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♂ Stephen T. Pyke
aliasStephen T. Pyke
Record
51150 · 4096

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Birth 11 May 1916 → 107 years + 11 months ago
Lived ± 68 years
First mandate 26 May 1953 → 70 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 37 years
Death c. 1985 → 39 years ago
Exit → Death ± 16 years + 3 months after 3 September 1968
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 15 3 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Archibald J. Mason  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,521 Votes: 4,993 Participation: 76.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18279(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 1/3 2,262 45.70% +250 Loser:
LIB
 2,012 40.65% Archibald J. Mason

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,211 Votes: 4,613 Participation: 74.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18314(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/2 2,738 60.30% +935 Loser:
LIB
 1,803 39.70% Ralph F. Gilroy

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,314 Votes: 4,390 Participation: 82.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18358(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/3 2,308 52.91% +555 Loser:
LIB
 1,753 40.19% Ralph F. Gilroy

Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,891 Votes: 3,834 Participation: 78.39% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18400(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/2 2,545 66.68% +1,273 Loser:
LIB
 1,272 33.32% William T. Noiles

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,737 Votes: 3,661 Participation: 77.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14246(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 2,437 67.34% +1,415 Loser:
LIB
 1,022 28.24% Charles H. Sarson
After his election:
3 Sep 1968 52
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 3 months 4 days (Gov't)
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
PC
 2,030 57.77% Raymond M. Smith

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Pyke, Stephen Thomas (p. 182)		 16 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Stephen T. Pyke		 16 Oct 2023

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