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♂ R. Clifford Levy
aliasR. Clifford Levy
Record
36127 · 10290

Baptist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 2 4 6
Total 2 5 7
Birth 19 October 1905 → 118 years + 6 months ago
Lived 65 years + 4 months
First mandate 26 May 1953 → 70 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 7 months
Death 4 March 1971 → 53 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 7 months after 24 July 1959
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Robert C. Levy (c. 1946–) Son  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 6 1 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Frank R. Davis  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. James Kinley  m 
⊖ Harley J. Spence  m 
 		 ⊖ Maurice E. Delory  m 
⊖ Gordon E. Romkey  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur L. Thurlow  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 28,079 Votes: 18,918 Participation: 67.37% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22930(F) — 25 Jan 2022 23:45 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
34
NATG
 2/3 7,845 41.47% -2,771 Winner:
LIB
 10,616 56.12% J. James Kinley
Eligible: 21,054 Votes: 21,708 Participation: 51.55% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18200(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
LC
 3/4 4,601 42.48% -1,687 Winner:
LIB
 6,288 58.06% Gordon E. Romkey
Eligible: 21,583 Votes: 25,191 Participation: 58.36% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18228(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
PC
 3/4 5,854 46.48% -985 Winner:
LIB
 6,839 54.30% Gordon E. Romkey
Eligible: 21,724 Votes: 30,482 Participation: 70.17% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18254(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
PC
 3/6 6,935 45.60% -210 Winner:
LIB
 7,145 46.98% Arthur L. Thurlow
Eligible: 21,464 Votes: 32,288 Participation: 75.21% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18293(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
PC
 2/6 8,727 54.15% +1,346 Loser:
LIB
 7,381 45.80% Gordon E. Romkey

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,383 Votes: 3,486 Participation: 79.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18344(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/2 1,887 54.44% +308 Loser:
LIB
 1,579 45.56% Kirk S. Hennigar
After his election:
24 Jul 1959 53
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 8 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,383 Votes: 3,655 Participation: 83.39% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1959
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18346(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
PC
 2,186 59.81% Maurice L. Zinck
Eligible: 7,924 Votes: 5,862 Participation: 73.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8626(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
64
PC
 2/2 2,717 46.82% -369 Winner:
LIB
 3,086 53.18% Maurice E. Delory

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Levy, Robert Clifford (p. 116)		 22 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
R. Clifford Levy		 22 Aug 2023

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