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♂ Michael G. Baker
aliasMichael G. Baker
Record
2361 · 4237

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth 28 January 1957 → 67 years + 3 months ago
Lived 52 years + 1 month
First mandate 24 March 1998 → 26 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 41 years + 1 month
Death 2 March 2009 → 15 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Michael G. Baker (1957–2009)
© Photo 2009 Order of Nova Scotia — Fair trade
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 10 11 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Lila J. O'Connor  f  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 12,980 Votes: 8,999 Participation: 69.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Nova Scotia
24 March 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1353(F) — 21 May 2022 14:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
PC
 1/3 3,231 36.10% +132 Loser:
LIB
 3,099 34.62% Lila J. O'Connor

Service: 1 year 4 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,989 Votes: 8,978 Participation: 69.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1405(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 4,590 51.48% +2,246 Loser:
LIB
 2,344 26.29% Lila J. O'Connor

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,670 Votes: 8,090 Participation: 69.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
5 August 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 1301(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 3,734 46.36% +1,109 Loser:
NDP
 2,625 32.59% Chris Heide

Service: 2 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,141 Votes: 8,056 Participation: 61.30% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
60		 Nova Scotia
13 June 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 520(F) — 9 Feb 2022 12:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/4 3,969 49.40% +1,300 Loser:
NDP
 2,669 33.22% Chris Heide
After his election:
2 Mar 2009 52
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,703 Votes: 8,519 Participation: 62.17% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
61		 Nova Scotia
9 June 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 6158(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:14 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
52		 Successor:
NDP
 4,069 48.01% Pamela D. Birdsall

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Baker, Michael Gilbert. (p. 13)		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Michael Baker (politician)		 24 Feb 2024

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