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♂ Harvey Alfred Veniot
aliasHarvey Veniot
Record
63062 · 4081

Roman Catholic     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 2 7
Birth 18 November 1915 → 108 years + 6 months ago
Lived 93 years + 10 months
First mandate 30 October 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 11 months
Death 2 October 2009 → 14 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 6 months after 1 April 1974
Special notes
None
 
Harvey Alfred Veniot (1915–2009)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Nova Scotia — 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 Pictou, Nova Scotia (1945–1946)
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 17 4 27 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 47–49
PC
 1 Speaker 45–52 08 Feb 1961 — 11 Apr 1968 7 2 3

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Charlie Parker  m 
⊕ Dan Reid  m 
 		 ⊖ Stewart W. Proudfoot  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 6,109 Votes: 5,283 Participation: 86.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18296(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 2/2 2,619 49.91% -9 Winner:
LIB
 2,628 50.09% Stewart W. Proudfoot
Eligible: 5,917 Votes: 5,225 Participation: 88.30% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18331(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
PC
 1/2 2,644 50.85% +88 Loser:
LIB
 2,556 49.15% Stewart W. Proudfoot

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,829 Votes: 5,267 Participation: 90.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18381(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/3 2,744 52.28% +391 Loser:
LIB
 2,353 44.83% W.A. Brody

Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,771 Votes: 5,056 Participation: 87.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18423(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/2 2,999 59.54% +961 Loser:
LIB
 2,038 40.46% Charles E. MacCarthy

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,721 Votes: 4,834 Participation: 84.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14273(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/2 3,137 65.20% +1,463 Loser:
LIB
 1,674 34.80% Edward Snow

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,192 Votes: 5,388 Participation: 87.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8629(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 2,729 51.00% +721 Loser:
LIB
 2,008 37.53% D. Laurence Mawhinney

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,858 Votes: 6,006 Participation: 87.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8585(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
PC
 2/3 2,602 43.62% -22 Winner:
LIB
 2,624 43.99% Daniel S. Reid

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Veniot, Harvey Alfred (p. 225)		  8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Harvey Veniot		  8 Jun 2024

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Rev.:  8 Jun 2024 11:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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