Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Fleming B. McCurdy
aliasFleming B. McCurdy
Record
40876 · 6909

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 17 February 1875 → 149 years + 2 months ago
Lived 77 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 7 months
Death 29 August 1952 → 71 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 8 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
Fleming B. McCurdy (1875–1952)
© Photo 1917 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
Benjamin F. Pearson (1855–1912) Father-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 0 5

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 13 1 Minister 45–46 13 Jul 1920 — 28 Dec 1921 1 5 15
 1. Public Works

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
William S. Fielding  m 
 
Harold Putnam  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,207 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12
Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21067(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
36
CONS
1/2 2,678 51.43% +149 Loser:
LIB
2,529 48.57% William S. Fielding

Service:
6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13
Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21313(F) — 5 Jul 2023 16:52 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
UNIO
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 45
UNIO
NLCP
Changed allegiance (remained in government)
13 Jul 1920 45
NLCP
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 6 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,512 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13
Nova Scotia
20 September 1920
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NLCP  Majority
ID: 21517(F) — 28 Aug 2023 21:00 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NALI
1/2 6,478 56.27% +1,444 Loser:
LAFA
5,034 43.73% Hugh A. Dickson

Service:
1 year 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,450 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14
Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21576(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
NLCP
2/2 5,562 48.58% -326 Winner:
LIB
5,888 51.42% Harold Putnam

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
James Granville Fleming, Macleans (1 January 1914), The Rise of McCurdy M.P.
09 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, P.C., M.P.
09 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, C.P., député
09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Fleming Blanchard McCurdy
09 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Fleming Blanchard McCurdy
09 Mar 2024


© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 13:09 (but data presented dynamically)