Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → Angus McLennan

♂ Angus McLennan
aliasAngus McLennan
Record
42126 · 6810

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Nova Scotia 1 2 3
Total 4 3 7
Birth 3 May 1844 → 179 years + 11 months ago
Lived 64 years + 3 months
First mandate 11 January 1883 → 141 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 8 months
Death 27 August 1908 → 115 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John A. Walker (1890–1977) Son-in-law
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 2 1
Nova Scotia 3 5 3 Z
TOTAL 15 7 4

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Hugh Cameron  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Duncan J. Campbell  m 
⊖ John H. Jamieson  m 
⊖ Samuel McDonnell  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander Campbell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander W. Chisholm  m 
⊖ John MacKinnon  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Daniel McNeil  m 
 
Eligible: 3,824 Votes: 3,198 Participation: 83.63% Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19021(F) — 17 Nov 2023 13:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 3/3 739 23.11% -545 Winner:
LIB
 1,284 40.15% Samuel McDonnell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,616 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17834(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:32 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
LC
 3/4 1,387 49.39% -48 Winner:
LIB
 1,435 51.10% Duncan J. Campbell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,538 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
11 January 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17847(F) — 12 Jul 2023 08:52 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LC
 1/2 838 54.49% +138 Loser:
LIB
 700 45.51% Samuel MacDonnell
After his election:
1 Feb 1883 38
LC
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 5 months 4 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,955 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17859(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:31 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
LIB
 3/4 1,363 45.77% -401 Winner:
LIB
 1,764 59.23% Daniel McNeil
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,945 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20057(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 1,676 42.48% +144 Loser:
CONS
 1,532 38.83% Hugh Cameron

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,346 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20313(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 2,702 62.17% +1,058 Loser:
CONS
 1,644 37.83% Hugh Cameron

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,317 Votes: 5,144 Participation: 70.30% Candidacies: 3
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20562(F) — 8 Oct 2023 20:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/3 1,963 38.48% +310 Loser:
IND
 1,653 32.41% Alexander W. Chisholm
After his election:
27 Aug 1908 64
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 9 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,218 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20823(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 3,381 64.79% Alexander W. Chisholm

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Angus McLennan, M.P.		 27 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Angus McLennan, député		 27 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McLennan, Angus (p. 144)		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Angus MacLennan		 27 Aug 2023

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Aug 2023 08:12 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.