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♂ John A. Morrison
aliasJohn A. Morrison
Record
44797 · 10433

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 3 4
Birth 15 April 1833 → 191 years ago
Lived 88 years + 2 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 5 months
Death 12 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 23 days after 19 June 1882
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 9 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
7 documented challengers
⊖ John L. Bethune  m 
⊖ William Kidston  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William F. McCurdy  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Ross  m 
 		 ⊖ John A. Fraser  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David McCurdy  m 
⊖ John A. McDonald  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,004 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17796(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:33 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
41
LC
 4/4 382 38.12% -166 Winner:
LIB
 548 54.69% John A. Fraser
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,342 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17820(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:47 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LC
 1/5 607 51.84% +27 Loser:
LIB
 580 49.53% John Ross

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,653 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17841(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:39 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LC
 3/5 522 39.34% -78 Winner:
LIB
 600 45.21% William F. McCurdy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,913 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17866(F) — 12 Jul 2023 08:53 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
53
LC
 4/6 408 28.00% -102 Winner:
LIB
 510 35.00% John A. Fraser

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Morrison, John Angus (p. 159-160)		 14 Oct 2023

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