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♂ Albert Gayton
aliasAlbert Gayton
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 8 0 8
Birth 30 December 1840 → 183 years + 3 months ago
Lived 82 years + 2 months
First mandate 16 May 1871 → 152 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 4 months
Death 7 March 1923 → 101 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 11 months after 14 March 1894
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 22 8 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas E. Corning  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph R. Kinney  m 
⊖ John Lovitt  m 
⊖ William H. Townsend  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas B. Flint  m 
⊖ William Law  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John K. Ryerson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,777 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17515(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 1/5 714 51.40% +78 Loser:
LIB
 636 45.79% John K. Ryerson

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,591 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17797(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/3 1,641 91.37% +902 Loser:
LIB
 739 41.15% John K. Ryerson
After his election:
15 Dec 1877 36
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
10 January 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17802(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 8 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,716 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17821(F) — 12 Jul 2023 08:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/5 1,086 58.45% +417 Loser:
LC
 669 36.01% Bowman Corning

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,423 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17842(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 1,344 78.50% +468 Loser:
LIB
 876 51.17% Thomas B. Flint
After his election:
3 Aug 1882 41
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17844(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,167 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17867(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 2/3 1,643 78.84% +864 Loser:
LC
 779 37.38% Thomas E. Corning

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,723 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17890(F) — 6 Feb 2022 16:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 2/4 1,473 62.36% +511 Loser:
LC
 962 40.73% M. d'Entremont

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,030 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
11 December 1890
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17891(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 1,456 71.72% Forman C. Hatfield

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Gayton, Albert (p. 80)		 08 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Albert Gayton		 08 Aug 2023

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