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♂ Albert E. Parsons
aliasAlbert Parsons
Record
48204 · 10348

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 5 2 7
Total 5 3 8
Birth 5 September 1869 → 154 years + 7 months ago
Lived 78 years + 9 months
First mandate 24 November 1909 → 114 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 2 months
Death 7 June 1948 → 75 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 9 months after 21 August 1933
Special notes
None
 
Albert E. Parsons (1869–1948)
© 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 18 9 24 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 38
LC
 1 Speaker 56–59 09 Feb 1926 — 05 Sep 1928 2 6 27

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Henry E. Kendall  m 
⊖ Alexander S. MacMillan  m 
⊖ James W. Reid  m  (5 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. MacDonald  m 
⊖ Lewis H. Martell  m 
⊖ Edgar N. Rhodes  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,759 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
24 November 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18001(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LC
 1/2 1,921 51.10% +83 Loser:
LIB
 1,838 48.90% Medford Christie

Service: 1 year 6 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,184 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18014(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/4 2,303 56.28% +297 Loser:
LC
 2,006 49.02% P.M. Fielding

Service: 5 years 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,163 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18038(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 1/4 2,142 52.47% +101 Loser:
LC
 2,041 50.00% Herbert W. Sangster

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,889 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18057(F) — 6 Oct 2022 08:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LC
 3/5 2,083 42.12% -96 Winner:
UF
 2,179 44.06% John A. MacDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,815 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21580(F) — 7 Feb 2022 14:55 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
52
NLCP
 2/3 3,795 43.05% -232 Winner:
LIB
 4,027 45.68% Lewis H. Martell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,314 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18080(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:16 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
55
LC
 1/4 4,806 62.77% +1,731 Loser:
LIB
 3,075 40.16% James W. Reid

Service: 3 years 3 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,446 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18108(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/4 4,087 52.92% +264 Loser:
LIB
 3,823 49.50% James W. Reid

Service: 4 years 10 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,178 Votes: 9,966 Participation: 89.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18128(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LC
 2/2 4,603 46.35% -725 Winner:
LIB
 5,328 53.65% Alexander S. MacMillan

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Parsons, Albert E. (p. 173)		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Albert Parsons (politician)		 13 Apr 2024

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