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♂ Gordon Alfred Tidman
aliasGordon Tidman
Record
61266 · 4050

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth 21 August 1932
Age 91 years + 8 months
First mandate 30 May 1967 → 56 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 52 years + 8 months ago (1 September 1971)
Special notes
None
 

Gordon Alfred Tidman (1932– )
No image available
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 4 3 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Frank C. Bezanson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 9,658 Votes: 7,443 Participation: 77.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14267(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
PC
 1/3 3,619 48.98% +97 Loser:
LIB
 3,522 47.67% Frank C. Bezanson

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,556 Votes: 7,710 Participation: 73.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8623(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/3 3,735 48.95% 0 Loser:
LIB
 3,735 48.95% Frank C. Bezanson
After his election:
1 Sep 1971 39
PC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 10 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,788 Votes: 8,430 Participation: 78.14% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
16 November 1971
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14223(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
LIB
 4,350 51.93% Frank C. Bezanson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Tidman, Gordon Alfred (p. 216)		 18 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Tidman		 18 May 2024

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