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♂ Wilbert D. Dimock
aliasWilbert D. Dimock
Record
16124 · 6803

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Total 3 1 4
Birth 27 November 1846 → 177 years + 5 months ago
Lived 83 years + 8 months
First mandate 15 March 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 47 years + 3 months
Death 23 August 1930 → 93 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 7 months after 19 January 1897
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 0 6 27
Nova Scotia 2 0 28 Z
TOTAL 2 7 25

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick A. Laurence  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas G. McMullen  m 
 		 ⊖ Firman McClure  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,555 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17898(F) — 6 Feb 2022 20:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LC
 1/4 1,955 51.75% +65 Loser:
LC
 1,890 50.03% Israel Longworth
After his election:
28 Dec 1894 48
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
30 January 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17915(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
15 May 1896 49
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 3 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,789 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20051(F) — 22 Jan 2022 20:47 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 2,483 51.85% +177 Loser:
LIB
 2,306 48.15% Firman McClure
After his election:
19 Jan 1897 50
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 6 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,114 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17919(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:38 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 2,233 54.28% Firman McClure
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,694 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20251(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 2,350 50.06% Firman McClure
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,247 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17926(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:16 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
50
LC
 3/4 2,286 49.44% -72 Winner:
LIB
 2,358 50.99% Frederick A. Laurence

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Wilbert David Dimock, M.P.		 05 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Wilbert David Dimock, député		 05 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Dimock, Wilbert David (p. 58)		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Wilbert David Dimock		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 19:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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