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♂ Eric Wilfred Balcom
aliasEric Balcom
Record
2416 · 10463

Anglican     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 13 March 1909 → 115 years + 3 months ago
Lived 80 years + 2 months
First mandate 30 October 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 7 months
Death 31 May 1989 → 35 years ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 11 months after 6 June 1960
Special notes
None
 

Eric Wilfred Balcom (1909–1989)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Wolfville, Nova Scotia (1950–1955)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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
Nova Scotia 3 7 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George A. Boggs  m 
⊖ Gladys M. Porter  f 
 		 ⊖ George Nowlan  m 
 
Eligible: 38,432 Votes: 31,980 Participation: 83.21% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Nova Scotia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23747(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 2/2 15,387 48.37% -1,035 Winner:
PC
 16,422 51.63% George C. Nowlan
Eligible: 7,585 Votes: 6,127 Participation: 80.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18327(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 3,054 50.37% +45 Loser:
PC
 3,009 49.63% George A. Boggs

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,079 Votes: 6,015 Participation: 84.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18373(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/3 2,782 46.54% -278 Winner:
PC
 3,060 51.19% Gladys M. Porter

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Balcom, Eric Wilfred (p. 0)		 25 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Eric Balcom		 25 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Jun 2024 21:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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