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♂ Michael G. Baker
aliasMichael G. Baker
Record
2361 · 4237

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth 28 January 1957 → 67 years + 2 months ago
Lived 52 years + 1 month
First mandate 24 March 1998 → 26 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 41 years + 1 month
Death 2 March 2009 → 15 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Michael G. Baker (1957–2009)
© Photo 2009 Order of Nova Scotia — Fair trade
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 10 11 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Lila J. O'Connor  f  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 12,980 Votes: 8,999 Participation: 69.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Nova Scotia
24 March 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1353(F) — 21 May 2022 14:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
PC
 1/3 3,231 36.10% +132 Loser:
LIB
 3,099 34.62% Lila J. O'Connor

Service: 1 year 4 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,989 Votes: 8,978 Participation: 69.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1405(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 4,590 51.48% +2,246 Loser:
LIB
 2,344 26.29% Lila J. O'Connor

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,670 Votes: 8,090 Participation: 69.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
5 August 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 1301(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 3,734 46.36% +1,109 Loser:
NDP
 2,625 32.59% Chris Heide

Service: 2 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,141 Votes: 8,056 Participation: 61.30% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
60		 Nova Scotia
13 June 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 520(F) — 9 Feb 2022 12:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/4 3,969 49.40% +1,300 Loser:
NDP
 2,669 33.22% Chris Heide
After his election:
2 Mar 2009 52
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,703 Votes: 8,519 Participation: 62.17% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
61		 Nova Scotia
9 June 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 6158(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:14 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
52		 Successor:
NDP
 4,069 48.01% Pamela D. Birdsall

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Baker, Michael Gilbert. (p. 13)		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Michael Baker (politician)		 24 Feb 2024

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