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♂ John Edward Ahern
aliasGee Ahern
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 6 February 1897 → 127 years + 2 months ago
Lived 72 years + 1 month
First mandate 30 October 1956 → 67 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 8 months
Death 4 April 1969 → 55 years ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 5 months after 7 October 1963
Special notes
None
 

John Edward Ahern
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
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Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Halifax, Nova Scotia (1946–1949)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 6 11 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James H. Vaughan  m 
 
 
Eligible: 23,543 Votes: 16,576 Participation: 70.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18321(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 8,773 53.10% +1,025 Loser:
PC
 7,748 46.90% John A. O'Malley

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,553 Votes: 16,986 Participation: 72.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18366(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/3 7,974 47.23% +530 Loser:
PC
 7,444 44.09% Robert Mullane

Service: 3 years 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,510 Votes: 16,645 Participation: 67.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18408(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LIB
 2/3 7,360 44.86% -1,242 Winner:
PC
 8,602 52.43% James H. Vaughan

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Ahern, John Edward (Gee) (p. 1)		 21 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John E. Ahern		 21 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Apr 2024 15:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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