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♂ Gerald J. Comeau
aliasGerald Comeau
Record
12053 · 417

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Nova Scotia 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 1 February 1946 → 78 years + 3 months ago
Lived 77 years + 10 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 7 months
Death 4 December 2023 → 4 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 14 days after 20 November 1988
Special notes
None
 
Gerald J. Comeau (1946–2023)
© Photo 2010 Senate (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Nova Scotia (1990–2013)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 2 16

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Coline M. Campbell  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Benoit Comeau  m 
 
Eligible: 6,201 Votes: 5,298 Participation: 85.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4799(F) — 1 Feb 2023 06:57 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
PC
 2/3 1,896 36.13% -1,067 Winner:
LIB
 2,963 56.47% Benoit Comeau
Eligible: 51,244 Votes: 40,936 Participation: 79.88% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Nova Scotia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3841(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
PC
 1/3 20,604 50.59% +3,560 Loser:
LIB
 17,044 41.85% Coline M. Campbell

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 42,112 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Nova Scotia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3546(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
PC
 2/4 17,482 41.51% -3,580 Winner:
LIB
 21,062 50.01% Coline M. Campbell

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Gerald J. Comeau, P.C., M.P., Senator		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Gerald J. Comeau, C.P., député, sénateur		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gerald Comeau		 14 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gerald J. Comeau		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 14:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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