 → 82 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 11 months
Death 27 June 1955 → 68 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 8 months after 22 October 1945
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 11 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Alfred B. DeWolfe  m 
⊖ Henry B. McCulloch  m 
 		 ⊖ Josiah H. MacQuarrie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Newton G. Munro  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LC
 2/4 8,256 50.57% +201 Loser:
LC
 8,055 49.34% W. Thomas Hayden
After his election:
10 Dec 1942 48
LC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
PC
 3/7 7,061 38.78% -1,959 Winner:
LIB
 9,020 49.54% Alfred B. DeWolfe
Eligible: 27,152 Votes: 21,683 Participation: 79.86% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Nova Scotia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23450(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
PC
 2/3 9,236 42.83% -1,694 Winner:
LIB
 10,930 50.69% Henry B. McCulloch

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Irish, Ernest George (p. 101)		 12 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ernest G. Irish		 12 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Aug 2023 09:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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