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♂ Charles E. Tanner
aliasCharles E. Tanner
Record
60112 · 8490

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 5 4 9
Total 5 5 10
Birth 7 October 1857 → 166 years + 6 months ago
Lived 88 years + 3 months
First mandate 15 March 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 36 years + 5 months
Death 13 January 1946 → 78 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 6 months after 19 June 1916
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
Nova Scotia 15 10 9 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 33–34
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 43–50 02 Oct 1901 — 15 Sep 1908 6 11 13
2. NS 33
LC
 1 Party leader 46–50 27 Sep 1904 — 15 Sep 1908 3 11 19
3. NS 35
LC
 2 Opposition Leader 53–58 14 Jun 1911 — 19 Jun 1916 5 0 5
4. NS 35
LC
 2 Party leader 54–58 03 Jan 1912 — 30 Jun 1916 4 5 27

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
11 documented challengers
⊖ John M. Baillie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Matthew H. Fitzpatrick  m 
⊖ Alexander Grant  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert H. MacKay  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Robert M. McGregor  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John M. Yorston  m 
 		 ⊖ William Cameron  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Robert H. Graham  m 
⊖ Edward M. Macdonald  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ James D. McGregor  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George G. Patterson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,992 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17885(F) — 9 Aug 2023 17:41 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
LC
 4/6 2,835 50.05% -48 Winner:
LC
 2,883 50.90% Alexander Grant
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,147 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17908(F) — 9 Aug 2023 17:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LC
 2/6 3,236 53.50% +244 Loser:
LIB
 2,992 49.46% James D. McGregor

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,042 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17936(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LC
 5/6 3,289 49.23% -25 Winner:
LC
 3,314 49.60% Matthew H. Fitzpatrick
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
5 December 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17943(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
43
LC
 2/2 By acclamation

Service: 9 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,968 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17958(F) — 6 Feb 2022 22:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LC
 3/6 3,186 53.20% +29 Loser:
LIB
 3,157 52.71% Robert Dewar

Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,896 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17989(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
LC
 1/6 3,983 54.57% +437 Loser:
LIB
 3,546 48.58% George G. Patterson
After his election:
15 Sep 1908 50
LC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,859 Votes: 8,458 Participation: 77.89% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20827(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 4,037 48.21% -299 Winner:
LIB
 4,336 51.79% Edward M. Macdonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,501 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
16 February 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17998(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
51
LC
 2/2 3,673 48.97% -155 Winner:
LIB
 3,828 51.03% Robert H. MacKay
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,595 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18018(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:20 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
LC
 2/7 3,788 50.29% +197 Loser:
LC
 3,591 47.68% John M. Baillie

Service: 5 years 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,758 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18042(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
58
LC
 5/7 4,165 48.51% -144 Winner:
LIB
 4,309 50.19% Robert H. MacKay

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Charles Elliott Tanner		 10 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Charles Elliott Tanner		 10 Sep 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Tanner, Charles Elliott (p. 213)		 10 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Elliott Tanner		 10 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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