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♂ Linus J. (Len) Arsenault
aliasLinus J. (Len) Arsenault
Record
1558 · 4047

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 3 4
Birth 24 March 1934 → 90 years + 1 month ago
Lived 64 years + 10 months
First mandate 19 September 1978 → 45 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 5 months
Death 21 February 1999 → 25 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 4 months after 5 October 1981
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 3 0 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas J. MacKeough  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Brian A. Young  m 
 
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
NDP
 3/3 2,860 24.87% -2,895 Winner:
PC
 5,755 50.04% Thomas J. MacKeough
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
NDP
 3/3 3,333 26.93% -1,556 Winner:
PC
 4,889 39.50% Thomas J. MacKeough
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
NDP
 1/3 3,878 39.27% +663 Loser:
PC
 3,215 32.56% Brian P. McKeough

Service: 3 years 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,826 Votes: 9,692 Participation: 75.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1583(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
NDP
 3/3 2,307 23.98% -1,880 Winner:
PC
 4,187 43.51% Brian A. Young

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
(pp. 341, 350)		 26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Len J. Arsenault		 26 Jul 2023

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