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♂ Alexander W. Chisholm
aliasAlexander W. Chisholm
Record
10863 · 6890

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 24 January 1869 → 155 years + 3 months ago
Lived 70 years + 3 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 9 months
Death 4 May 1939 → 84 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 6 months after 28 October 1925
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 16 11 29

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Jamieson  m 
⊖ Angus McLennan  m 
 		 ⊖ Isaac D. MacDougall  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
IND
 2/3 1,653 32.41% -310 Winner:
LIB
 1,963 38.48% Angus McLennan
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 3,381 64.79% +1,544 Loser:
CONS
 1,837 35.21% Roderick C. McLeod

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,976 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21061(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 2,928 58.84% +1,008 Loser:
CONS
 1,920 38.59% Thomas Gallant

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,802 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21319(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LL
 1/2 3,544 61.08% +1,286 Loser:
UNIO
 2,258 38.92% Thomas Gallant

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,778 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21581(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 4,650 52.97% +522 Loser:
PROG
 4,128 47.03% Isaac D. MacDougall

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,920 Votes: 8,837 Participation: 68.40% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21852(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:47 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/2 3,807 43.08% -1,223 Winner:
LC
 5,030 56.92% Isaac D. MacDougall

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander William Chisholm		 02 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander William Chisholm		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander William Chisholm (Canadian politician)		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 13:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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