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♂ Willard C. O'Brien
aliasWillard C. O'Brien
Record
46700 · 10385

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 15 December 1893 → 130 years + 4 months ago
Lived 87 years + 10 months
First mandate 30 October 1956 → 67 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 62 years + 10 months
Death 6 November 1981 → 42 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 30 days 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 6 11 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Raymond Z. Bourque  m 
⊖ George A. Burridge  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Eric H. Spinney  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William H. Brown  m 
⊖ George A. Snow  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 12,622 Votes: 18,320 Participation: 72.57% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18336(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
62
LIB
 1/4 5,438 59.52% +1,431 Loser:
PC
 4,007 43.85% William H. Brown

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,492 Votes: 19,677 Participation: 78.76% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18386(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/5 5,037 51.35% +226 Loser:
PC
 4,811 49.05% George A. Snow

Service: 3 years 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,983 Votes: 19,442 Participation: 74.87% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18428(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
69
LIB
 3/5 4,719 48.69% -165 Winner:
PC
 4,884 50.39% George A. Burridge

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
O'Brien, Willard Cleveland (p. 170)		 05 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Willard O'Brien		 05 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Sep 2023 12:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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