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♂ J. Michael W.C. Forrestall
aliasJ. Michael W.C. Forrestall
Record
20467 · 79

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 1 8
Birth 23 September 1932 → 91 years + 7 months ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 8 November 1965 → 58 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 1 month
Death 8 June 2006 → 17 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 6 months after 20 November 1988
Special notes
None
 
J. Michael W.C. Forrestall (1932–2006)
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Nova Scotia (1990–2006) Died in office
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 23 0 6

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ James H. Aitchison  m 
⊕ Ronald J. MacDonald  m 
⊖ John P. Savage  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John E. Lloyd  m 
⊖ Robert J. McCleave  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 183,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
27		 Nova Scotia
8 November 1965
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25106(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
PC
 2/7 40,983 44.68% +1,041 Loser:
LIB
 39,942 43.55% John E. Lloyd

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 35,695 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9950(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
PC
 1/3 19,694 55.17% +5,265 Loser:
LIB
 14,429 40.42% C. Arnie Patterson

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 56,805 Votes: 42,715 Participation: 75.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10206(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/4 24,553 57.48% +11,010 Loser:
LIB
 13,543 31.71% John P. Savage

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 56,805 Votes: 42,926 Participation: 75.57% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Nova Scotia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10470(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/5 22,090 51.46% +4,646 Loser:
LIB
 17,444 40.64% C. Arnie Patterson

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 65,084 Votes: 44,010 Participation: 67.62% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Nova Scotia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4405(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 21,441 48.72% +5,988 Loser:
LIB
 15,453 35.11% John P. Savage

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 65,084 Votes: 43,073 Participation: 66.18% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Nova Scotia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4123(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 17,968 41.85% +1,768 Loser:
LIB
 16,200 37.73% Rae Austin

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,036 Votes: 50,405 Participation: 69.01% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Nova Scotia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3837(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 27,549 54.95% +14,465 Loser:
LIB
 13,084 26.10% Rae Austin

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 47,539 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Nova Scotia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3542(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
PC
 2/5 19,863 41.78% -2,095 Winner:
LIB
 21,958 46.19% Ronald J. MacDonald

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. J. Michael Forrestall, M.P., Senator		 29 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. J. Michael Forrestall, député, sénateur		 29 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Michael Forrestall		 29 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Feb 2024 11:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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