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♂ George I. Smith
aliasGeorge I. Smith
Record
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United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 7 0 7
Birth 6 April 1909 → 115 years ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 9 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 2 months
Death 19 December 1982 → 41 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 8 months after 1 April 1974
Special notes
None
 
George I. Smith (1909–1982) 200x283
© Photo — Public domain
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 24 9 16 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 49
PC
 1 Party leader 58–61 09 Sep 1967 — 07 Mar 1971 3 5 26
2. NS 49
PC
 1 Premier 58–61 09 Sep 1967 — 12 Oct 1970 3 1 3
3. NS 50
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 61 13 Oct 1970 — 07 Mar 1971 0 4 22

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Robert F. McLellan  m 
⊖ Gerald C. Ritcey  m 
 		 ⊖ Gordon T. Purdy  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Robert L. Stanfield  m  (6 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 19,034 Votes: 30,053 Participation: 78.95% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18242(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
PC
 2/5 7,580 50.53% +612 Loser:
LIB
 6,968 46.45% W.J. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,613 Votes: 30,049 Participation: 80.72% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18278(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 2/6 7,435 49.60% +180 Loser:
LIB
 7,255 48.40% Gordon T. Purdy

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,932 Votes: 30,480 Participation: 80.49% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18313(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 2/6 8,057 52.97% +1,324 Loser:
LIB
 6,733 44.26% Hector Hill

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,012 Votes: 29,830 Participation: 78.45% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18357(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 2/6 8,219 55.24% +2,092 Loser:
LIB
 6,127 41.18% Gordon T. Purdy

Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,339 Votes: 29,684 Participation: 76.75% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18399(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 2/6 9,147 61.74% +3,632 Loser:
LIB
 5,515 37.23% Gordon T. Purdy

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,865 Votes: 29,410 Participation: 74.02% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14244(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 2/6 8,485 57.70% +3,137 Loser:
LIB
 5,348 36.37% Charles K. Sutherland

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,764 Votes: 32,810 Participation: 72.07% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8600(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
PC
 1/4 9,398 57.61% +1,497 Loser:
LIB
 7,901 48.44% George Norrie

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,582 Votes: 36,921 Participation: 72.16% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8554(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 8,662 47.10% J. Floyd Tucker

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Lt. Col. George Isaac Smith, Q.C., M.B.E., E.D., Senator		 23 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Lt. col. George Isaac Smith, c.r., M.B.E., ED, sénateur		 23 Dec 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Smith, George Isaac (Ike) (p. 202)		 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Isaac Smith		 23 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
George Isaac Smith		 23 Dec 2023

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