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♂ Victor N. Thorpe
aliasVictor N. Thorpe
Record
61202 · 4117

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth 18 June 1912 → 111 years + 10 months ago
Lived ± 72 years
First mandate 30 May 1967 → 56 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 11 months
Death c. 1985 → 39 years ago
Exit → Death ± 10 years + 9 months after 1 April 1974
Special notes
None
 

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 6 10 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Glenn S. Ells  m 
 
 
Eligible: 7,679 Votes: 6,212 Participation: 80.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14265(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
PC
 1/2 3,407 55.25% +648 Loser:
LIB
 2,759 44.75% Victor Cleyle

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,474 Votes: 6,423 Participation: 75.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8621(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/2 3,234 51.24% +157 Loser:
LIB
 3,077 48.76% Glenn S. Ells

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,087 Votes: 7,211 Participation: 79.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8577(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 3,536 49.39% Glenn S. Ells

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Thorpe, Victor Newcombe (p. 215)		 22 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Victor Thorpe		 22 Dec 2023

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