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♂ John A. Kirk
aliasJohn A. Kirk
Record
31996 · 4809

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Total 5 1 6
Birth 1 March 1837 → 187 years + 1 month ago
Lived 73 years + 6 months
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 6 months
Death 13 September 1910 → 113 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 6 months after 4 March 1891
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
Canada 13 4 6
Nova Scotia 6 3 13 Z
TOTAL 19 7 19

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Stewart Campbell  m 
⊖ John J. Marshall  m 
⊖ William H. Wylde  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph W. Hadley  m 
⊖ Alfred Ogden  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,274 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17483(F) — 23 Dec 2023 10:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
ANTI
 2/4 674 59.28% +231 Loser:
CONF
 443 38.96% J.A. Tory

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,881 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17504(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/4 745 51.70% +39 Loser:
LC
 706 48.99% Joseph W. Hadley
After his election:
1 Jan 1874 36
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,833 Votes: 1,303 Participation: 71.09% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18732(F) — 28 Nov 2021 09:30 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 759 58.25% +215 Loser:
LC
 544 41.75% Stewart Campbell

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,370 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
4 March 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17516(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
LIB
 797 58.18% Charles M. Francheville
Eligible: 2,168 Votes: 1,737 Participation: 80.12% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19018(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
LIB
 2/2 772 45.20% -164 Winner:
CONS
 936 54.80% Alfred Ogden
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,446 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19214(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 818 56.57% +190 Loser:
CONS
 628 43.43% Alfred Ogden

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,920 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19418(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,136 59.17% +352 Loser:
CONS
 784 40.83% Alexander F. Falconer

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,204 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19766(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 1,145 51.95% Duncan C. Fraser

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Angus Kirk, M.P.		 20 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Angus Kirk, député		 20 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Kirk, John Angus (p. 110)		 20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Angus Kirk		 20 Aug 2023

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