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♂ Neil J. Gillis
aliasNeil J. Gillis
Record
23093 · 10512

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 0 3
Birth 8 December 1869 → 154 years + 4 months ago
Lived 69 years + 3 months
First mandate 12 December 1900 → 123 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 31 years
Death 15 March 1939 → 85 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 9 months after 13 June 1911
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 10 5 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert H. Butts  m 
⊖ Daniel D. McKenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Arthur S. Kendall  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,279 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
12 December 1900
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17944(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LIB
 2/4 3,161 56.05% +668 Loser:
LC
 2,493 44.20% Henry McDonald

Service: 9 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,893 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17949(F) — 6 Feb 2022 22:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
LIB
 2/4 3,691 62.06% +1,486 Loser:
LC
 2,205 37.08% Colin McKinnon

Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,601 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17980(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 2/4 4,897 49.96% +120 Loser:
LC
 4,777 48.74% James W. Madden

Service: 4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24,954 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18009(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:18 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
LC
 6,246 50.06% Robert H. Butts

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Gillis, Neil J. (p. 83)		 09 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Neil J. Gillis		 09 Aug 2023

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