Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Arthur Samuel Kendall
aliasArthur Kendall
Record
31325 · 6838

Protestant     1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
Canada 1 1 2
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Total 4 2 6
Birth 25 March 1861 → 163 years + 2 months ago
Lived 83 years + 3 months
First mandate 20 April 1897 → 127 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 36 years
Death 18 July 1944 → 79 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 1 month after 13 June 1911
Special notes
None
 
Arthur Samuel Kendall (1861–1944)
© Photo 1903 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
Henry E. Kendall (1864–1949) Brother  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve
Mun./Co. Council Sydney, Nova Scotia (1888)
School Board
Blank/Vide

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 11 25
Nova Scotia 9 11 11 Z
TOTAL 13 11 6

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
10 documented challengers
Robert H. Butts  m  (2 runoffs)
John C. Douglas  m 
Alexander Johnston  m  (2 runoffs)
John McCormick  m 
Joseph McPherson  m 
 
William F. Carroll  m 
Neil J. Gillis  m 
William MacKay  m 
Hector F. McDougall  m  (2 runoffs)
Sir Charles Tupper  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,201 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
8
Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20050(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:26 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
3/4 2,813 46.11% -617 Winner:
LC
3,430 56.22% Hector F. McDougall
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,624 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32
Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17927(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:43 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
1/4 3,705 58.70% +1,014 Loser:
LC
2,691 42.63% John McCormick
After his election:
15 Oct 1900 39
LIB
Vac.
Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 5 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,088 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
9
Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20306(F) — 29 Nov 2021 07:29 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
2/4 3,890 51.56% +218 Loser:
CONS
3,672 48.67% Charles Tupper

Service:
3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,279 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32
Nova Scotia
12 December 1900
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17944(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39
Successor:
LIB
3,161 56.05% Neil J. Gillis
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,146 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10
Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20568(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:46 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43
Successor:
LIB
2,583 50.63% Daniel D. McKenzie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,350 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33
Nova Scotia
15 December 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17971(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
43
LIB
1/2 4,270 67.24% +2,190 Loser:
LC
2,080 32.76% James Boyd

Service:
1 year 6 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,601 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34
Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17980(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:09 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
1/4 5,225 53.31% +448 Loser:
LC
4,777 48.74% James W. Madden

Service:
4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24,954 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35
Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18009(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:18 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
3/5 5,987 47.98% -259 Winner:
LC
6,246 50.06% Robert H. Butts

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Samuel Kendall, M.P.
 8 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Samuel Kendall, député
 8 May 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Kendall, Arthur Samuel (p. 107)
 8 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Samuel Kendall
 8 May 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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