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♂ Peter Murray Nicholson
aliasPeter Nicholson
Record
46173 · 4014

United Church   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 6 1 7
Birth 31 March 1919 → 105 years ago
Lived 67 years + 4 months
First mandate 30 October 1956 → 67 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 6 months
Death 17 August 1986 → 37 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 10 months after 18 September 1978
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Peter John M. Nicholson (1942–) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 21 10 13 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 48
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 44–48 02 Jan 1964 — 29 May 1967 3 4 27

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Larry M. Duchesne  m 
 		 ⊕ J. Gregory Kerr  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,584 Votes: 4,716 Participation: 84.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18338(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 2,523 53.84% +360 Loser:
PC
 2,163 46.16% Leigh M. Marshall

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,807 Votes: 4,864 Participation: 83.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18348(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 2,571 53.14% +503 Loser:
PC
 2,068 42.74% Charles T. LeBrun

Service: 3 years 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,629 Votes: 4,551 Participation: 80.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18390(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 2,386 52.67% +311 Loser:
PC
 2,075 45.81% Kenneth E. Green

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,627 Votes: 4,352 Participation: 77.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14235(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 2,338 54.13% +357 Loser:
PC
 1,981 45.87% Kenneth E. Green

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,836 Votes: 4,515 Participation: 77.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8589(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 2,401 53.97% +353 Loser:
PC
 2,048 46.03% H. Robert Sanford

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,269 Votes: 5,020 Participation: 80.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8543(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 2,636 53.00% +486 Loser:
PC
 2,150 43.22% J. Gregory Kerr

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,493 Votes: 5,362 Participation: 82.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4788(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/3 2,329 43.78% -361 Winner:
PC
 2,690 50.56% J. Gregory Kerr

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Nicholson, Peter Murray. (p. 167)		 23 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Peter M. Nicholson		 23 Apr 2024

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