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♂ Kevin J. O'Brien
aliasKevin J. O'Brien
Record
46681 · 8713

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nunavut 1 1 2
Northwest Territories 1 0 1
Total 2 1 3
Birth 26 October 1956
Age 67 years + 6 months
First mandate 16 October 1995 → 28 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 20 years + 2 months ago (15 February 2004)
Special notes
None
 
Kevin J. O'Brien (1956– )
© Photo 1999 Jane George via A Date with Siku Girl — 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
Northwest Territories 4 1 19 Z
Nunavut 4 11 30 Z
TOTAL 9 1 19

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NU 1
INDE
 1 Speaker 43–47 02 Aug 2000 — 15 Feb 2004 3 6 13

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊕ David Alagalak  m 
⊕ David Simailak  m 
 		 ⊕ Silas Arngna'naaq  m 
 
Eligible: 1,431 Votes: 1,289 Participation: 90.08% Candidacies: 6
Territorial
13		 Northwest Territories
16 October 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30833(F) — 22 Jan 2023 00:40 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
IND
 1/6 700 54.43% +489 Loser:
IND
 211 16.41% David Simailak

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 820 Votes: 760 Participation: 92.68% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
1		 Nunavut
15 February 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30359(F) — 17 Jan 2023 16:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
IND
 1/2 474 62.70% +192 Loser:
IND
 282 37.30% Kono Tattuinee

Service: 5 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 937 Votes: 778 Participation: 83.03% Candidacies: 6
Territorial
2		 Nunavut
15 February 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30378(F) — 17 Jan 2023 12:33 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
IND
 4/6 86 11.14% -196 Winner:
IND
 282 36.53% David Alagalak

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Kevin O'Brien		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Kevin O'Brien (Nunavut politician)		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 15:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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