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♂ Stephen Tobin
aliasStephen Tobin
Record
61392 · 5103

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Nova Scotia 0 1 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth c. 1836 → 188 years ago
Lived ± 69 years
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age ± 36 years
Death 10 October 1905 → 118 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 8 months after 21 January 1874
Special notes
None
 
Stephen Tobin (c.1836–1905)
© Photo 1873 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Halifax, Nova Scotia (1867–1870; 1878–1881)
Mun./Co. Council Halifax, Nova Scotia
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 6 2

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
7 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Almon  m 
⊖ James Cochran  m 
⊖ Alfred G. Jones  m 
⊖ Patrick Power  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry Balcom  m 
⊖ Philip C. Hill  m 
⊖ Jeremiah Northup  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,526 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17484(F) — 26 Jul 2023 21:05 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
±31
CONF
 5/6 2,129 47.22% -235 Winner:
ANTI
 2,364 52.43% Henry Balcom
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
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18501(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:44 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±36
LIB
 2/4 2,486 50.24% +34 Loser:
ILIB
 2,452 49.56% Patrick Power
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 ±37
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±38		 Successor:
IND
 2,979 85.11% Alfred G. Jones

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Stephen Tobin, M.P.		 04 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Stephen Tobin, député		 04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Stephen Tobin		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 23:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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