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♂ Edward M. Farrell
aliasEdward M. Farrell
Record
19271 · 10330

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth 31 March 1854 → 170 years ago
Lived 77 years + 4 months
First mandate 15 August 1896 → 127 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 4 months
Death 6 August 1931 → 92 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 6 months after 12 January 1910
Special notes
None
 
Edward M. Farrell (1854–1931) 200x237
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Nova Scotia — Public domain
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 13 4 14 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 33–34
LIB
 1 Speaker 50–55 10 Feb 1905 — 10 Jan 1910 4 11 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles F. Cooper  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas Keillor  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17922(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 8 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,321 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17937(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/6 876 52.74% +172 Loser:
LIB
 704 42.38% John Millard

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,309 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17959(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 925 55.89% +142 Loser:
LC
 783 47.31% John Hutt

Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,222 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17990(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 1,008 62.57% +254 Loser:
LC
 754 46.80% J.S. Hughes
After his election:
12 Jan 1910 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 6 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,017 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
16 February 1910
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18003(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LC
 1,123 55.68% William L. Hall

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edward Matthew Farrell, Senator		 23 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edward Matthew Farrell, sénateur		 23 Dec 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Farrell, Edward Matthew (p. 68)		 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Edward Matthew Farrell		 23 Dec 2023

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