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♂ Osborne M. Fraser
aliasOsborne M. Fraser
Record
21063 · 4020

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 0 3
Birth 7 November 1923 → 100 years + 5 months ago
Lived 58 years + 11 months
First mandate 7 September 1976 → 47 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 10 months
Death 29 October 1982 → 41 years + 5 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 6 1 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊕ John A. Newell  m 
 
 
Eligible: 15,366 Votes: 12,009 Participation: 78.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
7 September 1976
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14226(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 4,236 35.74% +296 Loser:
NDP
 3,940 33.25% Frank Boone

Service: 2 years 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,433 Votes: 7,558 Participation: 80.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4797(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 3,473 46.26% +831 Loser:
PC
 2,642 35.19% James MacDonald

Service: 3 years 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,277 Votes: 8,036 Participation: 78.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1586(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 3,436 43.01% +120 Loser:
PC
 3,316 41.51% John A. Newell
After his election:
29 Oct 1982 58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,705 Votes: 8,378 Participation: 78.26% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1983
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14210(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
PC
 3,190 38.28% John A. Newell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Fraser, Osborne MacKenzie (p. 76)		 07 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ossie Fraser		 07 Aug 2023

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