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♂ John E. Chataway
aliasJohn E. Chataway
Record
10593 · 4247

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth 3 March 1947 → 77 years + 1 month ago
Lived 57 years + 9 months
First mandate 27 July 1999 → 24 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 4 months
Death 31 December 2004 → 19 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Chester, Nova Scotia
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 5 5 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Hinrich Bitter-Suermann  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 13,095 Votes: 9,363 Participation: 71.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1379(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
PC
 1/3 4,193 45.27% +1,095 Loser:
NDP
 3,098 33.45% Hinrich Bitter-Suermann

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,680 Votes: 9,294 Participation: 73.30% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
5 August 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 1273(F) — 9 Feb 2022 12:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/4 3,451 37.30% +39 Loser:
NDP
 3,412 36.87% Hinrich Bitter-Suermann
After his election:
31 Dec 2004 57
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 4 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,280 Votes: 8,167 Participation: 57.19% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
21 June 2005
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 14232(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
57		 Successor:
PC
 2,955 36.27% Judy Streatch

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Chataway, John Edeard (p. 40)		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Chataway		 10 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Mar 2024 10:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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