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♂ Peter A. Stoffer
aliasPeter A. Stoffer
Record
59247 · 435

Dutch-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Birth 6 January 1956
Age 68 years + 4 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 8 years + 6 months ago (18 October 2015)
Special notes
None
 
Peter A. Stoffer (1956– ) 200x204
© Photo 2007 Bwark — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
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
Canada 18 4 10

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Darrell Samson  m 
⊕ Steve Streatch  m 
 		 ⊕ Kenneth Streatch  m 
 
Eligible: 61,744 Votes: 41,103 Participation: 66.57% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Nova Scotia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2943(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
NDP
 1/5 12,433 30.37% +41 Loser:
PC
 12,392 30.27% Kenneth Streatch

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 64,426 Votes: 39,632 Participation: 61.52% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Nova Scotia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2639(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
NDP
 1/5 13,619 34.48% +755 Loser:
LIB
 12,864 32.56% Bruce Stephen

Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 64,979 Votes: 39,343 Participation: 60.55% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Nova Scotia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1058(F) — 27 Jan 2024 10:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NDP
 1/5 17,925 45.77% +6,703 Loser:
LIB
 11,222 28.66% Dale Stevens

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 69,311 Votes: 43,277 Participation: 62.44% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Nova Scotia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 662(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
NDP
 1/4 22,848 52.95% +12,927 Loser:
LIB
 9,921 22.99% Bill Fleming

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 67,786 Votes: 39,666 Participation: 58.52% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Nova Scotia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5790(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
NDP
 1/4 24,279 61.42% +16,081 Loser:
CPC
 8,198 20.74% David Montgomery

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,329 Votes: 41,826 Participation: 59.47% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Nova Scotia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6330(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
NDP
 1/4 22,483 54.07% +9,821 Loser:
CPC
 12,662 30.45% Adam Mimnagh

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,040 Votes: 48,481 Participation: 71.25% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Nova Scotia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7415(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
NDP
 2/4 16,613 34.39% -6,548 Winner:
LIB
 23,161 47.95% Darrell Samson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Peter Stoffer, M.P.		 06 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Peter Stoffer, député		 06 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Peter Stoffer		 06 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Peter Stoffer		 06 Jan 2024

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