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♂ Malcolm A. Patterson
aliasMalcolm A. Patterson
Record
48439 · 10530

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 56%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 5 3 8
Total 5 4 9
Birth 18 January 1890 → 134 years + 3 months ago
Lived 75 years
First mandate 20 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 5 months
Death 21 January 1965 → 59 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 2 months after 29 October 1956
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 19 4 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Gordon S. Harrington  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edward A. Manson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Joseph MacDonald  m 
⊖ Robert Muir  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,356 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18101(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:45 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 3/4 4,384 43.07% -1,378 Winner:
LC
 5,762 56.61% Joseph MacDonald
Eligible: 13,117 Votes: 10,892 Participation: 83.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18139(F) — 6 Oct 2022 15:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 2/3 4,650 42.83% -107 Winner:
LC
 4,757 43.81% Gordon S. Harrington
Eligible: 7,225 Votes: 5,709 Participation: 79.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18153(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 2,883 50.80% +91 Loser:
LC
 2,792 49.20% Ewen M. Forbes

Service: 4 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,544 Votes: 5,654 Participation: 74.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18187(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 2,306 41.10% +539 Loser:
LC
 1,767 31.49% John A. McDonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,981 Votes: 5,695 Participation: 71.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18215(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 2,826 49.82% +982 Loser:
CCF
 1,844 32.51% Robert J. Orr

Service: 3 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,343 Votes: 6,787 Participation: 81.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18241(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/3 3,444 51.14% +1,324 Loser:
PC
 2,120 31.48% David R. MacLeod

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,981 Votes: 7,681 Participation: 85.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18276(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/3 3,730 48.86% +1,168 Loser:
PC
 2,562 33.56% Edward A. Manson

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,864 Votes: 8,608 Participation: 87.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18311(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LIB
 2/2 4,104 48.03% -336 Winner:
PC
 4,440 51.97% Edward A. Manson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Nova Scotia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24568(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
72
LIB
 2/3 7,541 34.34% -3,478 Winner:
PC
 11,019 50.17% Robert Muir

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Patterson, Malcolm Alexander (p. 173)		 09 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Malcolm A. Patterson		 09 Sep 2023

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