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♂ Percy (Pinky) Gaum
aliasPercy (Pinky) Gaum
Record
22259 · 4101

Judaism   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 3 7
Birth 19 October 1915 → 108 years + 6 months ago
Lived 78 years + 8 months
First mandate 30 October 1956 → 67 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 41 years
Death 22 June 1994 → 29 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 8 months after 12 October 1970
Special notes
None
 

Percy (Pinky) Gaum (1915–1994)
No photo available
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 13 11 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Paul W. MacEwan  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Earle O. Tubrett  m 
 
Eligible: 7,277 Votes: 6,565 Participation: 90.22% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18339(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
PC
 1/4 2,582 39.41% +900 Loser:
LIB
 1,682 25.68% Gus Brown

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,732 Votes: 6,952 Participation: 89.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18353(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/3 2,525 36.93% +307 Loser:
CCF
 2,218 32.44% Albert O. Wilson

Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,495 Votes: 6,293 Participation: 83.96% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18395(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 3,344 53.37% +1,635 Loser:
NDP
 1,709 27.27% Albert O. Wilson

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,127 Votes: 6,146 Participation: 86.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14240(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 2,873 47.13% +1,044 Loser:
LIB
 1,829 30.00% Tom Miller

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,861 Votes: 6,824 Participation: 86.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8595(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
PC
 2/3 2,866 42.45% -61 Winner:
NDP
 2,927 43.35% Paul W. MacEwan
Eligible: 8,556 Votes: 7,535 Participation: 88.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8549(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
58
PC
 2/3 2,334 31.46% -1,475 Winner:
NDP
 3,809 51.35% Paul W. MacEwan
Eligible: 9,483 Votes: 8,366 Participation: 88.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4795(F) — 12 Jul 2023 09:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
PC
 3/3 1,502 18.12% -2,416 Winner:
NDP
 3,918 47.28% Paul W. MacEwan

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Percy "Pinky" Gaum		 10 Mar 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Gaum, Percy (p. 80)		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Percy Gaum		 10 Mar 2024

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