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♂ Arthur D. Foster
aliasArthur D. Foster
Record
20656 · 6906

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 17 May 1886 → 137 years + 11 months ago
Lived 52 years + 9 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 25 years + 4 months
Death 2 March 1939 → 85 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 5 months after 13 September 1926
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 4 5 16

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick W. Borden  m 
⊖ Ernest W. Robinson  m 
 		 ⊖ James L. Ilsley  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,797 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21062(F) — 23 Jan 2022 16:17 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
25
CONS
 1/2 2,474 51.57% +151 Loser:
LIB
 2,323 48.43% Frederick W. Borden
After his election:
24 Apr 1915 28
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 3 years 7 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,465 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21320(F) — 2 Jul 2023 09:45 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
31		 Successor:
UNIO
 3,941 60.96% Robert L. Borden
Eligible: 24,978 Votes: 19,278 Participation: 77.18% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21851(F) — 16 Apr 2024 21:08 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
39
LC
 1/2 10,168 52.74% +1,058 Loser:
LIB
 9,110 47.26% Ernest W. Robinson
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 40
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 24,978 Votes: 20,442 Participation: 81.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22105(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
LC
 2/2 10,181 49.80% -80 Winner:
LIB
 10,261 50.20% James L. Ilsley
Eligible: 24,171 Votes: 21,006 Participation: 86.91% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Nova Scotia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22379(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
44
LC
 2/2 9,947 47.35% -1,112 Winner:
LIB
 11,059 52.65% James L. Ilsley

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur de Witt Foster		 06 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur de Witt Foster		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Arthur de Witt Foster		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 21:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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