Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas B. Flint
aliasThomas B. Flint
Record
20157 · 6781

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Canada 3 1 4
Nova Scotia 0 2 2
Total 3 3 6
Birth 28 April 1847 → 177 years ago
Lived 71 years + 11 months
First mandate 5 March 1891 → 133 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 43 years + 10 months
Death 8 April 1919 → 105 years ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 4 months after 11 November 1902
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 11 8 4

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
Thomas E. Corning  m  (2 runoffs)
Frank Killam  m 
John K. Ryerson  m 
 
Albert Gayton  m 
Joseph R. Kinney  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,009 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25
Nova Scotia
16 October 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17525(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
25
LC
2/2 1,004 49.98% -1 Winner:
LIB
1,005 50.02% John K. Ryerson
Eligible: 3,300 Votes: 2,173 Participation: 65.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4
Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19029(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
LIB
2/2 802 37.39% -541 Winner:
LIB
1,343 62.61% Frank Killam
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
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
35
LIB
3/3 876 51.17% -327 Winner:
LC
1,203 70.27% Thomas E. Corning
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
→ New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
1/2 1,732 59.95% +575 Loser:
LIB
1,157 40.05% Joseph R. Kinney

Service:
5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,836 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8
Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20065(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
1/2 1,640 57.83% +444 Loser:
CONS
1,196 42.17% Jacob Bingay

Service:
4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,291 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20320(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:32 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
1/2 1,756 53.36% +221 Loser:
CONS
1,535 46.64% Thomas E. Corning
After his election:
11 Nov 1902 55
LIB
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,284 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Nova Scotia
3 December 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20504(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55
Successor:
LIB
2,076 63.22% Bowman B. Law

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Barnard Flint, M.P.
06 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Barnard Flint, député
06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Barnard Flint
06 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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