♂ Lauchlin D. Currie

Roman Catholic   
Record
13914 · 10431
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 63%
 
Canada 1 0 1
Nova Scotia 7 5 2
Total 8 5 3
Birth Death Lived Died in office
28 March 1893
(131 years ago)
4 February 1969
(55 years 2 months ago)
75 years 10 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Nova Scotia
Days years months days
5,884 16 1 9
Days years months days
5,884 16 1 9
Days years months days
0 0 0 0
Electoral history
→ 7 recorded electoral participations
→ 9 electoral path points
 
→ 6 documented challengers:
 
Douglas N. Brodie  m 
Robert H. Butts  m 
Daniel R. Cameron  m  (2 runoffs)
Finlay MacDonald  m 
James B. McLachlan  m  (3 runoffs)
W. Forman Waye  m 
 
Federal
Ass.: 15
Nova Scotia Cape Breton South
29 October 1925 Age:
32
Failed to enter Parliament
General 2/3 LIB 25.51% 4,510 of 17,678 Elig.: 26,946 Parti.: 65.61%
Winner > LC 54.03% 9,551 (+5,041) Finlay MacDonald  m  ( 58 )
ID: 21846(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:38 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 39
Nova Scotia Cape Breton East
1 October 1928 Age:
35
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General 3/6 LIB 37.47% 4,724 of 25,215 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Winner > LC 44.16% 5,568 (+844) Robert H. Butts  m  ( 57 )
ID: 18102(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:20 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 40
Nova Scotia Cape Breton East
22 August 1933 Age:
40
→ New to this legislature
General 1/4 LIB 39.21% 3,655 of 9,321 Elig.: 10,762 Parti.: 87.36%
Loser > LC 38.97% 3,632 (-23) Daniel R. Cameron  m  ( 48 )
ID: 18122(F) — 6 Oct 2022 15:13 ET Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 41
Nova Scotia Cape Breton East
20 June 1937 Age:
44
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 LIB 40.12% 4,172 of 10,400 Elig.: 12,285 Parti.: 85.23%
Loser > LAB 32.65% 3,396 (-776) William T. Mercer  m 
ID: 18150(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 4 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 42
Nova Scotia Cape Breton East
28 October 1941 Age:
48
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 2/2 LIB 39.44% 4,052 of 10,274 Elig.: 12,818 Parti.: 82.03%
Winner > CCF 60.56% 6,222 (+2,170) Douglas N. Brodie  m  ( 69 )
ID: 18184(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 42
Nova Scotia Richmond County
15 December 1941 Age:
48
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
By-Election 1/1 LIB 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 10,287 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 18207(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 3 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 43
Nova Scotia Richmond County
23 October 1945 Age:
52
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 76.66% 3,149 of 4,108 Elig.: 7,359 Parti.: 56.12%
Loser > PC 23.34% 959 (-2,190) F.A. Thurgood  m 
ID: 18231(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 3 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 44
Nova Scotia Richmond
9 June 1949 Age:
56
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 66.49% 3,254 of 4,894 Elig.: 6,635 Parti.: 74.32%
Loser > PC 33.51% 1,640 (-1,614) Donald W. Morrison  m 
  Post-Election...
22 November 1949 > ?? LIB Vac. Resigned: To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
ID: 18257(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:32 ET Service: 0 year 5 months 13 days (Gov't) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 44
Nova Scotia Richmond
20 December 1949 Age:
56
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
By-Election  
Successor > LIB 59.94% 2,708 of 4,518 Earl W. Urquhart  m  ( 28 )
ID: 18268(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
→ 2 online biographical references
 
Lg  Hyperlink  Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: Currie, Lauchlin Daniel (p. 45) 3 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia: Lauchlin Daniel Currie 3 Aug 2023
Rev.: 03 Aug 2023 @ 20:32 ET
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