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♂ Avard Longley
aliasAvard Longley
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Total 2 3 5
Birth 22 February 1823 → 201 years + 2 months ago
Lived 61 years
First mandate 17 December 1874 → 149 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 9 months
Death 22 February 1884 → 140 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 8 months after 19 June 1882
Special notes
None
 
Avard Longley (1823–1884)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James W. Longley (1849–1922) Nephew  
 
Well that's interesting!
Once elected the MP for Annapolis in 1878, Longley, a Nova Scotia Conservative and advocate for temperance, attempted to have the bar in the House of Commons closed permanently. (Who knew there was a bar in Parliament in the 19th century?) He didn't stand for re-election in 1882 due to poor health and died less than two years later at the age of 61. One can't help but wonder if a little nightly nightcap might have been beneficial to him.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 9 1
Nova Scotia 3 8 29 Z
TOTAL 7 6 0

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ David C. Landers  m 
⊖ Jared I.C. Troop  m 
 		 ⊖ William H. Ray  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William B. Troop  m 
 
Eligible: 2,728 Votes: 2,187 Participation: 80.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17599(F) — 19 Jan 2022 07:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
CONS
 2/2 1,016 46.46% -155 Winner:
ANTI
 1,171 53.54% William H. Ray
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,371 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17477(F) — 20 Oct 2023 07:48 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
ANTI
 1,163 53.20% David C. Landers
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,161 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17498(F) — 20 Oct 2023 07:48 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
LC
 3/4 1,017 48.87% -59 Winner:
LIB
 1,076 51.71% David C. Landers
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,148 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18494(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:16 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
CONS
 2/2 1,019 47.44% -110 Winner:
LIB
 1,129 52.56% William H. Ray
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,395 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17780(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:47 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
51
LC
 1/4 1,211 55.10% +198 Loser:
LIB
 1,013 46.09% E. Bent

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,078 Votes: 2,637 Participation: 85.67% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19012(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 1,301 50.06% +3 Loser:
LIB
 1,298 49.94% William H. Ray

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,043 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17804(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LC
 1,295 51.35% Caleb W. Shaffner
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,798 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19208(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 1,430 51.11% William H. Ray

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Avard Longley, M.P.		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Avard Longley, député		 10 Mar 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Longley, Avard (p. 118)		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Avard Longley		 10 Mar 2024

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