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♂ Benjamin A. LeBlanc
aliasBenjamin A. LeBlanc
Record
34921 · 10425

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 38%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 3 4 7
Total 3 5 8
Birth 4 February 1879 → 145 years + 2 months ago
Lived 67 years + 4 months
First mandate 20 June 1916 → 107 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 4 months
Death 29 June 1946 → 77 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 8 months after 30 September 1928
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 12 3 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Donald D. Boyd  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Edward C. Doyle  m 
⊖ John A. Macdonald  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Donald MacLennan  m 
⊖ John A. Stewart  m 
 		 ⊖ George R. Deveau  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Simon Joyce  m 
⊖ Isaac D. MacDougall  m 
⊖ Alonzo A. Martell  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,684 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18044(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LC
 1/4 1,388 59.27% +394 Loser:
LIB
 994 42.44% Alexander Finlayson

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,233 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18063(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 2/4 1,823 50.40% +62 Loser:
LIB
 1,761 48.69% George H. Murray

Service: 4 years 10 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,307 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18086(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 2/4 3,500 56.87% +833 Loser:
LIB
 2,667 43.34% Donald D. Boyd

Service: 3 years 3 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,356 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18114(F) — 23 Oct 2023 22:47 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LC
 3/4 2,993 48.45% -157 Winner:
LIB
 3,150 50.99% Edward C. Doyle
Eligible: 6,366 Votes: 5,646 Participation: 88.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18134(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
LC
 2/2 2,603 46.46% -397 Winner:
LIB
 3,000 53.54% George R. Deveau
Eligible: 21,206 Votes: 16,808 Participation: 79.26% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22652(F) — 27 Aug 2023 10:18 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
56
REC
 3/3 2,648 15.75% -6,840 Winner:
LIB
 9,488 56.45% Donald MacLennan
Eligible: 6,922 Votes: 5,430 Participation: 78.45% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18169(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
58
LC
 2/2 2,522 46.62% -366 Winner:
LIB
 2,888 53.38% Donald D. Boyd
Eligible: 10,287 Votes: 4,330 Participation: 42.09% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18203(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:20 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
LC
 2/2 2,125 49.41% -51 Winner:
LIB
 2,176 50.59% Donald D. Boyd

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
LeBlanc, Benjamin Amedée (p. 114)		 21 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc		 21 Aug 2023

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