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♂ Nelson E. Gaetz
aliasNelson E. Gaetz
Record
21522 · 10497

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 2 3
Birth 1 March 1907 → 117 years + 1 month ago
Lived 81 years + 1 month
First mandate 8 October 1963 → 60 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 7 months
Death 26 April 1988 → 36 years ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 10 months after 29 May 1967
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 3 7 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Duncan MacMillan  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 6,842 Votes: 5,555 Participation: 81.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18365(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
53
PC
 2/3 2,432 44.06% -355 Winner:
LIB
 2,787 50.49% Duncan MacMillan
Eligible: 7,405 Votes: 5,871 Participation: 79.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18407(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
PC
 1/2 3,061 52.62% +305 Loser:
LIB
 2,756 47.38% Duncan MacMillan

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,965 Votes: 8,600 Participation: 71.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14258(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
PC
 2/3 3,682 43.36% -519 Winner:
LIB
 4,201 49.48% Duncan MacMillan

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Gaetz, Nelson (p. 79)		 07 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Nelson Gaetz		 07 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Aug 2023 22:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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