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♂ Alfred Putnam
Record
51128 · 4893

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Canada 4 2 2
Nova Scotia 1 1 0
Total 5 3 2
Birth 8 September 1836 → 187 years + 2 months ago
Lived 68 years + 1 month
First mandate 17 December 1874 → 148 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 3 months
Death 12 October 1904 → 119 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 3 months after 22 June 1896
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 3 28
Nova Scotia 3 8 29 Z
TOTAL 13 0 27

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William H. Allison  m 
⊖ Benjamin Russell  m 
 		 ⊖ Allen Haley  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas B. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,204 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17788(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LC
 2/3 1,409 67.03% +77 Loser:
LIB
 1,332 63.37% Thomas B. Smith

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,891 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17812(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:45 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
LIB
 1,507 51.15% Thomas B. Smith
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 1,800 51.75% +122 Loser:
LIB
 1,678 48.25% William Curry

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,309 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19768(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 1,705 51.53% +101 Loser:
LIB
 1,604 48.47% Allen Haley

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,641 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20056(F) — 22 Jan 2022 20:50 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
CONS
 2/2 1,803 49.52% -35 Winner:
LIB
 1,838 50.48% Allen Haley
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,748 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20312(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
64
CONS
 2/2 1,866 49.79% -16 Winner:
LIB
 1,882 50.21% Benjamin Russell

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alfred Putnam, M.P.		 08 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alfred Putnam, député		 08 Sep 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Putnam, Alfred (p. 181)		 08 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alfred Putnam		 08 Sep 2023

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