Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas E. Corning
aliasThomas E. Corning
Record
12631 · 10367

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 20%
 
Canada 0 3 3
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Total 1 4 5
Birth 11 April 1842 → 182 years ago
Lived 70 years + 3 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 2 months
Death 9 August 1912 → 111 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 1 month after 14 June 1886
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 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
Thomas B. Flint  m  (2 runoffs)
Bowman B. Law  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Albert Gayton  m  (2 runoffs)
William Law  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,423 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28
Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17842(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:39 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
40
LC
2/3 1,203 70.27% +327 Loser:
LIB
876 51.17% Thomas B. Flint

Service:
3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,167 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29
Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17867(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:33 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LC
3/3 779 37.38% -864 Winner:
LIB
1,643 78.84% Albert Gayton
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,291 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20320(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:32 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
58
CONS
2/2 1,535 46.64% -221 Winner:
LIB
1,756 53.36% Thomas B. Flint
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,284 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Nova Scotia
3 December 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20504(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
60
CONS
2/2 1,208 36.78% -868 Winner:
LIB
2,076 63.22% Bowman B. Law
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,407 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10
Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20569(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
62
CONS
2/2 1,524 44.73% -359 Winner:
LIB
1,883 55.27% Bowman B. Law

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Corning, Thomas Edgar (p. 41)
02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Corning
02 Aug 2023


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