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♂ E. Keith Potter
aliasE. Keith Potter
Record
50357 · 10414

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Birth 27 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
Lived 68 years + 4 months
First mandate 9 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 8 months
Death 20 February 1980 → 44 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 8 months after 25 May 1953
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 11 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Victor G. Cardoza  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,980 Votes: 5,587 Participation: 80.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18244(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 1/2 2,830 50.74% +82 Loser:
LIB
 2,748 49.26% Blanchard S. Morrell

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,708 Votes: 5,304 Participation: 79.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18282(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
LIB
 2,770 52.40% Victor G. Cardoza
Eligible: 6,521 Votes: 5,403 Participation: 82.86% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18361(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
PC
 2/3 2,593 48.15% -58 Winner:
LIB
 2,651 49.23% Victor G. Cardoza

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Potter, Everett Keith (p. 178)		 16 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
E. Keith Potter		 16 Oct 2023

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