Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → Edmund P. Flynn

♂ Edmund P. Flynn
aliasEdmund P. Flynn
Record
20195 · 4826

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Total 5 3 8
Birth 19 August 1828 → 195 years + 8 months ago
Lived 71 years + 5 months
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 39 years
Death 26 January 1900 → 124 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 10 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 12 5 4
Nova Scotia 6 5 2 Z
TOTAL 18 10 7

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph A. Gillies  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Isidore LeBlanc  m 
⊖ Henry N. Paint  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Josiah Hooper  m 
⊖ Murdoch McRae  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,463 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17491(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:55 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
ANTI
 1/3 583 79.64% +221 Loser:
CONF
 362 49.45% J.H. Hearn

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,256 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17512(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 492 78.34% +175 Loser:
LIB
 317 50.48% Isidore LeBlanc
After his election:
20 Feb 1874 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 9 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,517 Votes: 1,050 Participation: 69.22% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18740(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 564 53.71% +78 Loser:
IND
 486 46.29% René Benoit

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 528 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
4 March 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17518(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
IND
 416 78.79% Charles Boudrot
Eligible: 1,572 Votes: 1,239 Participation: 78.82% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19026(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 666 54.68% +114 Loser:
IND
 552 45.32% René Benoit

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 986 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19222(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 461 46.75% -64 Winner:
CONS
 525 53.25% Henry N. Paint
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,836 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19426(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 910 49.56% +301 Loser:
CONS
 609 33.17% Henry N. Paint

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,282 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19774(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 3/3 670 29.36% -187 Winner:
CONS
 857 37.55% Joseph A. Gillies
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,134 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20062(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
67
LIB
 2/2 1,056 49.48% -22 Winner:
CONS
 1,078 50.52% Joseph A. Gillies

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Edmund Power Flynn, M.P.		 06 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Edmund Power Flynn, député		 06 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Flynn, Edmund Power (p. 72)		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Edmund Power Flynn		 06 Aug 2023

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 20:02 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.