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♂ John G. Morrison
aliasJohn G. Morrison
Record
44798 · 10435

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 1 6
Birth 17 November 1863 → 160 years + 5 months ago
Lived 53 years + 4 months
First mandate 15 March 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 30 years + 3 months
Death 8 April 1917 → 107 years ago
Died in office Yes
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 16 4 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ John L. Bethune  m 
⊖ John A. McDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George H. Murray  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. Fraser  m 
⊖ Philip McLeod  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,214 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17912(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:27 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 2/5 784 48.79% +36 Loser:
LIB
 748 46.55% John A. Fraser

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,479 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17940(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 2/4 1,093 62.82% +442 Loser:
LC
 651 37.41% John A. McDonald

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,110 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17962(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 2/4 1,023 65.79% +442 Loser:
LC
 581 37.36% John A. McDonald

Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17993(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation
After his election:
15 Oct 1909 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 3 years 3 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
17 November 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17999(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Angus A. Buchanan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,997 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 February 1914
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18029(F) — 7 Feb 2022 15:11 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 983 49.22% -31 Winner:
LC
 1,014 50.78% Philip McLeod
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,360 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18046(F) — 7 Feb 2022 17:02 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
LIB
 2/4 1,189 54.54% +116 Loser:
LC
 1,073 49.22% Philip McLeod
After his election:
8 Apr 1917 53
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 9 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,409 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18065(F) — 7 Feb 2022 20:48 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 2,013 62.81% Angus G. Buchanan

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Morrison, John Gillis (p. 160)		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Gillis Morrison		 03 Sep 2023

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