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♂ John L. Bethune
aliasJohn L. Bethune
Record
4642 · 6813

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Total 4 1 5
Birth 9 March 1850 → 174 years + 1 month ago
Lived 63 years + 6 months
First mandate 15 June 1886 → 137 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 3 months
Death 27 September 1913 → 110 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 10 months after 6 November 1900
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 4 13
Nova Scotia 9 11 15 Z
TOTAL 14 3 28

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Angus A. Buchanan  m 
⊖ John A. Morrison  m 
⊖ George H. Murray  m 
 		 ⊖ John A. Fraser  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John G. Morrison  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,913 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17866(F) — 12 Jul 2023 08:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
IND
 1/6 779 53.47% +316 Loser:
LC
 463 31.78% Murdoch McLeod
After his election:
1 Sep 1886 36
IND
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,268 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17889(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LC
 2/5 846 51.77% +111 Loser:
LC
 735 44.98% Murdoch McLeod

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,214 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17912(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/5 911 56.69% +163 Loser:
LIB
 748 46.55% John A. Fraser
After his election:
1 Jun 1896 46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,926 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20064(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 1,049 54.47% +172 Loser:
LIB
 877 45.53% S.C. Campbell

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17923(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:19 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. George H. Murray
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,857 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20319(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 1,072 57.73% William Ross
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,694 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18022(F) — 7 Feb 2022 15:08 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
61
LC
 3/4 696 37.68% -428 Winner:
LIB
 1,124 60.86% Angus A. Buchanan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Lemuel Bethune, M.P.		 27 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Lemuel Bethune, député		 27 Jul 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Bethune, John Lemuel (p. 14)		 27 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Lemuel Bethune		 27 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Jul 2023 21:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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