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♂ Geoff Paul Regan
aliasGeoff Regan
Record
51917 · 425

Roman Catholic   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 1 9
Nova Scotia 0 1 1
Total 8 2 10
Birth 22 November 1959
Age 64 years + 5 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 2 years + 7 months ago (19 September 2021)
Special notes
None
 
Geoff Paul Regan (1959– )
© Photo 2008 — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ John H. Harrison (1908–1964) Grandfather  
⊖ Gerald A.P. Regan (1928–2019) Father  
⊕ Kelly M. Regan (1961–) Spouse  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 24 4 22

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 37–38
LIB
 1 Minister 44–46 12 Dec 2003 — 05 Feb 2006 2 1 24
2. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 44 20 Jan 2004 — 27 Jun 2004 0 5 7
3. CA 38
LIB
 2 Minister of State/responsible 44–46 28 Jun 2004 — 05 Feb 2006 1 7 8
4. CA 42
LIB
 1 Speaker 55–59 19 Oct 2015 — 20 Oct 2019 4 0 1
 1. Fisheries and Oceans
 2. Nova Scotia [Without portfolio]
 3. Nova Scotia [Without portfolio]

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Gordon S. Earle  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Kenneth Streatch  m 
 		 ⊕ Joel R. Matheson  m 
⊕ Thomas Trappenberg  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 15,196 Votes: 11,184 Participation: 73.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1475(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
28
LIB
 2/3 3,803 34.12% -1,937 Winner:
PC
 5,740 51.49% Kenneth Streatch
Eligible: 92,906 Votes: 59,354 Participation: 63.89% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Nova Scotia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3241(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
LIB
 1/6 27,089 46.00% +13,273 Loser:
PC
 13,816 23.46% Joel R. Matheson

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,989 Votes: 46,440 Participation: 67.32% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Nova Scotia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2940(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
LIB
 2/6 14,284 30.89% -1,729 Winner:
NDP
 16,013 34.63% Gordon S. Earle
Eligible: 77,579 Votes: 46,908 Participation: 60.46% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Nova Scotia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2636(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
41
LIB
 1/5 18,327 39.21% +4,311 Loser:
NDP
 14,016 29.99% Gordon S. Earle

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 63,479 Votes: 40,317 Participation: 63.51% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Nova Scotia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1056(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 19,083 47.50% +7,855 Loser:
NDP
 11,228 27.95% Bill Carr

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,349 Votes: 44,353 Participation: 63.05% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Nova Scotia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 660(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 21,818 49.36% +11,020 Loser:
NDP
 10,798 24.43% Alan Hill

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 69,960 Votes: 41,369 Participation: 59.13% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Nova Scotia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5788(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/5 17,129 41.56% +4,928 Loser:
NDP
 12,201 29.60% Tamara Lorincz

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,862 Votes: 45,421 Participation: 62.34% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Nova Scotia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6328(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 16,230 35.92% +2,448 Loser:
CPC
 13,782 30.50% Bruce R. Pretty

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,515 Votes: 50,260 Participation: 71.28% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Nova Scotia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7413(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/4 34,377 68.65% +26,540 Loser:
CPC
 7,837 15.65% Michael McGinnis

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 77,531 Votes: 54,822 Participation: 70.71% Candidacies: 4
Federal
43		 Nova Scotia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26892(F) — 22 Sep 2021 08:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 26,885 49.46% +16,397 Loser:
CPC
 10,488 19.29% Fred Shuman

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 79,173 Votes: 51,222 Participation: 64.70% Candidacies: 6
Federal
44		 Nova Scotia
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36243(F) — 19 May 2022 21:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 24,744 48.49% Lena M. Diab

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P.		 13 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Geoff Regan, C.P., député		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Geoff Regan		 13 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Geoff Regan		 13 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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