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♂ David R. Sutton
aliasDavid R. Sutton
Record
59723 · 10460

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 2 4
Birth 2 November 1895 → 128 years + 5 months ago
Lived 74 years + 3 months
First mandate 23 October 1945 → 78 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 11 months
Death 13 February 1970 → 54 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 8 months after 25 May 1953
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 7 7 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ George A. Boggs  m 
⊖ William H. Pipe  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hiram Thomas  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward D. Haliburton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Gladys M. Porter  f 
 
Eligible: 18,151 Votes: 11,831 Participation: 65.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18227(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 7,027 59.66% +2,276 Loser:
PC
 4,751 40.34% W.L. Chisholm

Service: 3 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,126 Votes: 28,935 Participation: 75.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18253(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 2/4 7,322 50.69% +184 Loser:
PC
 7,138 49.42% Edward D. Haliburton

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,599 Votes: 29,487 Participation: 75.23% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18292(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 3/4 7,245 49.26% -236 Winner:
PC
 7,481 50.86% George A. Boggs
Eligible: 7,545 Votes: 6,200 Participation: 82.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18415(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:12 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
67
LIB
 2/3 2,405 38.97% -1,263 Winner:
PC
 3,668 59.43% Gladys M. Porter

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Sutton, David Russell (p. 212)		 28 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Russell Sutton		 28 Sep 2023

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