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♂ William D. Casey
aliasWilliam D. Casey
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 1 8
Nova Scotia 0 1 1
Total 7 2 9
Birth 19 February 1945
Age 79 years + 2 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 4 years + 6 months ago (20 October 2019)
Special notes
None
 
William D. Casey (1945– )
© Photo 2017 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Occasionally, the candidate matters more to constituents than the party, and Casey is evidence of that: he was elected to Parliament four different ways — Progressive Conservative (1988, 1997, 2000), Conservative (2004, 2006), independent (2008), and Liberal (2015).
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 20 9 27

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
4 documented challengers
⊕ D. Scott Armstrong  m 
⊖ Dianne Brushett  f  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Joel E. Bernard  m 
⊕ Elizabeth A. Smith-McCrossin  f 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 44,134 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Nova Scotia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3541(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
PC
 1/5 20,384 46.19% +2,044 Loser:
LIB
 18,340 41.56% Dennis James

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 63,465 Votes: 43,128 Participation: 67.96% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Nova Scotia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3238(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
PC
 2/6 15,659 36.55% -2,582 Winner:
LIB
 18,241 42.58% Dianne Brushett
Eligible: 61,460 Votes: 42,874 Participation: 69.76% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Nova Scotia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2937(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
PC
 1/6 18,610 43.63% +7,608 Loser:
LIB
 11,002 25.79% Dianne Brushett

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 62,180 Votes: 38,742 Participation: 62.31% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Nova Scotia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2633(F) — 30 Jun 2023 12:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/4 18,716 48.49% +8,445 Loser:
LIB
 10,271 26.61% Dianne Brushett
After his election:
12 Sep 2001 56
PC
 →
DRC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
10 Apr 2002 57
DRC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
2 Feb 2004 58
PC
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 66,451 Votes: 40,175 Participation: 60.46% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Nova Scotia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1053(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CPC
 1/5 20,188 50.49% +9,597 Loser:
LIB
 10,591 26.49% Dianne Brushett

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,036 Votes: 43,319 Participation: 61.85% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Nova Scotia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 657(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CPC
 1/5 22,439 52.04% +12,140 Loser:
LIB
 10,299 23.89% Gary Richard
After his election:
6 Jun 2007 62
CPC
 →
IPC
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,831 Votes: 39,765 Participation: 57.77% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Nova Scotia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5785(F) — 1 Feb 2022 22:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
IND
 1/5 27,303 69.01% +22,429 Loser:
NDP
 4,874 12.32% Karen Olsson
After his election:
30 Apr 2009 64
IND
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,304 Votes: 24,458 Participation: 35.81% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 Nova Scotia
9 November 2009
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 25991(F) — 6 Sep 2021 17:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
CPC
 11,167 45.84% D. Scott Armstrong
Eligible: 65,461 Votes: 46,510 Participation: 71.05% Candidacies: 6
Federal
42		 Nova Scotia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7410(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
70
LIB
 1/6 29,527 63.73% +17,270 Loser:
CPC
 12,257 26.45% D. Scott Armstrong

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 66,967 Votes: 45,897 Participation: 68.54% Candidacies: 8
Federal
43		 Nova Scotia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26889(F) — 22 Sep 2021 07:59 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
74		 Successor:
LIB
 16,672 36.68% Lenore E. Zann
Eligible: 13,697 Votes: 7,906 Participation: 57.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
64		 Nova Scotia
17 August 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35695(F) — 7 Jun 2022 07:50 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
76
LIB
 2/4 2,488 31.65% -1,747 Winner:
IND
 4,235 53.87% Elizabeth A. Smith-McCrossin

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. William D. (Bill) Casey, M.P.		 19 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur William D. (Bill) Casey, député		 19 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Casey		 19 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bill Casey		 19 Feb 2024

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