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♂ Hanson T. Dowell
aliasHanson T. Dowell
Record
16817 · 10223

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Birth 14 September 1906 → 117 years + 7 months ago
Lived 94 years
First mandate 7 June 1960 → 63 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 8 months
Death 23 September 2000 → 23 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 11 months after 7 October 1963
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 3 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Henry D. Hicks  m 
 		 ⊖ John D. McKenzie  m 
 
Eligible: 10,538 Votes: 7,104 Participation: 67.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18181(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
LC
 2/2 2,790 39.40% -1,502 Winner:
LIB
 4,292 60.60% John D. McKenzie
Eligible: 6,331 Votes: 5,505 Participation: 86.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18347(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:49 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
PC
 1/3 2,666 48.69% +8 Loser:
LIB
 2,658 48.55% Henry D. Hicks

Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,286 Votes: 5,277 Participation: 83.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18389(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
PC
 2,962 56.40% John I. Marshall

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Dowell, Hanson T. (p. 62)		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hanson Dowell		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 22:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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