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♂ Robert D. Lindsay
aliasRobert D. Lindsay
Record
36357 · 4146

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 2 4
Birth 21 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
Lived 79 years + 5 months
First mandate 13 October 1970 → 53 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 11 months
Death 6 April 1999 → 25 years ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 6 months after 18 September 1978
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 7 11 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Ronald S.T. Russell  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Norman T. Spence  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 8,566 Votes: 7,286 Participation: 85.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14262(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 2/2 3,481 48.04% -284 Winner:
PC
 3,765 51.96% Norman T. Spence
Eligible: 9,614 Votes: 7,786 Participation: 80.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8618(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 3,974 51.73% +266 Loser:
PC
 3,708 48.27% Norman T. Spence

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,638 Votes: 8,678 Participation: 81.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8574(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 4,148 48.07% +441 Loser:
PC
 3,707 42.96% Ronald S.T. Russell

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,692 Votes: 9,209 Participation: 78.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4820(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 2/3 3,485 38.08% -1,387 Winner:
PC
 4,872 53.23% Ronald S.T. Russell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Lindsay, Robert D. (p. 117)		 24 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert D. Lindsay		 24 Aug 2023

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