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♂ William M. MacEachern
aliasWilliam M. MacEachern
Record
37785 · 4153

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 26 July 1930 → 93 years + 9 months ago
Lived 89 years + 7 months
First mandate 2 April 1974 → 50 years + 25 days ago
↳ at age 43 years + 8 months
Death 1 March 2020 → 4 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 4 months after 5 October 1981
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 7 6 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ J. Archie MacKenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ W.J. (Billy Joe) MacLean  m 
 		 ⊖ Norman J. MacLean  m 
 
Eligible: 13,625 Votes: 21,257 Participation: 78.01% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8575(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 1/7 5,606 53.00% +774 Loser:
PC
 4,832 45.68% Norman J. MacLean

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,649 Votes: 23,235 Participation: 79.31% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4821(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/6 6,270 54.20% +858 Loser:
PC
 5,412 46.78% Bernie MacLean

Service: 3 years 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,097 Votes: 5,309 Participation: 87.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1611(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/3 2,407 45.65% -62 Winner:
PC
 2,469 46.82% W.J. (Billy Joe) MacLean

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacEachern, William Malcolm (p. 130)		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William MacEachern		 26 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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