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♂ Alexander H. McKinnon
aliasAlexander H. McKinnon
Record
41850 · 10321

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Birth 24 December 1904 → 119 years + 4 months ago
Lived 68 years + 5 months
First mandate 28 October 1940 → 83 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 10 months
Death 16 June 1973 → 50 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 5 months after 14 January 1954
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 13 2 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Roderick MacLean  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 6,344 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18180(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,130 Votes: 8,379 Participation: 69.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18198(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 5,302 63.54% +2,259 Loser:
LC
 3,043 36.46% Alexander D. McInnis

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,782 Votes: 7,506 Participation: 63.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18226(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 5,283 70.59% +3,082 Loser:
PC
 2,201 29.41% Alexander A. MacInnes

Service: 3 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,450 Votes: 16,406 Participation: 71.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18252(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 6,168 75.44% +3,800 Loser:
PC
 2,368 28.96% Alcorn A. Munro

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,697 Votes: 16,230 Participation: 75.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18291(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 4,725 58.23% +1,140 Loser:
PC
 3,585 44.18% Leo P. Boudreau
After his election:
14 Jan 1954 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 7 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,697 Votes: 8,617 Participation: 80.56% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
14 November 1954
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18304(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 4,825 55.99% Joseph C. Nunn

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McKinnon, Alexander Hugh (p. 140)		 31 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander H. McKinnon		 31 Aug 2023

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