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♂ J. Patrick Nowlan
aliasJ. Patrick Nowlan
Record
46581 · 73

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 1 9
Birth 10 November 1931 → 92 years + 5 months ago
Lived 88 years + 5 months
First mandate 8 November 1965 → 58 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 11 months
Death 25 April 2020 → 4 years ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 6 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
J. Patrick Nowlan (1931–2020)
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ George C. Nowlan (1898–1965) Father  
 

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 ✗
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 27 11 8

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Frank C. Bezanson  m 
⊕ John Murphy  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Robert C. Levy  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,530 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Nova Scotia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25105(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
PC
 1/3 17,845 53.22% +3,209 Loser:
LIB
 14,636 43.65% John E. Shaffner

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,784 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9944(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
PC
 1/3 17,435 56.64% +5,093 Loser:
LIB
 12,342 40.09% Alexander C. Williamson

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,880 Votes: 35,849 Participation: 78.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10200(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/4 20,962 58.47% +8,162 Loser:
LIB
 12,800 35.71% Tom Calkin

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,880 Votes: 36,508 Participation: 79.57% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Nova Scotia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10464(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/5 19,174 52.52% +3,462 Loser:
LIB
 15,712 43.04% Brian Bruce

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,176 Votes: 40,112 Participation: 70.16% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Nova Scotia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4399(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 20,103 50.12% +8,102 Loser:
LIB
 12,001 29.92% Frank C. Bezanson

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,176 Votes: 41,022 Participation: 71.75% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Nova Scotia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4117(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/5 17,152 41.97% +4,348 Loser:
LIB
 12,804 31.33% Jim Munro

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,702 Votes: 44,003 Participation: 72.49% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Nova Scotia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3831(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/4 23,580 53.85% +11,117 Loser:
LIB
 12,463 28.46% Howard Fuller

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 47,007 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Nova Scotia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3536(F) — 29 Jun 2023 23:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/5 20,763 44.17% +1,923 Loser:
LIB
 18,840 40.08% John Murphy
After his election:
21 Nov 1990 59
PC
 →
ICON
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,480 Votes: 46,544 Participation: 62.49% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35		 Nova Scotia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3242(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
IND
 3/8 8,958 19.37% -9,280 Winner:
LIB
 18,238 39.44% John Murphy

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Patrick (Pat) Nowlan, M.P.		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Patrick (Pat) Nowlan, député		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Pat Nowlan		 10 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Mar 2024 18:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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