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♂ John F. Burke
aliasJohn F. Burke
Record
8302 · 4138

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Birth 8 February 1923 → 101 years + 2 months ago
Lived 83 years + 5 months
First mandate 13 October 1970 → 53 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 8 months
Death 4 August 2006 → 17 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 4 months after 1 April 1974
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 3 5 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Vincent J. MacLean  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 14,652 Votes: 11,881 Participation: 81.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8596(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
PC
 1/3 5,234 44.36% +200 Loser:
LIB
 5,034 42.66% Vincent J. MacLean

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,798 Votes: 12,842 Participation: 81.29% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8550(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
PC
 2/4 3,721 29.18% -2,766 Winner:
LIB
 6,487 50.87% Vincent J. MacLean

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Burke, John Francis (p. 24)		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Francis Burke		 29 Jul 2023

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