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♂ Kenneth Judson Cochrane
aliasKenneth Cochrane
Record
11736 · 10137

United Church     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Nova Scotia 2 2 4
Total 3 3 6
Birth 4 August 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
Lived 85 years + 5 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 2 months
Death 25 January 1982 → 42 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 7 months after 8 June 1949
Special notes
None
 
Kenneth Judson Cochrane (1896–1982)
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Port Greville, Nova Scotia (1918)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 5 10
Nova Scotia 7 7 9 Z
TOTAL 12 0 20

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Percy Black  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas A. Giles  m 
⊖ Archibald Mason  m 
⊖ John S. Smiley  m 
⊖ Archibald Terris  m 
 		 ⊖ Leonard W. Fraser  m 
⊖ Martin J. Kaufman  m 
⊖ Daniel McKenzie  m 
⊖ Archie B. Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,969 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18104(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 5/6 5,999 46.18% -606 Winner:
LC
 6,605 50.85% Daniel G. McKenzie
Eligible: 22,239 Votes: 17,100 Participation: 76.89% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22648(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 7,473 43.70% +315 Loser:
LC
 7,158 41.86% D. Mason Cochrane

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,807 Votes: 17,537 Participation: 73.66% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22925(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 2/3 8,061 45.97% -12 Winner:
NATG
 8,073 46.03% Percy C. Black
Eligible: 23,619 Votes: 30,869 Participation: 65.35% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18189(F) — 12 Jul 2023 09:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 7,970 51.79% +156 Loser:
LC
 7,814 50.78% Leonard W. Fraser

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,751 Votes: 30,267 Participation: 61.14% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18217(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/6 6,995 46.35% +724 Loser:
PC
 6,271 41.55% Archie B. Smith

Service: 3 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,812 Votes: 5,511 Participation: 80.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18263(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 2,645 48.38% -177 Winner:
PC
 2,822 51.62% Thomas A. Giles

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Kenneth Judson Cochrane, M.P.		 18 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Kenneth Judson Cochrane, député		 18 Jun 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Cochrane, Kenneth Judson (p. 37)		 18 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Kenneth Judson Cochrane		 18 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Jun 2024 17:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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