Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Josiah Hooper
aliasJosiah Hooper
Record
28103 · 4827

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Birth 14 April 1807 → 217 years ago
Lived 71 years
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 5 months
Death 24 April 1878 → 146 years ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 11 months after 15 May 1871
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
Joseph Matheson (1833–1915) Son-in-law
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 3 7 26 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
Edmund P. Flynn  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
60
ANTI
2/3 518 70.77% +156 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
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64
Successor:
LC
447 71.18% Murdoch McRae

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Hooper, Josiah (p. 97)
15 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Josiah Hooper
15 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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