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♂ Joseph R. Murphy
aliasJoseph R. Murphy
Record
45381 · 10503

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth 10 September 1880 → 143 years + 7 months ago
Lived 64 years + 1 month
First mandate 28 October 1940 → 83 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 1 month
Death 16 October 1944 → 79 years + 6 months 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 3 11 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 12,948 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18178(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
60
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,685 Votes: 7,513 Participation: 54.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18195(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 4,381 58.75% +1,305 Loser:
LC
 3,076 41.25% Arthur J. Haliburton
After his election:
16 Oct 1944 64
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,877 Votes: 8,609 Participation: 57.87% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18223(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:31 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 5,181 61.26% Angus L. Macdonald

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Murphy, Joseph Richard (p. 164)		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Richard Murphy		 03 Sep 2023

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