Joel Matheson

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1993 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Joel R. Matheson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia
In office
1978–1993
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoff Regan 26 90445.62+7.01
Progressive Conservative Joel Matheson 14 00523.75-21.00
Reform Jim Donohue11,43919.40
New Democratic Sheila Richardson4,9528.40-7.85
National Kirby Judge1,2012.04
Natural Law Bernard Gormley4750.81
Total valid votes58,976100.00
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +14.01

Personal life

In 1953, he married Ruth MacRobert.

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