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♂ Benoit J. Robichaud
aliasBenoit J. Robichaud
Record
53134 · 4124

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 2 3
Birth Unknown
   
First mandate 30 May 1967 → 56 years + 10 months ago
Death Unknown
 
Special notes
None
 

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 3 4 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ J. Fraser Mooney  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George A. Snow  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 13,039 Votes: 18,928 Participation: 72.58% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14278(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
?
PC
 2/5 5,003 53.11% +540 Loser:
LIB
 4,463 47.38% J. Fraser Mooney

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,524 Votes: 19,583 Participation: 67.42% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8632(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
?
PC
 3/4 4,896 50.33% -33 Winner:
PC
 4,929 50.67% George A. Snow
Eligible: 11,440 Votes: 8,453 Participation: 73.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1627(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
?
PC
 2/3 3,389 40.39% -479 Winner:
LIB
 3,868 46.10% J. Fraser Mooney

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Robichaud, Benoit (p. 189)		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Benoit Robichaud		 03 Sep 2023

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