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♂ Duncan Finlayson
aliasDuncan Finlayson
Record
19819 · 6870

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Total 3 0 3
Birth 12 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
Lived 58 years
First mandate 20 April 1897 → 127 years + 8 days ago
↳ at age 29 years + 7 months
Death 25 September 1925 → 98 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 11 months after 25 October 1908
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 3 11 21
Nova Scotia 7 5 19 Z
TOTAL 11 5 10

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph A. Gillies  m 
⊖ Felix Landry  m 
⊖ Henry N. Paint  m 
 		 ⊖ Simon Joyce  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Morrison  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,704 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17938(F) — 14 Oct 2023 17:02 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LIB
 1/4 1,034 55.83% +124 Loser:
LC
 910 49.14% John Morrison

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,147 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17960(F) — 6 Feb 2022 22:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/4 1,090 69.25% +528 Loser:
LC
 562 35.71% D.G. Stewart
After his election:
10 Oct 1904 37
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,158 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20566(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/3 1,270 58.85% +402 Loser:
CONS
 868 40.22% Joseph A. Gillies

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,928 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
15 December 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17975(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
LIB
 1,077 55.86% Charles P. Bissett
Eligible: 3,344 Votes: 2,346 Participation: 70.16% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20828(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
LIB
 1,279 55.18% George W. Kyte

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Duncan Finlayson		 06 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Duncan Finlayson		 06 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Finlayson, Duncan (p. 70)		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Duncan Finlayson		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 16:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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