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♂ Edgar K. Spinney
aliasEdgar K. Spinney
Record
58257 · 6915

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 26 January 1851 → 173 years + 3 months ago
Lived 75 years + 3 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 66 years + 10 months
Death 13 May 1926 → 97 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 5 months after 5 December 1921
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 18

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 13
NLCP
 1 Minister 69–70 13 Jul 1920 — 28 Dec 1921 1 5 15
 1. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph William (Willie) Comeau  m 
 		 ⊖ Paul L. Hatfield  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,910 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21326(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
66
UNIO
 1/2 4,463 56.42% +1,016 Loser:
LL
 3,447 43.58% Joseph William (Willie) Comeau

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,773 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21587(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
70
NLCP
 2/2 5,608 43.91% -1,557 Winner:
LIB
 7,165 56.09% Paul L. Hatfield
Eligible: 18,224 Votes: 13,036 Participation: 71.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21857(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:52 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
74
LC
 2/2 6,327 48.53% -382 Winner:
LIB
 6,709 51.47% Paul L. Hatfield

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edgar Keith Spinney, P.C., M.P.		 23 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edgar Keith Spinney, C.P., député		 23 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Edgar Keith Spinney		 23 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Edgar Keith Spinney		 23 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Oct 2023 20:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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