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♂ John A. MacIsaac
aliasJohn A. MacIsaac
Record
37931 · 4065

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Birth 23 June 1939
Age 84 years + 10 months
First mandate 6 September 1977 → 46 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 11 months ago (24 May 1993)
Special notes
None
 

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 15 8 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 15,644 Votes: 11,915 Participation: 76.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1977
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14227(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
PC
 1/3 5,560 46.76% +2,310 Loser:
LIB
 3,250 27.33% Merritt Crawford

Service: 1 year 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,972 Votes: 11,610 Participation: 72.69% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4829(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/4 6,056 52.36% +2,988 Loser:
NDP
 3,068 26.52% Austin Sutton

Service: 3 years 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,017 Votes: 11,239 Participation: 70.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1618(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 6,673 59.62% +4,039 Loser:
LIB
 2,634 23.53% Tom DeWolfe

Service: 3 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,330 Votes: 9,864 Participation: 60.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1566(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 6,596 67.11% +4,493 Loser:
LIB
 2,103 21.40% Bob Leahy

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,470 Votes: 11,413 Participation: 69.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1511(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 6,566 57.80% +3,450 Loser:
LIB
 3,116 27.43% Bob Leahy

Service: 4 years 8 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,382 Votes: 10,276 Participation: 76.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1459(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
PC
 4,840 47.40% John F. Hamm

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacIsaac, John A. (Jack) (p. 135)		 26 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
MacIsaac, John A. (2) (p. 182)		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Jack MacIsaac		 26 Aug 2023

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