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♂ Patrick Power
aliasPatrick Power
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 17 March 1815 → 209 years + 1 month ago
Lived 65 years + 11 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 4 months
Death 23 February 1881 → 143 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 5 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
Patrick Power (1815–1881) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
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 9 7 5

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Almon  m 
⊖ Alfred G. Jones  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ John Tobin  m 
 		 ⊖ Malachy B. Daly  m 
⊖ Matthew H. Richey  m 
⊖ Stephen Tobin  m 
 
Eligible: 5,958 Votes: 9,060 Participation: 76.12% Candidacies: 4
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
7 August 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17609(F) — 19 Jan 2022 07:43 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
ANTI
 2/4 2,367 52.25% +209 Loser:
IND
 2,158 47.64% John Tobin
After his election:
30 Jan 1869 53
ANTI
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
2 Jan 1870 54
LIB
 →
ILIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,896 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18501(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:44 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
ILIB
 3/4 2,452 49.56% -34 Winner:
LIB
 2,486 50.24% Stephen Tobin
Eligible: 7,164 Votes: 6,999 Participation: 48.85% Candidacies: 3
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18733(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:48 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
58
ILIB
 1/3 3,186 91.03% +2,352 Loser:
IND
 834 23.83% G. Robb

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,373 Votes: 12,720 Participation: 75.96% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19019(F) — 28 Nov 2021 12:31 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
ILIB
 4/4 2,695 42.37% -771 Winner:
LC
 3,466 54.50% Malachy B. Daly

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Power, Patrick		 17 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Power, Patrick		 17 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Patrick Power, M.P.		 17 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Patrick Power, député		 17 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Patrick Power (Canadian politician)		 17 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Nov 2023 13:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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