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♂ David James Hartigan
aliasDavid Hartigan
Record
26302 · 10120

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Nova Scotia 0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 8 November 1887 → 136 years + 7 months ago
Lived 64 years + 2 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 11 months
Death 16 January 1952 → 72 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 9 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
David James Hartigan (1887–1952)
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 10

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Robert H. Butts  m 
⊖ John C. Douglas  m 
⊖ Clarie Gillis  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James McLachlan  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel A. Cameron  m 
⊖ Neil Fergusson  m 
⊖ Finlay MacDonald  m 
⊖ Daniel W. Morrison  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 55,842 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18033(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:23 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
28
LIB
 5/9 6,764 48.45% -121 Winner:
LC
 6,885 49.32% Neil Fergusson
Eligible: 34,969 Votes: 28,137 Participation: 80.46% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22646(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 10,409 36.99% +3,054 Loser:
LC
 7,355 26.14% Finlay MacDonald

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,045 Votes: 32,665 Participation: 77.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22923(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 2/3 11,364 34.79% -218 Winner:
CCF
 11,582 35.46% Clarence Gillis
Eligible: 44,025 Votes: 35,364 Participation: 80.33% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23183(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 2/4 10,529 29.77% -6,046 Winner:
CCF
 16,575 46.87% Clarence Gillis

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
David James Hartigan		 17 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
David James Hartigan		 17 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
David James Hartigan		 17 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Jun 2024 18:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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