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♂ Gordon S. Cowan
aliasGordon S. Cowan
Record
13124 · 10507

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 2 3
Birth 19 May 1911 → 112 years + 11 months ago
Lived 77 years
First mandate 30 October 1956 → 67 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 5 months
Death 11 June 1988 → 35 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 5 days after 6 June 1960
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 3 7 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Donald M. Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 14,624 Votes: 10,763 Participation: 73.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18319(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 5,642 52.91% +620 Loser:
PC
 5,022 47.09% David Milsom

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,671 Votes: 10,288 Participation: 75.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18363(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/3 4,651 45.38% -270 Winner:
PC
 4,921 48.01% Donald M. Smith
Eligible: 12,702 Votes: 9,494 Participation: 74.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18405(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 3,875 41.43% -1,603 Winner:
PC
 5,478 58.57% Donald M. Smith

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Cowan, Gordon Stewart (p. 41)		  2 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gordon S. Cowan		  2 Aug 2023

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