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♂ John A. Walker
aliasJohn A. Walker
Record
63689 · 10485

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 2 2 4
Total 2 3 5
Birth 8 February 1890 → 134 years + 2 months ago
Lived 87 years + 9 months
First mandate 25 June 1925 → 98 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 4 months
Death 22 November 1977 → 46 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 49 years + 1 month after 30 September 1928
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Angus McLennan (1844–1908) Father-in-law
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 3 2 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
12 documented challengers
⊖ Henry G. Bauld  m 
⊖ John B. Douglas  m 
⊖ Gordon B. Isnor  m 
⊖ John L. MacIsaac  m 
⊖ Alexander Montgomerie  m 
⊖ Walter J.A. O'Hearn  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward J. Cragg  m 
⊖ J. Frederick Fraser  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. Ralph Kirk  m 
⊖ John F. Mahoney  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Angus M. Morton  m 
⊖ William D. Piercey  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 120,854 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 13
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18079(F) — 6 Oct 2022 13:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LC
 4/13 15,679 64.87% +7,388 Loser:
LIB
 8,291 34.30% John Murphy
After his election:
16 Jul 1925 35
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
1 August 1925
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18095(F) — 12 Oct 2022 00:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 1 month 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 111,275 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 10
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18107(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:17 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LC
 7/10 11,076 49.77% -139 Winner:
LIB
 11,215 50.39% Edward J. Cragg
Eligible: 6,083 Votes: 5,447 Participation: 89.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18120(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
43
LC
 2/2 2,482 45.68% -469 Winner:
LIB
 2,951 54.32% John L. MacIsaac
Eligible: 15,307 Votes: 12,018 Participation: 78.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Nova Scotia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23442(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
59
PC
 2/2 4,385 36.63% -3,201 Winner:
LIB
 7,586 63.37% J. Ralph Kirk

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Walker, John Archibald (p. 226)		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Archibald Walker		 29 Jul 2023

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