Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

John C. Wickwire
aliasJohn C. Wickwire
Record
65135 · 4054

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Birth 21 December 1899 → 124 years + 4 months ago
Lived 94 years + 7 months
First mandate 2 April 1974 → 50 years + 26 days ago
↳ at age 74 years + 3 months
Death 20 August 1994 → 29 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 11 months after 18 September 1978
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 4 5 16 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 

 
Eligible: 8,554 Votes: 6,589 Participation: 77.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51
Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8586(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
74
PC
1/3 2,905 44.50% +256 Loser:
LIB
2,649 40.58% Keith Wyer

Service:
4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,975 Votes: 7,256 Participation: 80.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52
Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4832(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
78
Successor:
PC
3,800 52.72% John G. Leefe

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Wickwire, John Cox (p. 233)
20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Wickwire
20 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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