Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joanne L. Bernard
aliasJoanne L. Bernard
Record
4381 · 4300

Lesbian (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Not in office Performance: 50%
 
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Birth 4 October 1963
Age 60 years + 6 months
First mandate 8 October 2013 → 10 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years
 
Mandate ended 6 years + 10 months ago (29 May 2017)
Special notes
None
 
Joanne L. Bernard (1963– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, 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 3 7 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
Susan Leblanc  f 
 

 
Eligible: 14,851 Votes: 6,764 Participation: 45.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
62
Nova Scotia
8 October 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7224(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:14 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
1/3 2,953 44.06% +933 Loser:
NDP
2,020 30.14% Steve Estey

Service:
3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,587 Votes: 7,074 Participation: 42.65% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
63
Nova Scotia
30 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7823(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:14 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
2/5 2,442 34.68% -329 Winner:
NDP
2,771 39.36% Susan Leblanc

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Bernard, Joanne (p. 21)
04 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joanne Bernard
04 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joanne Bernard
04 Feb 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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