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♂ Alexander Campbell
aliasAlexander Campbell
Record
9029 · 4813

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 4 8
Birth 22 May 1826 → 197 years + 11 months ago
Lived 83 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 3 months
Death 2 September 1909 → 114 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 4 months after 19 April 1897
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 14 5 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Hiram Blanchard  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Moses J. Doucette  m 
⊖ Hugh MacDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John MacKinnon  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ Angus McLennan  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Duncan J. Campbell  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John H. Jamieson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James MacDonald  m 
⊖ Samuel McDonnell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Daniel McNeil  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,468 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17486(F) — 4 Feb 2022 07:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
ANTI
 1/4 1,058 61.01% +126 Loser:
ANTI
 932 53.75% H. McInnis

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,300 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17507(F) — 17 Nov 2023 13:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LIB
 3/4 1,280 48.30% -48 Winner:
LC
 1,328 50.11% Samuel McDonnell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,441 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17789(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 3/4 1,309 48.11% -81 Winner:
LIB
 1,390 51.08% John MacKinnon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,031 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17813(F) — 12 Jan 2023 21:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
LC
 2/4 1,548 51.33% +108 Loser:
LIB
 1,440 47.75% John MacKinnon

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,616 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17834(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
 1/4 1,477 52.60% +90 Loser:
LC
 1,387 49.39% Angus McLennan

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,955 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17859(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:31 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LC
 4/4 974 32.71% -790 Winner:
LIB
 1,764 59.23% Daniel McNeil
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,021 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17905(F) — 17 Nov 2023 13:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
67
LC
 2/4 1,760 50.13% +14 Loser:
LIB
 1,746 49.73% John MacKinnon

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,034 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17933(F) — 8 Oct 2023 20:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
70
LC
 4/4 1,350 33.61% -1,151 Winner:
LIB
 2,501 62.26% Moses J. Doucette

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Campbell, Alexander [2] (p. 29)		 31 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Campbell (Nova Scotia politician)		 31 Jul 2023

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