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♂ Edward Vickery
aliasEdward Vickery
Record
63223 · 4840

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 3 6
Birth 21 September 1823 → 200 years + 7 months ago
Lived 59 years + 4 months
First mandate 16 May 1871 → 152 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 7 months
Death 3 February 1883 → 141 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 7 months + 15 days after 19 June 1882
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 10 10 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ J. Hiram Black  m 
⊖ Henry G. Pineo  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Amos Jos. G. Purdy  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Oxley  m 
⊖ William T. Pipes  m 
⊖ Charles J. Townshend  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,221 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17480(F) — 3 Dec 2022 17:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
CONF
 4/5 1,284 49.18% -25 Winner:
ANTI
 1,309 50.13% Amos Jos. G. Purdy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,178 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17502(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:37 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LC
 2/4 1,584 61.18% +541 Loser:
LIB
 1,043 40.29% George Hibbard

Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,275 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17784(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:57 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LC
 3/4 1,301 49.32% -3 Winner:
LIB
 1,304 49.43% Amos Jos. G. Purdy
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
12 March 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31957(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:36 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
51
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 6 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,427 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17808(F) — 14 Sep 2023 21:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 2/4 1,667 51.87% +10 Loser:
LIB
 1,657 51.56% William Oxley

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,766 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17829(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LC
 4/4 1,519 44.90% -171 Winner:
LC
 1,690 49.96% Charles J. Townshend

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Vickery, Edward (p. 225)		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Edward Vickery		 29 Jul 2023

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