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♂ Scott A. Brison
aliasScott A. Brison
Record
7260 · 433

Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
Birth 10 May 1967
Age 56 years + 11 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 30 years
 
Mandate ended 5 years + 2 months ago (10 February 2019)
Special notes
None
 
Scott A. Brison (1967– )
© Photo 2017 Halifax International Security Forum — licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 21 4 0

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 38
LIB
 1 Minister 37–38 20 Jul 2004 — 05 Feb 2006 1 6 16
2. CA 38
LIB
 1 Minister 37–38 20 Jul 2004 — 22 Jan 2006 1 6 2
3. CA 42
LIB
 1 Minister 48–51 04 Nov 2015 — 13 Jan 2019 3 2 9
4. CA 42
LIB
 1 Minister 51 18 Jul 2018 — 13 Jan 2019 0 5 26
 1. Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement
 2. Receiver General [Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement]
 3. President [Treasury Board]
 4. Digital Government [Treasury Board]

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊕ David M. Morse  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edward C. Twohig  m 
 		 ⊕ John Murphy  m 
 
Eligible: 73,395 Votes: 48,197 Participation: 65.67% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Nova Scotia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2941(F) — 31 Jan 2022 22:25 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
PC
 1/6 17,401 36.27% +2,886 Loser:
LIB
 14,515 30.26% John Murphy
After his election:
24 Jul 2000 33
PC
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 3 years 1 month 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,052 Votes: 43,859 Participation: 60.04% Candidacies: 8
Federal
37		 Nova Scotia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2637(F) — 30 Jun 2023 12:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
PC
 1/8 17,612 40.29% +4,399 Loser:
LIB
 13,213 30.23% Claude O'Hara
After his election:
12 Sep 2001 34
PC
 →
DRC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
10 Apr 2002 34
DRC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 2003 36
PC
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 60,801 Votes: 37,950 Participation: 62.42% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Nova Scotia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1057(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/6 17,555 46.61% +6,211 Loser:
CPC
 11,344 30.12% Bob Mullan

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 65,898 Votes: 42,961 Participation: 65.19% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Nova Scotia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 661(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/5 19,491 45.56% +5,719 Loser:
CPC
 13,772 32.19% Bob Mullan

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 64,593 Votes: 37,846 Participation: 58.59% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Nova Scotia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5789(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/5 16,641 44.19% +6,795 Loser:
CPC
 9,846 26.15% Rosemary Segado

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 65,355 Votes: 40,364 Participation: 61.76% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Nova Scotia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6329(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/4 15,887 39.56% +1,173 Loser:
CPC
 14,714 36.63% David M. Morse

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 67,213 Votes: 46,888 Participation: 69.76% Candidacies: 7
Federal
42		 Nova Scotia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7414(F) — 2 Feb 2022 16:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/7 33,026 70.74% +24,349 Loser:
CPC
 8,677 18.59% David M. Morse
After his election:
10 Feb 2019 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 3 years 3 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,332 Votes: 48,363 Participation: 68.76% Candidacies: 7
Federal
43		 Nova Scotia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26893(F) — 22 Sep 2021 08:01 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 20,806 43.31% Kody Blois

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Scott Brison, P.C., M.P.		 14 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Scott Brison, C.P., député		 14 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Scott Brison		 14 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Scott Brison		 14 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Feb 2024 11:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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