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♂ James A. Smith
aliasJames A. Smith
Record
57577 · 4185

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 2 7
Birth 25 May 1935 → 88 years + 11 months ago
Lived 84 years + 7 months
First mandate 6 November 1984 → 39 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 5 months
Death 18 January 2020 → 4 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 5 months after 4 August 2003
Special notes
None
 
James A. Smith (1935–2020)
© Photo Communications Nova Scotia via CBC News — Fair trade
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 18 8 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Richard L. Weldon  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Trevor J. Zinck  m 
 
Eligible: 13,826 Votes: 10,033 Participation: 72.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1595(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 2/3 3,351 33.50% -902 Winner:
PC
 4,253 42.51% Richard L. Weldon
Eligible: 15,574 Votes: 9,178 Participation: 58.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1543(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 4,004 43.70% +903 Loser:
PC
 3,101 33.84% Richard L. Weldon

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,070 Votes: 12,130 Participation: 71.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1490(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 5,193 42.98% +253 Loser:
PC
 4,940 40.88% Jack Greenough

Service: 4 years 8 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,532 Votes: 8,899 Participation: 71.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1438(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 4,912 55.53% +2,483 Loser:
PC
 2,429 27.46% Gwen Haliburton

Service: 4 years 9 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,654 Votes: 8,129 Participation: 70.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Nova Scotia
24 March 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1333(F) — 21 May 2022 14:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/3 3,326 40.92% +372 Loser:
NDP
 2,954 36.34% Viola Huntington

Service: 1 year 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,706 Votes: 8,041 Participation: 68.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1386(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/3 2,975 37.39% +265 Loser:
PC
 2,710 34.06% Terry Degen

Service: 4 years 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,522 Votes: 8,960 Participation: 61.70% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
5 August 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 1281(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
NDP
 3,272 36.65% Joan Massey
Eligible: 14,728 Votes: 7,177 Participation: 48.73% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
61		 Nova Scotia
9 June 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 6139(F) — 12 Jul 2023 09:42 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
74
LIB
 2/4 2,316 32.43% -1,737 Winner:
NDP
 4,053 56.75% Trevor J. Zinck

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Smith, James Alexander (p. 254)		 21 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Jim Smith (Nova Scotia politician)		 21 Nov 2023

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