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♂ Roland John Thornhill
aliasRollie Thornhill
Record
61185 · 4150

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Birth 3 September 1935
Age 88 years + 7 months
First mandate 2 April 1974 → 50 years + 26 days ago
↳ at age 38 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 11 months ago (24 May 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Roland John (Rollie) Thornhill (1935– )
© Photo 1984 Cape Breton Post via Cape Breton Spectator — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (1968–1972)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 19 1 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ D. Scott MacNutt  m 
 
 
Eligible: 17,619 Votes: 13,315 Participation: 75.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8562(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
PC
 1/3 6,491 48.91% +620 Loser:
LIB
 5,871 44.24% D. Scott MacNutt

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,082 Votes: 9,369 Participation: 71.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4808(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/3 5,530 59.35% +3,165 Loser:
LIB
 2,365 25.38% Norman Crawford

Service: 3 years 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,603 Votes: 9,058 Participation: 66.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1597(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 4,215 46.81% +1,752 Loser:
LIB
 2,463 27.35% Will Chisholm

Service: 3 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,389 Votes: 7,835 Participation: 54.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1545(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 4,534 58.20% +2,868 Loser:
LIB
 1,666 21.39% Don Walker

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,219 Votes: 9,438 Participation: 66.38% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1492(F) — 8 Feb 2022 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/3 4,449 47.33% +1,462 Loser:
LIB
 2,987 31.78% Allan Peters
After his election:
25 Feb 1991 55
PC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
18 Feb 1992 56
IND
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 8 months 18 days (Gov't & Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 14,758 Votes: 9,935 Participation: 67.32% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1440(F) — 5 Apr 2024 00:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 4,346 44.25% John P. Savage

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Thornhill, Roland John (p. 215)		 03 Mar 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Thornhill, Roland John (p. 297)		 03 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Roland J. Thornhill		 03 Mar 2024

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