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♂ Obediah P. Goucher
aliasObediah P. Goucher
Record
23826 · 10217

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 2 4
Birth 2 February 1865 → 159 years + 2 months ago
Lived 82 years + 4 months
First mandate 25 June 1925 → 98 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 4 months
Death 12 June 1947 → 76 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 9 months after 21 August 1933
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 8 1 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Orlando T. Daniels  m 
⊖ Harry T. MacKenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Frank R. Elliott  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John D. McKenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,158 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18030(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
51
LC
 3/4 2,020 49.52% -57 Winner:
LIB
 2,077 50.92% Frank R. Elliott
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,700 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18072(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
60
LC
 1/4 4,331 58.93% +1,166 Loser:
LIB
 3,165 43.06% Frank R. Elliott

Service: 3 years 3 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,245 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18099(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LC
 1/4 3,689 51.79% +228 Loser:
LIB
 3,461 48.59% Daniel Owen

Service: 4 years 10 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,077 Votes: 8,959 Participation: 88.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18119(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
68
LC
 2/2 3,967 44.65% -950 Winner:
LIB
 4,917 55.35% John D. McKenzie

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Goucher, Obediah Parker (p. 84)		 09 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Obediah Parker Goucher		 09 Aug 2023

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