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♂ Charles E. Church
aliasCharles E. Church
Record
11116 · 5131

Wesleyan   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Nova Scotia 6 0 6
Total 8 1 9
Birth 3 January 1835 → 189 years + 3 months ago
Lived 71 years
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 6 months
Death 3 January 1906 → 118 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 3 months after 1 October 1901
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 6 1 26
Nova Scotia 19 2 19 Z
TOTAL 25 4 15

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Charles E. Kaulbach  m 
⊖ Charles A. Smith  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George A. Ross  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John D. Sperry  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,543 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18505(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:51 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 1,338 52.62% +133 Loser:
IND
 1,205 47.38% W.H. Owens
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 38
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18737(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,064 Votes: 3,121 Participation: 76.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19023(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 2/2 1,173 38.18% -726 Winner:
CONS
 1,899 61.82% Charles E. Kaulbach
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,245 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17836(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:37 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 1,539 58.67% +344 Loser:
LC
 1,195 45.56% Charles A. Smith
After his election:
3 Aug 1882 47
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17843(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,605 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17861(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 1,924 58.25% +449 Loser:
LC
 1,475 44.66% Charles A. Smith

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,006 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17884(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 2/4 2,033 50.79% +73 Loser:
LC
 1,960 48.96% James A. McLean

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,484 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17907(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 2/4 2,602 54.87% +469 Loser:
LC
 2,133 44.98% James A. McLean

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,114 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17935(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 2/4 2,514 49.71% +2 Loser:
LC
 2,512 49.67% A.J. Wolff

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,382 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17957(F) — 6 Feb 2022 22:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 2,923 56.31% Alexander K. Maclean

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Charles Edward Church, M.P., Senator		 02 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Charles Edward Church, député, sénateur		 02 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Church, Charles Edward (p. 35)		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Edward Church		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 15:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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