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♂ Gerald Augustine Paul Regan
aliasGerald Regan
Record
51918 · 414

Roman Catholic   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 55%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Nova Scotia 4 3 7
Total 6 5 11
Birth 13 February 1928 → 96 years + 2 months ago
Lived 91 years + 9 months
First mandate 8 April 1963 → 61 years + 19 days ago
↳ at age 35 years + 1 month
Death 26 November 2019 → 4 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 2 months after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 
Gerald Augustine Paul Regan (1928–2019)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Nova Scotia — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ John H. Harrison (1908–1964) Father-in-law
⊕ Geoff P. Regan (1959–) Son  
⊕ Kelly M. Regan (1961–) Daughter-in-law  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 1 15
Nova Scotia 12 8 17 Z
TOTAL 19 10 3

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 48
LIB
 1 Party leader 37–52 01 Sep 1965 — 18 Feb 1980 14 5 17
2. NS 49
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 39–42 02 Jan 1968 — 12 Oct 1970 2 9 10
3. NS 50–51
LIB
 1 Premier 42–50 13 Oct 1970 — 18 Sep 1978 7 11 5
4. NS 52
LIB
 2 Opposition Leader 50–52 19 Sep 1978 — 18 Feb 1980 1 4 30
5. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 52–53 03 Mar 1980 — 21 Sep 1981 1 6 18
6. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 52–54 03 Mar 1980 — 29 Sep 1982 2 6 26
7. CA 32
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister of State/responsible 53–56 25 Feb 1981 — 16 Sep 1984 3 6 22
8. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 53–54 22 Sep 1981 — 29 Sep 1982 1 0 7
9. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 54–55 30 Sep 1982 — 06 Dec 1983 1 2 6
10. CA 32
LIB
 2 Minister 55–56 07 Dec 1983 — 29 Jun 1984 0 6 22
11. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 56 30 Jun 1984 — 16 Sep 1984 0 2 17
 5. Labour
 6. Amateur Sport [National Health and Welfare]
 7. Prince Edward Island [Without portfolio] [Int]
 8. Secretary of State of Canada
 9. International Trade [External Affairs]
10. International Trade [External Affairs]
11. Energy, Mines and Resources

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 13  
12 documented challengers
⊖ James H. Aitchison  m 
⊖ Martin M. (Marty) Dolin  m 
⊖ John E. Lloyd  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert J. McCleave  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Stewart D. McInnes  m 
⊖ James H. Vaughan  m 
 		 ⊕ George T.H. Cooper  m 
⊖ J. Albert Ettinger  m 
⊖ Finlay MacDonald  m 
⊖ Alexa A. McDonough  f 
⊖ Edmund L. Morris  m 
⊖ George H. Wilson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 8,336 Votes: 6,962 Participation: 83.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18325(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
28
LIB
 2/3 3,300 47.69% -105 Winner:
PC
 3,405 49.21% George H. Wilson
Eligible: 8,451 Votes: 7,372 Participation: 87.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18371(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 2/3 3,412 46.40% -211 Winner:
PC
 3,623 49.27% George H. Wilson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 180,776 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
25		 Nova Scotia
18 June 1962
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24573(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 4/7 40,635 44.96% -1,169 Winner:
PC
 41,804 46.25% Edmund L. Morris
Eligible: 5,722 Votes: 5,163 Participation: 90.23% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
11 September 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18387(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 2/2 2,543 49.25% -77 Winner:
PC
 2,620 50.75% J. Albert Ettinger
Eligible: inc. Votes: 182,976 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
26		 Nova Scotia
8 April 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24837(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 2/6 45,173 49.38% +2,625 Loser:
PC
 42,548 46.51% Robert J. McCleave

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 183,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
27		 Nova Scotia
8 November 1965
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25106(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
PC
 40,983 44.68% J. Michael W.C. Forrestall
Eligible: 10,050 Votes: 7,108 Participation: 70.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14259(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 3,354 48.18% +102 Loser:
PC
 3,252 46.72% Cecil Moore

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,560 Votes: 7,889 Participation: 74.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8615(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 4,514 57.92% +1,627 Loser:
PC
 2,887 37.05% David MacKeen

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,407 Votes: 7,208 Participation: 69.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8571(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
LIB
 1/3 4,364 61.49% +2,510 Loser:
PC
 1,854 26.12% James H. Vaughan

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,145 Votes: 8,273 Participation: 68.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4817(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 3,553 43.38% +137 Loser:
PC
 3,416 41.70% Pat Curran
After his election:
18 Feb 1980 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 4 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,405 Votes: 40,934 Participation: 67.77% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Nova Scotia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4124(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 16,949 41.63% +1,239 Loser:
PC
 15,710 38.58% George T.H. Cooper

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,210 Votes: 5,959 Participation: 48.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
6 May 1980
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14207(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
PC
 2,618 44.30% Edmund L. Morris
Eligible: 55,286 Votes: 42,225 Participation: 76.38% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Nova Scotia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3838(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/4 14,411 34.36% -4,368 Winner:
PC
 18,779 44.78% Stewart D. McInnes

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Gerald Augustine Regan, P.C., Q.C., M.P.		 13 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Gerald Augustine Regan, C.P., c.r., député		 13 Apr 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Regan, Gerald Augustine (p. 184)		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gerald Regan		 13 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gerald Regan		 13 Apr 2024

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