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♂ John A. Dawson
aliasJohn A. Dawson
Record
14741 · 5214

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth c. 1826 → 198 years ago
Lived ± 76 years
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age ± 48 years
Death 31 October 1902 → 121 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 1 month after 16 September 1878
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 4 7 24

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ James W. Carmichael  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James McDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles H. Tupper  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert Doull  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John McDougald  m 
 
Eligible: 5,001 Votes: 8,535 Participation: 85.33% Candidacies: 4
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18738(F) — 28 Nov 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±48
LIB
 2/4 2,124 49.77% +1 Loser:
LC
 2,123 49.74% Robert Doull

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,748 Votes: 10,239 Participation: 89.07% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19024(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±52
LIB
 4/4 2,378 46.45% -303 Winner:
LC
 2,681 52.36% Robert Doull
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,107 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19220(F) — 4 Sep 2022 20:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
±56
LIB
 4/4 2,320 45.90% -361 Winner:
CONS
 2,681 53.05% Charles H. Tupper

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John A. Dawson, M.P.		 05 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John A. Dawson, député		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John A. Dawson (Canadian politician)		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 11:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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