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♂ Paul W. Dawson
aliasPaul W. Dawson
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 1 3 4
Birth c. April 1945 → 79 years ago
Lived ± 60 years
First mandate 12 October 1982 → 41 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 37 years
Death 3 April 2005 → 19 years ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 5 months after 12 October 1987
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 4 11 30 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ John B. McKay  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Arch C. Pafford  m 
 
Eligible: 8,211 Votes: 7,273 Participation: 88.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 New Brunswick
12 October 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1773(F) — 21 Mar 2024 20:33 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±37
PC
 1/3 3,461 47.87% +473 Loser:
LIB
 2,988 41.33% John B. McKay

Service: 5 years (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,588 Votes: 7,707 Participation: 89.74% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 New Brunswick
13 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1715(F) — 21 Mar 2024 20:33 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±42
PC
 2/3 3,334 43.48% -786 Winner:
LIB
 4,120 53.73% John B. McKay
Eligible: 8,947 Votes: 7,759 Participation: 86.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
52		 New Brunswick
23 September 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1655(F) — 21 Mar 2024 20:33 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±46
PC
 2/4 2,573 33.32% -10 Winner:
LIB
 2,583 33.45% John B. McKay
Eligible: 10,210 Votes: 8,292 Participation: 81.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 New Brunswick
11 September 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 620(F) — 21 Mar 2024 20:33 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±50
PC
 2/3 3,803 46.17% -278 Winner:
LIB
 4,081 49.54% John B. McKay

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
MesAieux.com, Avis de décès de Paul Dawson		 21 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Paul Dawson (politician)		 21 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Mar 2024 20:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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