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♂ Lauchlin D. Currie
aliasLauchlin D. Currie
Record
13914 · 10431

Roman Catholic   
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 28 March 1893 → 131 years ago
Lived 75 years + 10 months
First mandate 22 August 1933 → 90 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 4 months
Death 4 February 1969 → 55 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 2 months after 22 November 1949
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 16 1 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Douglas N. Brodie  m 
⊖ Daniel R. Cameron  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James B. McLachlan  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert H. Butts  m 
⊖ Finlay MacDonald  m 
⊖ W. Forman Waye  m 
 
Eligible: 26,946 Votes: 17,678 Participation: 65.61% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21846(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:38 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 2/3 4,510 25.51% -5,041 Winner:
LC
 9,551 54.03% Finlay MacDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,215 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18102(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:20 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 3/6 4,724 37.47% -817 Winner:
LC
 5,541 43.95% Daniel R. Cameron
Eligible: 10,762 Votes: 9,402 Participation: 87.36% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18122(F) — 6 Oct 2022 15:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 1/4 3,655 39.21% +23 Loser:
LC
 3,632 38.97% Daniel R. Cameron

Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,285 Votes: 10,470 Participation: 85.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18150(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 4,172 40.12% +776 Loser:
LAB
 3,396 32.65% William T. Mercer

Service: 4 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,818 Votes: 10,515 Participation: 82.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18184(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 4,052 39.44% -2,170 Winner:
CCF
 6,222 60.56% Douglas N. Brodie
Eligible: 10,287 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
15 December 1941
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18207(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,359 Votes: 4,130 Participation: 56.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18231(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 3,149 76.66% +2,190 Loser:
PC
 959 23.34% F.A. Thurgood

Service: 3 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,635 Votes: 4,931 Participation: 74.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18257(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 3,254 66.49% +1,614 Loser:
PC
 1,640 33.51% Donald W. Morrison
After his election:
22 Nov 1949 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 5 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,635 Votes: 4,518 Participation: 68.09% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
20 December 1949
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18268(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 2,708 59.94% Earl W. Urquhart

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Currie, Lauchlin Daniel (p. 45)		 03 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Lauchlin Daniel Currie		 03 Aug 2023

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