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♂ Raymond M. Smith
aliasRaymond M. Smith
Record
57704 · 4072

Baptist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 3 August 1924 → 99 years + 8 months ago
Lived 64 years + 2 months
First mandate 26 November 1968 → 55 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 3 months
Death 13 October 1988 → 35 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 6 months after 1 April 1974
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Archie B. Smith (1896–1951) Father  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 5 4 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Guy A.C. Brown  m 
 
 
Eligible: 7,869 Votes: 3,514 Participation: 44.66% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
26 November 1968
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14284(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:20 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
PC
 1/2 2,030 57.77% +546 Loser:
LIB
 1,484 42.23% William H. Mont

Service: 1 year 10 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,123 Votes: 4,073 Participation: 79.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8602(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 2,220 54.87% +609 Loser:
LIB
 1,611 39.82% William H. Mont

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,343 Votes: 4,400 Participation: 82.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8560(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
PC
 2/3 1,601 36.58% -682 Winner:
LIB
 2,283 52.16% Guy A.C. Brown

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Smith, Raymond Morton (p. 203)		 16 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Raymond M. Smith		 16 Oct 2023

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