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♂ James (Buddy) MacEachern
aliasJames (Buddy) MacEachern
Record
37777 · 4045

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 29 June 1940 → 83 years + 9 months ago
Lived 77 years + 11 months
First mandate 2 April 1974 → 50 years + 25 days ago
↳ at age 33 years + 9 months
Death 15 June 2018 → 5 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 8 months after 5 October 1981
Special notes
None
 

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 7 6 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Michael A. Laffin  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 9,365 Votes: 7,893 Participation: 84.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8546(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
NDP
 1/3 3,380 43.19% +637 Loser:
PC
 2,743 35.05% Michael A. Laffin

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,846 Votes: 8,178 Participation: 83.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4792(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
NDP
 1/3 3,594 44.39% +601 Loser:
LIB
 2,993 36.96% Francis MacLean

Service: 3 years 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,982 Votes: 8,357 Participation: 83.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1581(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
NDP
 2/3 2,812 33.90% -464 Winner:
PC
 3,276 39.49% Michael A. Laffin

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McEachern, James (Buddy) (p. 130)		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Buddy MacEachern		 26 Aug 2023

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