Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joseph H. Casey
aliasJoseph H. Casey
Record
9891 · 4141

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Nova Scotia 6 0 6
Birth 3 May 1918 → 105 years + 11 months ago
Lived 91 years + 9 months
First mandate 13 October 1970 → 53 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 5 months
Death 16 February 2010 → 14 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 10 months after 23 March 1998
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 23 7 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
Documented challenger
None
 

 
Eligible: 6,809 Votes: 5,113 Participation: 75.09% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50
Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8607(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
1/2 2,903 57.54% +761 Loser:
PC
2,142 42.46% Gifford W. Lewis

Service:
3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,263 Votes: 5,403 Participation: 74.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51
Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8563(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
1/3 3,525 65.90% +1,935 Loser:
PC
1,590 29.73% Jack Nichols

Service:
4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,730 Votes: 5,971 Participation: 77.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52
Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4809(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
1/3 3,048 51.56% +445 Loser:
PC
2,603 44.03% John Comeau

Service:
3 years 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,282 Votes: 6,364 Participation: 76.84% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53
Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1598(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
1/3 2,918 46.04% +275 Loser:
PC
2,643 41.70% John Comeau

Service:
3 years 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,509 Votes: 5,714 Participation: 67.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54
Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1546(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66
Successor:
PC
3,451 60.66% Merryl Lawton
Eligible: 8,399 Votes: 6,690 Participation: 79.65% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55
Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1494(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
70
LIB
1/3 3,514 52.87% +827 Loser:
PC
2,687 40.43% Maxine Connell

Service:
4 years 8 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,178 Votes: 8,192 Participation: 73.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
56
Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1442(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
75
LIB
1/3 5,805 71.46% +4,284 Loser:
PC
1,521 18.72% Walter MacAlpine

Service:
4 years 9 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,281 Votes: 6,673 Participation: 64.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57
Nova Scotia
24 March 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1336(F) — 21 May 2022 14:07 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
79
Successor:
PC
2,465 37.22% Gordon D. Balser

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Casey, Joseph Henry (p. 36)
01 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph H. Casey
01 Aug 2023


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