Frank Curwin Bezanson (August 31, 1928 – November 10, 1993) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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Kings West Kings West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the towns of Berwick and Kingston, and the village of Greenwood. Geography The electoral district ...

in the

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from 1971 to 1978. He was a member of the

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. Bezanson was born in

Westville, Nova Scotia Westville is a town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located immediately west of Stellarton and about four kilometres southwest of New Glasgow, the major town in the area. History Originally called Acadian Village, the name Westvi ...

and was educated there. He was an insurance agent. In 1948, he married Wanda Alice Banks. Bezanson made his first attempt at entering provincial politics in the 1967 election, but lost to Progressive Conservative Gordon Tidman by 97 votes. He ran again in the 1970 election, with Tidman winning the seat on election night by 16 votes. However a recount resulted in a tie with both Bezanson and Tidman receiving 3735 votes. The returning officer cast the deciding vote for Tidman, declaring him the winner. The Liberals appealed the result and a judge declared the vote null and void and ordered a by-election. On November 16, 1971, Bezanson won the by-election, defeating Progressive Conservative Fred Chisholm by 323 votes. Bezanson was re-elected in the 1974 election. He was defeated by Progressive Conservative

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when he ran for re-election in the 1978 election. He died in

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on November 10, 1993.Obituaries, ''

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'', Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 12, 1993.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bezanson, Frank 1928 births Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs People from Kings County, Nova Scotia People from Pictou County 1993 deaths