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♂ John W. Laurie
aliasJohn W. Laurie
Record
34437 · 5997

Church of Scotland   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 1 October 1835 → 188 years + 7 months ago
Lived 76 years + 7 months
First mandate 15 December 1887 → 136 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 2 months
Death 19 May 1912 → 111 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 2 months after 4 March 1891
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 3 1 11

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick T. Congdon  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas Robertson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,354 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19427(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:51 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 1,160 49.28% -34 Winner:
LIB
 1,194 50.72% Thomas Robertson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,158 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
15 December 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19693(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:34 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
CONS
 1/2 1,083 50.19% +8 Loser:
LIB
 1,075 49.81% Thomas Robertson
After his election:
15 Sep 1888 52
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 October 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19717(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CONS
 1/2 987 50.28% +11 Loser:
IND
 976 49.72% Frederick T. Congdon

Service: 2 years 4 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,757 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19775(F) — 28 Nov 2021 18:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LC
 1,388 50.34% Nathaniel W. White

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Wimburne Laurie, M.P.		 20 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Wimburne Laurie, député		 20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Laurie (soldier)		 20 Aug 2023

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

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