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♂ Alfred B. DeWolfe
aliasAlfred B. DeWolfe
Record
15890 · 10307

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 0 3
Birth 18 August 1895 → 128 years + 8 months ago
Lived 59 years + 3 months
First mandate 23 October 1945 → 78 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 2 months
Death 18 November 1954 → 69 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 9 0 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Ernest G. Irish  m 
 		 ⊖ Josiah H. MacQuarrie  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 2/7 9,020 49.54% +1,959 Loser:
PC
 7,061 38.78% Ernest G. Irish

Service: 3 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,085 Votes: 11,164 Participation: 79.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18267(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 5,283 47.49% +784 Loser:
PC
 4,499 40.44% John A. MacGregor

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,091 Votes: 11,477 Participation: 81.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18294(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 5,155 45.41% +621 Loser:
PC
 4,534 39.94% Robert D. MacDonald
After his election:
18 Nov 1954 59
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,073 Votes: 10,992 Participation: 84.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18329(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
59		 Successor:
PC
 5,639 51.54% Donald R. MacLeod

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
DeWolfe, Alfred Bert (p. 54)		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alfred B. DeWolfe		 05 Aug 2023

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Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 18:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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