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♂ William Dooks
aliasWilliam Dooks
Record
16577 · 4250

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Birth 24 January 1956
Age 68 years + 3 months
First mandate 27 July 1999 → 24 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 14 years + 10 months ago (8 June 2009)
Special notes
None
 
William Dooks (1956– )
© Photo 2008 Elizabeth’s Blog on the Ocean — Fair trade
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 9 10 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Keith W. Colwell  m 
 		 ⊖ Sidney W. Prest  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 12,076 Votes: 8,737 Participation: 72.35% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1391(F) — 16 Sep 2021 21:46 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
PC
 1/4 3,637 41.85% +942 Loser:
LIB
 2,695 31.01% Keith W. Colwell

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,918 Votes: 6,859 Participation: 69.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
5 August 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 1285(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 3,073 45.02% +646 Loser:
NDP
 2,427 35.56% Sidney W. Prest

Service: 2 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,358 Votes: 7,045 Participation: 62.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
60		 Nova Scotia
13 June 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 506(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/4 3,232 45.93% +361 Loser:
NDP
 2,871 40.80% Sidney W. Prest

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,078 Votes: 7,392 Participation: 61.20% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
61		 Nova Scotia
9 June 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 6142(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
PC
 2/4 2,557 34.69% -1,071 Winner:
NDP
 3,628 49.22% Sidney W. Prest

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Dooks, William (p. 80)		 24 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Dooks		 24 Jan 2024

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