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♂ Edmund L. Morris
aliasEdmund L. Morris
Record
44710 · 4016

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Nova Scotia 3 0 3
Total 6 1 7
Birth 4 February 1923 → 101 years + 2 months ago
Lived 79 years + 10 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 4 months
Death 3 January 2003 → 21 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 3 months after 5 September 1988
Special notes
None
 
Edmund L. Morris (1923–2003)
© Photo 1957 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Halifax, Nova Scotia (1974–1980)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 9 24
Nova Scotia 8 3 28 Z
TOTAL 14 1 23

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
9 documented challengers
⊖ James H. Aitchison  m 
⊖ John H. Dickey  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Leonard A. Kitz  m 
⊕ M. Maureen MacDonald  f 
⊖ Gerald A.P. Regan  m 
 		 ⊖ Samuel R. Balcom  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Walter R. Fitzgerald  m 
⊖ John E. Lloyd  m 
⊖ Robert J. McCleave  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 98,208 Votes: 124,773 Participation: 63.52% Candidacies: 6
Federal
22		 Nova Scotia
10 August 1953
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23748(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
30
PC
 3/6 26,552 42.71% -7,670 Winner:
LIB
 34,222 55.05% Samuel R. Balcom
Eligible: 108,414 Votes: 163,070 Participation: 75.21% Candidacies: 6
Federal
23		 Nova Scotia
10 June 1957
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24030(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
PC
 2/6 41,099 50.59% +2,595 Loser:
LIB
 38,504 47.40% Samuel R. Balcom

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 108,414 Votes: 178,691 Participation: 82.41% Candidacies: 6
Federal
24		 Nova Scotia
31 March 1958
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24296(F) — 3 Mar 2024 22:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
PC
 2/6 53,255 59.61% +19,028 Loser:
LIB
 34,227 38.31% John H. Dickey

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 180,776 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
25		 Nova Scotia
18 June 1962
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24573(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 2/7 41,804 46.25% +332 Loser:
LIB
 41,472 45.88% John E. Lloyd

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 182,976 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
26		 Nova Scotia
8 April 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24837(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
LIB
 45,173 49.38% Gerald A.P. Regan
Eligible: 12,210 Votes: 5,959 Participation: 48.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
6 May 1980
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14207(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
PC
 1/3 2,618 44.30% +26 Loser:
LIB
 2,592 43.86% Dan Clarke

Service: 1 year 4 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,441 Votes: 8,749 Participation: 70.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1606(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/3 3,300 38.05% +499 Loser:
LIB
 2,801 32.30% Dan Clarke

Service: 3 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,822 Votes: 8,003 Participation: 62.42% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1554(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/4 3,173 39.97% +659 Loser:
NDP
 2,514 31.67% M. Maureen MacDonald

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,678 Votes: 8,348 Participation: 71.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1502(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 3,469 41.91% Gerald J. O'Malley

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Edmund Leverett Morris, M.P.		 29 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Edmund Leverett Morris, député		 29 Feb 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Morris, Edmund Leverett (p. 158)		 29 Feb 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Morris, Edmund Leverett (p. 206)		 29 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edmund L. Morris		 29 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 22:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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