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♂ Lorne J. Nicolson
aliasLorne J. Nicolson
Record
46222 · 13528

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 1 5
Birth 4 July 1936 → 87 years + 9 months ago
Lived 84 years + 7 months
First mandate 30 August 1972 → 51 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 1 month
Death 26 February 2021 → 3 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 4 months after 21 October 1986
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
British Columbia 14 1 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Wesley D. Black  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Howard L. Dirks  m 
 
Eligible: 14,977 Votes: 10,950 Participation: 73.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30038(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
NDP
 2/3 4,285 39.59% -1,564 Winner:
SC
 5,849 54.04% Wesley D. Black
Eligible: 17,300 Votes: 12,590 Participation: 72.77% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30086(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
NDP
 1/4 6,282 50.45% +1,883 Loser:
SC
 4,399 35.33% Wesley D. Black

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,205 Votes: 13,841 Participation: 72.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30136(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NDP
 1/2 7,718 56.46% +1,767 Loser:
SC
 5,951 43.54% George H. Coleman

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,058 Votes: 17,795 Participation: 77.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30186(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
NDP
 1/2 10,143 57.99% +2,794 Loser:
SC
 7,349 42.01% George H. Coleman

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,500 Votes: 19,688 Participation: 80.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35805(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
NDP
 1/3 10,511 54.04% +2,026 Loser:
SC
 8,485 43.62% Howard L. Dirks

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,888 Votes: 18,879 Participation: 82.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35857(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
SC
 8,897 48.09% Howard L. Dirks

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Lorne Nicolson		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 15:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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