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♂ Michael A. Laffin
aliasMichael A. Laffin
Record
33131 · 4044

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 1 6
Birth 12 January 1918 → 106 years + 3 months ago
Lived 101 years + 4 months
First mandate 8 October 1963 → 60 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 8 months
Death 23 May 2019 → 4 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 8 months after 5 September 1988
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 17 4 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Michael J. MacDonald  m 
 		 ⊖ James (Buddy) MacEachern  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 8,474 Votes: 6,872 Participation: 81.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18392(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 1/3 3,699 54.12% +1,502 Loser:
NDP
 2,197 32.14% Michael J. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,869 Votes: 6,429 Participation: 81.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14237(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 3,565 55.85% +2,060 Loser:
NDP
 1,505 23.58% Tom O'Leary

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,554 Votes: 7,356 Participation: 85.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8592(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 3,680 50.54% +1,778 Loser:
LIB
 1,902 26.12% Stewart Marsh

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,365 Votes: 7,893 Participation: 84.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8546(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
PC
 2/3 2,743 35.05% -637 Winner:
NDP
 3,380 43.19% James (Buddy) MacEachern
Eligible: 9,982 Votes: 8,357 Participation: 83.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1581(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
63
PC
 1/3 3,276 39.49% +464 Loser:
NDP
 2,812 33.90% James (Buddy) MacEachern

Service: 3 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,042 Votes: 7,840 Participation: 78.07% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1529(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
 1/4 4,586 58.83% +3,322 Loser:
LIB
 1,264 16.22% A. (Beaver) Parsons

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,708 Votes: 8,088 Participation: 83.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1476(F) — 8 Feb 2022 21:10 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
LIB
 3,681 45.80% J. Wayne Connors

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Laffin, Michael A. (p. 111)		 20 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Laffin, Michael A. (p. 133)		 20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Mike Laffin		 20 Aug 2023

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