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♂ Thomas McKay
aliasThomas McKay
Record
41652 · 5211

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 8 January 1839 → 185 years + 3 months ago
Lived 73 years
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 35 years
Death 13 January 1912 → 112 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 7 months after 23 May 1881
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 7 2 26

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Frederick M. Pearson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,707 Votes: 2,742 Participation: 73.97% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18729(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:41 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LC
 1/2 1,429 52.12% +116 Loser:
LIB
 1,313 47.88% Frederick M. Pearson
After his election:
14 Nov 1874 35
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,707 Votes: 2,769 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18931(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LC
 1/2 1,818 65.66% +867 Loser:
IND
 951 34.34% Alex C. Page

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,914 Votes: 3,349 Participation: 85.56% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19015(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LC
 1/2 1,829 55.73% +376 Loser:
IND
 1,453 44.27% Alex C. Page
After his election:
23 May 1881 42
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 8 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,914 Votes: 3,176 Participation: 81.14% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
18 June 1881
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19634(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
CONS
 1,802 56.74% Archibald W. McLelan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas McKay, M.P.		 31 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas McKay, député		 31 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas McKay (Canadian politician)		 31 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Aug 2023 18:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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