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♂ John Lovitt
aliasJohn Lovitt
Record
36961 · 4900

Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Total 3 0 3
Birth 9 October 1832 → 191 years + 6 months ago
Lived 75 years + 6 months
First mandate 17 December 1874 → 149 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 2 months
Death 13 April 1908 → 116 years ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 1 month after 4 March 1891
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
Canada 3 8 7
Nova Scotia 3 8 29 Z
TOTAL 7 5 7

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Albert Gayton  m 
⊖ John K. Ryerson  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph R. Kinney  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 2/3 1,211 67.43% +472 Loser:
LIB
 739 41.15% John K. Ryerson

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
IND
 1,000 53.82% Joseph R. Kinney
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,073 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19429(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:52 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 1,872 60.92% +692 Loser:
LIB
 1,180 38.40% Joseph R. Kinney
After his election:
13 Aug 1887 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 5 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,531 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
15 December 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19694(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 1,551 61.28% +571 Loser:
IND
 980 38.72% T.B. Crosby

Service: 3 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,889 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19777(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 1,732 59.95% Thomas B. Flint

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Lovitt, M.P., Senator		 25 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Lovitt, député, sénateur		 25 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Lovitt, John (p. 119)		 25 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Lovitt		 25 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Aug 2023 00:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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