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♂ Arthur R. Dickey
aliasArthur R. Dickey
Record
16018 · 6013

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 18 August 1854 → 169 years + 8 months ago
Lived 45 years + 10 months
First mandate 13 July 1888 → 135 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 10 months
Death 3 July 1900 → 123 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 11 days after 22 June 1896
Special notes
None
 
Arthur R. Dickey (1854–1900)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Robert B. Dickey (1811–1903) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 8 8

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 40 21 Dec 1894 — 25 Mar 1895 0 3 4
2. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 40–41 26 Mar 1895 — 05 Jan 1896 0 9 10
3. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 41 15 Jan 1896 — 08 Jul 1896 0 5 23
 1. Secretary of State of Canada
 2. Militia and Defence
 3. Justice and Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Hance J. Logan  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,218 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
13 July 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19709(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:38 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
CONS
 1/2 2,491 59.06% +764 Loser:
IND
 1,727 40.94% C.R. Casey
After his election:
29 Nov 1888 34
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 4 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,910 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
26 December 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19720(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CONS
 1/2 2,479 63.40% +1,048 Loser:
IND
 1,431 36.60% Angus Elderkin

Service: 2 years 2 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,333 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19764(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CONS
 1/3 2,935 55.03% +840 Loser:
LIB
 2,095 39.28% D.S. Howard
After his election:
22 Dec 1891 37
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
30 January 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19949(F) — 30 Jan 2023 20:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
21 Dec 1894 40
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 10 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
15 January 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20008(F) — 11 Oct 2022 18:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,769 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20052(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
CONS
 2/2 3,307 48.86% -155 Winner:
LIB
 3,462 51.14% Hance J. Logan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Arthur Rupert Dickey, P.C., M.P.		 29 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Arthur Rupert Dickey, C.P., député		 29 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Rupert Dickey		 29 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Arthur Rupert Dickey		 29 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Feb 2024 11:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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