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♂ William Kidston
aliasWilliam Kidston
Record
31722 · 4831

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 3 4
Birth 11 February 1816 → 208 years + 2 months ago
Lived ± 65 years
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 7 months
Death c. 1882 → 142 years ago
Exit → Death ± 10 years + 7 months after 15 May 1871
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
Nova Scotia 3 7 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Charles J. Campbell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David McCurdy  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John A. Morrison  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. Fraser  m 
⊖ William F. McCurdy  m 
⊖ John Ross  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,669 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17493(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:55 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
ANTI
 2/5 571 68.38% +315 Loser:
CONF
 256 30.66% Charles J. Campbell

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,817 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17514(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:20 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
 3/4 406 44.66% -99 Winner:
LIB
 505 55.56% John Ross
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,004 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17796(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:33 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
58
IND
 3/4 394 39.32% -154 Winner:
LIB
 548 54.69% John A. Fraser
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,342 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17820(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:47 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
IND
 5/5 193 16.48% -401 Winner:
LIB
 594 50.73% William F. McCurdy

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Kidston, William (p. 108)		 19 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Kidston (Canadian politician)		 19 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Aug 2023 21:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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