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♂ John J. McKinnon
aliasJohn J. McKinnon
Record
41881 · 4883

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 29 July 1847 → 176 years + 8 months ago
Lived ± 36 years
First mandate 17 December 1874 → 149 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 4 months
Death c. January 1884 → 140 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death ± 6 years + 5 months after 15 July 1877
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John McKinnon (1808–1892) Father  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 2 6 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph MacDonald  m 
⊖ Angus McIsaac  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel McDonald  m 
⊖ Charles B. Whidden  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,425 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17781(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:46 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
27
LC
 1/3 1,012 83.43% +351 Loser:
LIB
 661 54.49% Joseph MacDonald
After his election:
15 Jul 1877 29
LC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 6 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
4 December 1877
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17801(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
30		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. John S.D. Thompson
Eligible: 2,420 Votes: 1,904 Participation: 78.68% Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19013(F) — 21 Jan 2022 18:50 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
31
LC
 3/3 315 17.03% -518 Winner:
LIB
 833 45.03% Angus McIsaac

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McKinnon, John J. (p. 141)		 31 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John J. McKinnon		 31 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Aug 2023 22:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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