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♂ John Gregory Kerr
aliasGreg Kerr
Record
31544 · 445

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Nova Scotia 4 2 6
Total 6 3 9
Birth 8 October 1947
Age 76 years + 6 months
First mandate 19 September 1978 → 45 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 8 years + 6 months ago (18 October 2015)
Special notes
None
 
John Gregory Kerr (1947– )
© Photo 2011 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Annapolis County, 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
Canada 7 0 2
Nova Scotia 14 8 1 Z
TOTAL 21 8 3

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Larry M. Duchesne  m 
⊖ Peter M. Nicholson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Robert G. Thibault  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Daurene E. Lewis  f 
⊖ Earle A. Rayfuse  m 
 
Eligible: 6,269 Votes: 5,020 Participation: 80.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8543(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
26
PC
 2/3 2,150 43.22% -486 Winner:
LIB
 2,636 53.00% Peter M. Nicholson
Eligible: 6,493 Votes: 5,362 Participation: 82.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4788(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
PC
 1/3 2,690 50.56% +361 Loser:
LIB
 2,329 43.78% Peter M. Nicholson

Service: 3 years 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,878 Votes: 5,226 Participation: 75.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1577(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
PC
 1/3 2,784 53.57% +890 Loser:
LIB
 1,894 36.44% Herb Anderson

Service: 3 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,299 Votes: 5,252 Participation: 71.96% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1525(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 1/3 2,809 53.68% +790 Loser:
LIB
 2,019 38.58% Herb Anderson

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,241 Votes: 5,570 Participation: 76.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1493(F) — 30 Nov 2022 22:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/4 3,090 55.78% +1,022 Loser:
LIB
 2,068 37.33% Daurene E. Lewis

Service: 4 years 8 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,066 Votes: 11,243 Participation: 79.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1420(F) — 8 Feb 2022 21:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
PC
 2/3 3,388 30.34% -3,634 Winner:
LIB
 7,022 62.89% Earle A. Rayfuse
Eligible: 71,393 Votes: 45,464 Participation: 63.68% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Nova Scotia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 665(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
58
CPC
 2/5 17,222 38.11% -512 Winner:
LIB
 17,734 39.24% Robert G. Thibault
Eligible: 67,722 Votes: 42,315 Participation: 62.48% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Nova Scotia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5793(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
CPC
 1/5 16,779 39.94% +1,594 Loser:
LIB
 15,185 36.15% Robert G. Thibault

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 67,938 Votes: 43,310 Participation: 63.75% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Nova Scotia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6333(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CPC
 1/4 20,204 47.04% +4,572 Loser:
LIB
 15,632 36.39% Robert G. Thibault

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 67,059 Votes: 45,950 Participation: 68.52% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Nova Scotia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7418(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
LIB
 28,775 62.99% Colin Fraser

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Greg Kerr, M.P.		 23 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Greg Kerr, député		 23 Apr 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Kerr, John Gregory (p. 108)		 23 Apr 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Kerr, John Gregory (p. 140)		 23 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Greg Kerr		 23 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Greg Kerr		 23 Apr 2024

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