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♂ John A. Coupar
aliasJohn A. Coupar
Record
12971 · 4183

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 2 3
Birth c. 1954
Age ± 70 years
First mandate 6 November 1984 → 39 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age ± 30 years
 
Mandate ended 35 years + 7 months ago (5 September 1988)
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 3 9 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Edward F. Lorraine  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Eleanor E.T. Norrie  f 
 
Eligible: 10,430 Votes: 8,164 Participation: 78.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1537(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±30
PC
 1/3 3,796 46.65% +160 Loser:
LIB
 3,636 44.68% Edward F. Lorraine

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,367 Votes: 9,181 Participation: 80.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1485(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±34
PC
 2/3 4,097 44.85% -163 Winner:
LIB
 4,260 46.63% Edward F. Lorraine
Eligible: 14,776 Votes: 10,855 Participation: 73.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1469(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±39
PC
 2/3 4,134 38.36% -187 Winner:
LIB
 4,321 40.10% Eleanor E.T. Norrie

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Coupar, John Allen (p. 62)		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Jack Coupar		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 22:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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