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♂ Robert E. Finn
aliasRobert E. Finn
Record
19835 · 6979

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Nova Scotia 4 1 5
Total 6 3 9
Birth 10 June 1877 → 146 years + 10 months ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 30 June 1906 → 117 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 29 years
Death 23 February 1951 → 73 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 10 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 4 4
Nova Scotia 14 4 3 Z
TOTAL 21 8 8

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
14 documented challengers
⊖ Henry G. Bauld  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Adam D. Burris  m 
⊖ Richard A. Donahoe  m 
⊖ George E. Faulkner  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Fulton J. Logan  m 
⊖ Hector McInnes  m 
⊖ George H. Murphy  m 
 		 ⊖ William A. Black  m 
⊖ John L. Connolly  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John B. Douglas  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Gordon B. Isnor  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William C. Macdonald  m 
⊖ David McPherson  m 
⊖ Felix P. Quinn  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,856 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17984(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LIB
 3/6 5,372 55.85% +949 Loser:
LC
 4,423 45.98% G.M. Campbell

Service: 4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 34,622 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18013(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 3/7 5,836 50.57% +649 Loser:
LC
 5,187 44.94% Frederick P. Bligh

Service: 5 years 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 65,039 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 10
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18037(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 3/10 6,703 51.53% +316 Loser:
LC
 6,387 49.10% John W. Regan

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 65,463 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 15
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18056(F) — 6 Oct 2022 08:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 2/15 6,285 48.00% +2,240 Loser:
LC
 4,045 30.89% John B. Archibald
After his election:
5 Nov 1920 43
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,873 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
4 December 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21777(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 8,668 54.61% +3,872 Loser:
LC
 4,796 30.21% John J. Power

Service: 2 years 10 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
16 January 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18069(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Walter J.A. O'Hearn
Eligible: 48,908 Votes: 58,216 Participation: 59.52% Candidacies: 4
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21850(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:45 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 4/4 10,609 36.45% -7,387 Winner:
LC
 17,996 61.82% Felix P. Quinn
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,780 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
21 January 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18118(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 12,826 41.67% -5,128 Winner:
LC
 17,954 58.33% George H. Murphy
Eligible: 60,503 Votes: 85,742 Participation: 70.86% Candidacies: 6
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22650(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
58
LIB
 2/6 23,312 54.38% +9,688 Loser:
LC
 13,624 31.78% Robert D. Guildford

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,422 Votes: 88,576 Participation: 64.73% Candidacies: 6
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22927(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
ILIB
 5/6 9,217 20.81% -10,181 Winner:
LIB
 19,398 43.80% Gordon B. Isnor

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Emmett Finn, K.C., M.P.		 06 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Emmett Finn, C.R., député		 06 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Finn, Robert Emmett. (p. 70)		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Emmett Finn		 06 Aug 2023

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