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♂ Hugh McLeod
aliasHugh McLeod
Record
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Church of Scotland   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 17 November 1842 → 181 years + 5 months ago
Lived 36 years + 8 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 10 months
Death 6 August 1879 → 144 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William M. McLeod (1854–1932) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 0 10 17

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Newton L. Mackay  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James C. McKeagney  m 
 		 ⊖ William McDonald  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,092 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18496(F) — 1 Sep 2023 17:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
29
LC
 3/4 932 45.55% -106 Winner:
CONS
 1,038 50.73% William McDonald
Eligible: 2,820 Votes: 3,495 Participation: 61.97% Candidacies: 3
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18728(F) — 1 Sep 2023 17:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
LC
 3/3 1,108 63.39% -28 Winner:
LIB
 1,136 64.99% Newton L. Mackay
Eligible: 3,702 Votes: 6,017 Participation: 81.27% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19014(F) — 1 Sep 2023 17:58 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LC
 1/4 2,056 68.33% +903 Loser:
LIB
 1,153 38.32% Newton L. Mackay
After his election:
5 Aug 1879 36
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 10 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,702 Votes: 2,759 Participation: 74.53% Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19612(F) — 28 Nov 2021 14:35 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
36		 Successor:
LC
 1,094 39.65% William M. McLeod

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Hugh McLeod		 01 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Hugh McLeod, M.P.		 01 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Hugh McLeod, député		 01 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hugh McLeod (politician)		 01 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Sep 2023 17:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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