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♂ Thomas J. MacKeough
aliasThomas J. MacKeough
Record
38100 · 4046

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Birth 12 October 1922 → 101 years + 6 months ago
Lived 67 years + 2 months
First mandate 7 June 1960 → 63 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 7 months
Death 2 January 1990 → 34 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 3 months after 18 September 1978
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 18 3 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Linus J. (Len) Arsenault  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Alexander O'Handley  m 
 
Eligible: 13,701 Votes: 11,250 Participation: 82.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18352(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 1/3 5,257 46.83% +2,163 Loser:
LIB
 3,094 27.56% Ted Sullivan

Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,984 Votes: 10,599 Participation: 75.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18394(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/3 6,200 58.71% +3,239 Loser:
LIB
 2,961 28.04% Murray J. Ryan

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,606 Votes: 10,490 Participation: 77.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14239(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/3 5,574 53.59% +2,256 Loser:
LIB
 3,318 31.90% Alexander O'Handley

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,049 Votes: 11,633 Participation: 77.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8594(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 5,755 50.04% +2,870 Loser:
LIB
 2,885 25.09% Sydney Oram

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,684 Votes: 12,510 Participation: 74.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8548(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 4,889 39.50% +734 Loser:
LIB
 4,155 33.57% Barry LeBlanc

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,483 Votes: 9,957 Participation: 79.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4794(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
NDP
 3,878 39.27% Linus J. (Len) Arsenault

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacKeough, Thomas James (p. 139)		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Tom MacKeough		 26 Aug 2023

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