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♂ John G. Leefe
aliasJohn G. Leefe
Record
35292 · 4055

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 6 0 6
Birth 21 March 1942 → 82 years + 1 month ago
Lived 80 years + 3 months
First mandate 19 September 1978 → 45 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 5 months
Death 25 June 2022 → 1 year + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 10 months after 26 July 1999
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 20 10 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 8,975 Votes: 7,256 Participation: 80.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4832(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
PC
 1/3 3,800 52.72% +1,360 Loser:
LIB
 2,440 33.85% Keith Wyer

Service: 3 years 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,225 Votes: 6,351 Participation: 68.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1621(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/3 4,114 65.19% +2,603 Loser:
LIB
 1,511 23.94% Mervin W. Hartlen

Service: 3 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,651 Votes: 6,121 Participation: 63.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1569(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 3,661 59.92% +2,129 Loser:
LIB
 1,532 25.07% Hugh Mosher

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,673 Votes: 7,357 Participation: 76.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1515(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 4,099 56.04% +1,871 Loser:
LIB
 2,228 30.46% Dave Randall

Service: 4 years 8 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,801 Votes: 7,550 Participation: 77.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1463(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 3,529 47.11% +263 Loser:
LIB
 3,266 43.60% Marilyn Large

Service: 4 years 9 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,244 Votes: 6,627 Participation: 71.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Nova Scotia
24 March 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1359(F) — 21 May 2022 14:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/3 3,582 54.32% +1,510 Loser:
LIB
 2,072 31.42% Terry Doucette

Service: 1 year 4 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,116 Votes: 6,288 Participation: 68.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1411(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
PC
 3,447 55.23% Kerry G. Morash

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Leefe, John Gordon (p. 115)		 22 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Leefe, John Gordon (p. 159)		 22 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Leefe		 22 Aug 2023

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