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♂ William H. Allison
aliasWilliam H. Allison
Record
697 · 4845

Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Total 4 1 5
Birth 14 June 1838 → 185 years + 10 months ago
Lived 96 years + 6 months
First mandate 16 May 1871 → 152 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 11 months
Death 15 December 1934 → 89 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 47 years + 9 months after 21 February 1887
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
Canada 8 5 3
Nova Scotia 6 4 16 Z
TOTAL 14 9 20

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Monson H. Goudge  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William McDougall  m 
⊖ Thomas B. Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ William D. Lawrence  m 
⊖ Alfred Putnam  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,274 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17506(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
LC
 1/4 1,446 54.84% +197 Loser:
LIB
 1,249 47.36% Fred Curry
After his election:
1 Jan 1874 35
LC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,443 Votes: 2,774 Participation: 80.57% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18734(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
CONS
 2/2 1,341 48.34% -92 Winner:
LIB
 1,433 51.66% Monson H. Goudge
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,767 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
4 March 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17517(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
LIB
 1,455 52.58% Thomas B. Smith
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,204 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17788(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:48 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
36
LC
 1/3 1,463 69.60% +131 Loser:
LIB
 1,332 63.37% Thomas B. Smith

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,769 Votes: 3,109 Participation: 82.49% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19020(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 1,662 54.62% +281 Loser:
LIB
 1,381 45.38% Monson H. Goudge

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,891 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17812(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:45 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
LIB
 1,507 51.15% Thomas B. Smith
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,727 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19216(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/2 1,386 50.83% +45 Loser:
LIB
 1,341 49.17% William Curry

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,478 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19420(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
CONS
 1,800 51.75% Alfred Putnam

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Henry Allison, M.P.		 26 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Henry Allison, député		 26 Jul 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Allison, William Henry (p. 3)		 26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Henry Allison		 26 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jul 2023 12:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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