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♂ Joseph R. Kinney
aliasJoseph R. Kinney
Record
31952 · 5900

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Total 2 2 4
Birth 15 April 1839 → 185 years ago
Lived 80 years + 6 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 5 months
Death 7 November 1919 → 104 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 8 months after 21 February 1887
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 8 2
Nova Scotia 3 9 1 Z
TOTAL 8 5 3

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas B. Flint  m 
⊖ Frank Killam  m 
 		 ⊖ Albert Gayton  m 
⊖ John Lovitt  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,716 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17821(F) — 12 Jul 2023 08:51 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 2/5 1,000 53.82% +331 Loser:
LC
 669 36.01% Bowman Corning
After his election:
1 Oct 1878 39
IND
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,107 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19225(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 1,204 57.14% +301 Loser:
LIB
 903 42.86% Frank Killam

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,423 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17842(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:39 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LC
 1,203 70.27% Thomas E. Corning
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,073 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19429(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 2/3 1,180 38.40% -692 Winner:
LIB
 1,872 60.92% John Lovitt
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,889 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19777(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 1,157 40.05% -575 Winner:
LIB
 1,732 59.95% Thomas B. Flint

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Robbins Kinney, M.P.		 20 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Robbins Kinney, député		 20 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Kinney, Joseph Robbins (p. 109)		 20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Robbins Kinney		 20 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Aug 2023 12:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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