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♂ Joseph A. Gillies
aliasJoseph A. Gillies
Record
23052 · 6779

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Birth 17 September 1849 → 174 years + 7 months ago
Lived 71 years + 9 months
First mandate 5 March 1891 → 133 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 41 years + 5 months
Death 7 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 8 months after 6 November 1900
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 9 7 0

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Duncan Finlayson  m 
⊖ George W. Kyte  m 
⊖ Henry N. Paint  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Edmund P. Flynn  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph Matheson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,282 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19774(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:35 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
 1/3 857 37.55% +102 Loser:
CONS
 755 33.09% Henry N. Paint
After his election:
21 Dec 1891 42
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
21 January 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19943(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 5 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,134 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20062(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 1,078 50.52% +22 Loser:
LIB
 1,056 49.48% Edmund P. Flynn

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,932 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20317(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 840 43.48% -252 Winner:
LIB
 1,092 56.52% Joseph Matheson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,158 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20566(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 2/3 868 40.22% -402 Winner:
LIB
 1,270 58.85% Duncan Finlayson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,251 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21066(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
62
CONS
 2/2 983 43.67% -285 Winner:
LIB
 1,268 56.33% George W. Kyte

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Alexander Gillies, M.P.		 17 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Alexander Gillies, député		 17 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Alexander Gillies		 17 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Sep 2023 14:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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