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♂ Stewart W. Proudfoot
aliasStewart W. Proudfoot
Record
50895 · 10311

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 31 July 1908 → 115 years + 8 months ago
Lived 77 years + 10 months
First mandate 9 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 10 months
Death 26 June 1986 → 37 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 7 months after 29 October 1956
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 7 4 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Harvey A. Veniot  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 6,234 Votes: 5,147 Participation: 82.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18266(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 2,817 55.04% +516 Loser:
PC
 2,301 44.96% Donald R. Gilchrist

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,109 Votes: 5,283 Participation: 86.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18296(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 2,628 50.09% +9 Loser:
PC
 2,619 49.91% Harvey A. Veniot

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,917 Votes: 5,225 Participation: 88.30% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18331(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 2,556 49.15% -88 Winner:
PC
 2,644 50.85% Harvey A. Veniot

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Proudfoot, Stewart William (p. 180)		 16 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Stewart W. Proudfoot		 16 Oct 2023

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