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♂ James M. Harding
aliasJames M. Harding
Record
25985 · 4123

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 2 6
Birth 4 January 1926 → 98 years + 3 months ago
Lived 69 years
First mandate 30 October 1956 → 67 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 9 months
Death 23 January 1995 → 29 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 3 months after 12 October 1970
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 13 11 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Wilfred T. Dauphinee  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Harold M. Huskilson  m 
 		 ⊕ Clifford B. Huskilson  m 
 
Eligible: 8,130 Votes: 6,383 Participation: 78.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18299(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
27
PC
 2/2 3,103 48.80% -153 Winner:
LIB
 3,256 51.20% Wilfred T. Dauphinee
Eligible: 8,092 Votes: 6,479 Participation: 80.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18334(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
PC
 1/2 3,337 51.95% +251 Loser:
LIB
 3,086 48.05% Wilfred T. Dauphinee

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,337 Votes: 6,706 Participation: 80.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18384(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
PC
 1/2 3,539 52.94% +393 Loser:
LIB
 3,146 47.06% William R. MacKay

Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,632 Votes: 6,919 Participation: 80.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18426(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 1/2 3,737 54.40% +604 Loser:
LIB
 3,133 45.60% Robert Q. Hood

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,800 Votes: 7,070 Participation: 80.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14276(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/3 3,271 46.60% +160 Loser:
LIB
 3,111 44.32% Harold M. Huskilson

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,689 Votes: 7,652 Participation: 78.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8591(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
LIB
 3,725 49.06% Harold M. Huskilson
Eligible: 12,597 Votes: 8,876 Participation: 70.46% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1467(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
67
IND
 5/5 175 1.99% -5,263 Winner:
LIB
 5,438 61.70% Clifford B. Huskilson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Harding, James MacKay (p. 88)		 12 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James McKay Harding		 12 Aug 2023

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