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♂ William Chisholm
aliasWilliam Chisholm
Record
10905 · 6861

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Total 8 0 8
Birth 8 December 1870 → 153 years + 4 months ago
Lived 65 years + 4 months
First mandate 22 November 1905 → 118 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 11 months
Death 28 April 1936 → 88 years ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 8 months after 21 August 1933
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 10 6 4
Nova Scotia 17 1 11 Z
TOTAL 27 7 16

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 38–39
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 54–59 25 Jun 1925 — 30 Sep 1930 5 3 5
2. NS 38
LIB
 1 Party leader 54–59 17 Jul 1925 — 30 Sep 1930 5 2 13

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
7 documented challengers
⊖ John J. Cameron  m 
⊖ Angus J. MacGillivray  m 
⊖ Alexander S. MacMillan  m 
⊖ Frederick R. Trotter  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward L. Girroir  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John L. MacIsaac  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John S. O'Brien  m 
 
Eligible: 3,377 Votes: 2,415 Participation: 71.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
22 November 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20747(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 1,325 54.87% +235 Loser:
CONS
 1,090 45.13% Edward L. Girroir

Service: 2 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,423 Votes: 2,588 Participation: 75.61% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20815(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 1,291 50.39% +20 Loser:
CONS
 1,271 49.61% Edward L. Girroir

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,455 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21053(F) — 23 Jan 2022 16:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 1,468 59.80% +481 Loser:
CONS
 987 40.20% John J. Cameron
After his election:
30 May 1916 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 4 years 8 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,786 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18031(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 1,366 57.08% +199 Loser:
LC
 1,167 48.77% John S. O'Brien

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,450 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21311(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LL
 3,944 61.15% John H. Sinclair
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,294 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18050(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/4 2,059 56.46% +334 Loser:
LIB
 1,725 47.30% Alexander S. MacMillan
After his election:
30 Dec 1922 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 5 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
16 January 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18068(F) — 11 Oct 2022 23:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 5 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,626 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18073(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 2/4 2,267 52.56% +172 Loser:
LC
 2,095 48.57% Duncan S. Chisholm

Service: 3 years 3 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,555 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18100(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
LIB
 2/4 2,407 56.26% +482 Loser:
LC
 1,925 45.00% John F. McLellan

Service: 4 years 10 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,083 Votes: 5,447 Participation: 89.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18120(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
LIB
 2,951 54.32% John L. MacIsaac

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Chisholm, K.C., M.P.		 02 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Chisholm, C.R., député		 02 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Chisholm, William (p. 34)		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Chisholm (Nova Scotia politician)		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 14:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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