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♂ John Patrick Savage
aliasJohn Savage
Record
55169 · 4062

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 28 May 1932 → 91 years + 10 months ago
Lived 70 years + 11 months
First mandate 25 May 1993 → 30 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 11 months
Death 13 May 2003 → 20 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 1 month after 23 March 1998
Special notes
None
 
John Patrick Savage (1932–2003)
© Photo — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Michael J. Savage (1960–) Son  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (1985–1993)
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 4 9 28 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 55
LIB
 1 Party leader 60–65 20 Sep 1992 — 17 Jul 1997 4 9 27
2. NS 55
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 60 20 Sep 1992 — 24 May 1993 0 8 4
3. NS 56
LIB
 1 Premier 60–65 25 May 1993 — 17 Jul 1997 4 1 22

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Donald Chard  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Michael W.C. Forrestall  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 56,805 Votes: 42,715 Participation: 75.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10206(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 2/4 13,543 31.71% -11,010 Winner:
PC
 24,553 57.48% J. Michael W.C. Forrestall
Eligible: 65,084 Votes: 44,010 Participation: 67.62% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Nova Scotia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4405(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 2/3 15,453 35.11% -5,988 Winner:
PC
 21,441 48.72% J. Michael W.C. Forrestall
Eligible: 14,758 Votes: 9,935 Participation: 67.32% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1440(F) — 5 Apr 2024 00:34 ET
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 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
60
LIB
 1/4 4,346 44.25% +1,255 Loser:
PC
 3,091 31.47% Collin May

Service: 4 years 9 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,512 Votes: 8,939 Participation: 66.54% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Nova Scotia
24 March 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1335(F) — 5 Apr 2024 00:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
NDP
 3,676 41.12% Donald Chard

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Savage, John Patrick (p. 250)		 21 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Savage (homme politique)		 21 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Savage (Nova Scotia politician)		 21 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Apr 2024 17:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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