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♂ William N. MacLean
aliasWilliam N. MacLean
Record
38287 · 4115

United Church   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Birth 27 March 1907 → 117 years + 1 month ago
Lived 90 years + 4 months
First mandate 11 September 1962 → 61 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 5 months
Death 4 August 1997 → 26 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 9 months after 12 October 1970
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Roderick MacLean (1900–1962) Brother
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 8 0 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ J. Archie MacKenzie  m 
⊖ Joseph C. Nunn  m 
 		 ⊖ Norman J. MacLean  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 9,865 Votes: 8,633 Participation: 87.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
11 September 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18388(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 4,354 50.43% +75 Loser:
PC
 4,279 49.57% Alfred J. Davis

Service: 1 year 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,336 Votes: 16,745 Participation: 81.00% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18414(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 2/4 4,219 50.50% +193 Loser:
PC
 4,026 48.19% Alfred J. Davis

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,085 Votes: 15,259 Participation: 75.65% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14263(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 2/4 3,956 52.05% +276 Loser:
LIB
 3,680 48.41% Alfred J. Davis

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,013 Votes: 18,367 Participation: 76.45% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8619(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LIB
 3/6 3,939 43.15% -185 Winner:
LIB
 4,124 45.17% J. Archie MacKenzie

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacLean, William N. (p. 143)		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William N. MacLean		 27 Aug 2023

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