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♂ Gaston T. LeBlanc
aliasGaston T. LeBlanc
Record
34947 · 4012

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth 1 August 1941 → 82 years + 8 months ago
Lived 38 years + 6 months
First mandate 2 April 1974 → 50 years + 26 days ago
↳ at age 32 years + 8 months
Death 15 February 1980 → 44 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 5 10 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 7,906 Votes: 6,472 Participation: 81.86% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8587(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 1/3 3,697 57.62% +1,559 Loser:
PC
 2,138 33.32% Joe Stewart

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,258 Votes: 6,724 Participation: 81.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4833(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/3 3,287 49.39% +841 Loser:
PC
 2,446 36.75% Eva Landry
After his election:
15 Feb 1980 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 4 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,343 Votes: 6,502 Participation: 77.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
6 May 1980
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14208(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
38		 Successor:
LIB
 3,124 48.26% John E. LeBrun

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
LeBlanc, Gaston Thomas (p. 114)		 21 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gaston LeBlanc		 21 Aug 2023

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