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♂ Clifford B. Huskilson
aliasClifford B. Huskilson
Record
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United Church   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 2 4
Birth 11 February 1953
Age 71 years + 2 months
First mandate 25 May 1993 → 30 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 24 years + 9 months ago (26 July 1999)
Special notes
None
 
Clifford B. Huskilson (1953– )
© Photo H.M. Huskilson Funeral Homes and Crematorium — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Harold M. Huskilson (1920–2011) Father  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 6 1 30 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James M. Harding  m 
 		 ⊕ Cecil E. O'Donnell  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 12,597 Votes: 8,876 Participation: 70.46% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1467(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 1/5 5,438 61.70% +3,436 Loser:
PC
 2,002 22.71% Mary E. Rose

Service: 4 years 9 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,381 Votes: 8,194 Participation: 66.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Nova Scotia
24 March 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1362(F) — 21 May 2022 14:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 3,144 38.57% +309 Loser:
PC
 2,835 34.78% Cecil E. O'Donnell

Service: 1 year 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,112 Votes: 7,752 Participation: 64.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1415(F) — 9 Feb 2022 08:10 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 2/3 3,206 41.53% -1 Winner:
PC
 3,207 41.55% Cecil E. O'Donnell
Eligible: 10,724 Votes: 7,649 Participation: 71.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
5 August 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 1310(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 2/3 3,107 40.78% -595 Winner:
PC
 3,702 48.59% Cecil E. O'Donnell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Huskilson, Clifford B. (p. 129)		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Clifford Huskilson		 11 Feb 2024

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