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♂ G. David Nantes
aliasG. David Nantes
Record
45709 · 4163

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth 6 June 1945
Age 78 years + 10 months
First mandate 19 September 1978 → 45 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 3 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 14 8 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Alan E. Mitchell  m 
 
 
Eligible: 10,352 Votes: 7,852 Participation: 75.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4802(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
PC
 1/3 4,278 54.73% +1,496 Loser:
LIB
 2,782 35.59% Peter Sawler

Service: 3 years 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,523 Votes: 9,032 Participation: 66.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1591(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
PC
 1/3 4,605 51.20% +2,376 Loser:
LIB
 2,229 24.78% Rae Austin

Service: 3 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,470 Votes: 8,613 Participation: 52.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1539(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/3 5,283 61.49% +3,588 Loser:
NDP
 1,695 19.73% Les MacDougall

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,232 Votes: 13,258 Participation: 68.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1487(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/3 6,280 47.58% +1,388 Loser:
LIB
 4,892 37.06% Alan E. Mitchell

Service: 4 years 8 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,422 Votes: 9,855 Participation: 68.33% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1435(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LIB
 4,702 48.13% Dennis Richards

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Nantes, Gerald David (p. 166)		 02 Sep 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Nantes, Gerald David (p. 232)		 02 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Nantes (politician)		 02 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Sep 2023 21:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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