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♂ Gerald A. Lawrence
aliasGerald A. Lawrence
Record
34693 · 4168

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth 26 July 1939
Age 84 years + 9 months
First mandate 19 September 1978 → 45 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 11 months ago (24 May 1993)
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 14 8 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ William I. Estabrooks  m 
 		 ⊖ Helena Poirier  f 
 
Eligible: 12,345 Votes: 9,755 Participation: 79.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4818(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
PC
 1/3 5,277 54.38% +2,128 Loser:
LIB
 3,149 32.45% Terry Tingley

Service: 3 years 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,232 Votes: 9,723 Participation: 73.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1607(F) — 26 Jan 2024 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 4,860 50.26% +2,243 Loser:
LIB
 2,617 27.06% Helena Poirier

Service: 3 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,676 Votes: 8,994 Participation: 61.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1555(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 5,141 57.39% +2,883 Loser:
NDP
 2,258 25.21% Lillian Viau

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,315 Votes: 12,258 Participation: 75.13% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1483(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 4,574 37.31% +513 Loser:
LIB
 4,061 33.13% Kevin Burke

Service: 4 years 8 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,765 Votes: 9,032 Participation: 76.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1468(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 3,470 38.62% Bruce Holland

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Lawrence, Gerald A. (Jerry) (p. 113)		 26 Jul 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Lawrence, Gerald A. (p. 151)		 26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Jerry Lawrence (politician)		 26 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jul 2023 07:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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