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♂ Bruce Cochran
aliasBruce Cochran
Record
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Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 0 3
Birth 1 December 1919 → 104 years + 4 months ago
Lived 64 years + 1 month
First mandate 2 April 1974 → 50 years + 26 days ago
↳ at age 54 years + 4 months
Death 24 January 1984 → 40 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 2 months + 19 days after 5 November 1983
Special notes
None
 

Bruce Cochran
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Maxine E. Cochran (1926–2014) Spouse  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 9 7 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Walton W. Cook  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ J. James Kinley  m 
 
Eligible: 12,581 Votes: 10,011 Participation: 79.57% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8580(F) — 7 Feb 2022 16:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
PC
 1/4 4,086 41.18% +208 Loser:
LIB
 3,878 39.08% J. James Kinley

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,663 Votes: 10,510 Participation: 76.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4826(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/4 5,764 55.22% +2,608 Loser:
LIB
 3,156 30.23% Jack Pelley

Service: 3 years 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,266 Votes: 9,925 Participation: 69.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1615(F) — 8 Feb 2022 21:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/3 5,374 54.40% +2,019 Loser:
LIB
 3,355 33.96% Allan V. Parish
After his election:
5 Nov 1983 63
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,712 Votes: 9,549 Participation: 64.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
5 June 1984
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14212(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
64		 Successor:
PC
 5,078 53.46% Maxine E. Cochran

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Cochran, Bruce (p. 36)		 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bruce Cochran		 23 Dec 2023

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