♂ Paul W. MacEwan

Roman Catholic   
Record
37794 · 4048
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 90%
 
Nova Scotia 10 9 1
Birth Death Lived Died in office
8 April 1943
(80 years 11 months ago)
2 May 2017
(6 years 10 months ago)
74 years No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Nova Scotia
Days years months days
11,975 32 9 14
Days years months days
2,252 6 1 29
Days years months days
9,723 26 7 14
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 53 CBLP 1 Party leader 39–41 01 Dec 1982 — 31 Dec 1984 2 0 30
2. NS 56 LIB 1 Speaker 50–53 28 Jun 1993 — 17 Nov 1996 3 4 20
Electoral history
→ 10 recorded electoral participations
→ 11 electoral path points
 
→ 3 documented challengers:
 
Percy (Pinky) Gaum  m  (4 runoffs)
Gordon L. Gosse  m 
Earle O. Tubrett  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 49
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova
30 May 1967 Age:
24
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General 3/3 NDP 22.87% 1,394 of 6,096 Elig.: 7,127 Parti.: 86.24%
Winner > PC 47.13% 2,873 (+1,479) Percy (Pinky) Gaum  m  ( 51 )
ID: 14240(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 50
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova
13 October 1970 Age:
27
→ New to this legislature
General 1/3 NDP 43.35% 2,927 of 6,752 Elig.: 7,861 Parti.: 86.81%
Loser > PC 42.45% 2,866 (-61) Percy (Pinky) Gaum  m  ( 54 )
ID: 8595(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 51
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova
2 April 1974 Age:
30
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 NDP 51.35% 3,809 of 7,418 Elig.: 8,556 Parti.: 88.07%
Loser > PC 31.46% 2,334 (-1,475) Percy (Pinky) Gaum  m  ( 58 )
ID: 8549(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 52
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova
19 September 1978 Age:
35
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 NDP 47.28% 3,918 of 8,287 Elig.: 9,483 Parti.: 88.22%
Loser > LIB 34.60% 2,867 (-1,051) Earle O. Tubrett  m  ( 34 )
  Post-Election...
15 June 1980 > ?? NDP IND Changed allegiance
ID: 4795(F) — 12 Jul 2023 09:21 ET Service: 3 years 0 month 16 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 53
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova
6 October 1981 Age:
38
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 IND 48.20% 3,691 of 7,658 Elig.: 9,480 Parti.: 81.20%
Loser > LIB 30.13% 2,307 (-1,384) Earle O. Tubrett  m  ( 37 )
  Post-Election...
1 December 1982 > ?? IND CBLP Changed allegiance
ID: 1584(F) — 12 Jul 2023 09:22 ET Service: 3 years 0 month 30 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 54
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova
6 November 1984 Age:
41
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 CBLP 52.36% 3,832 of 7,319 Elig.: 9,735 Parti.: 75.64%
Loser > PC 23.87% 1,747 (-2,085) Jim Neville  m 
  Post-Election...
1 December 1984 > ?? CBLP IND Changed allegiance
ID: 1532(F) — 12 Jul 2023 09:23 ET Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 55
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova
6 September 1988 Age:
45
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 IND 42.34% 3,194 of 7,543 Elig.: 9,159 Parti.: 83.14%
Loser > LIB 34.51% 2,603 (-591) Dan MacRury  m 
  Post-Election...
1 February 1990 > ?? IND LIB Changed allegiance
ID: 1479(F) — 12 Jul 2023 09:26 ET Service: 4 years 8 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 56
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova
25 May 1993 Age:
50
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 LIB 82.22% 6,816 of 8,290 Elig.: 10,739 Parti.: 77.84%
Loser > NDP 12.44% 1,031 (-5,785) Blair Riley  m 
ID: 1427(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 4 years 9 months 26 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 57
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova
24 March 1998 Age:
54
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 LIB 53.98% 3,944 of 7,306 Elig.: 10,045 Parti.: 73.08%
Loser > NDP 41.75% 3,050 (-894) Lou Surette  m 
ID: 1322(F) — 21 May 2022 13:56 ET Service: 1 year 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 58
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova
27 July 1999 Age:
56
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 LIB 53.44% 4,004 of 7,492 Elig.: 9,862 Parti.: 76.52%
Loser > NDP 43.42% 3,253 (-751) Gordon L. Gosse  m  ( 43 )
ID: 1375(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 4 years 0 month 8 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 59
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova
5 August 2003 Age:
60
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > NDP 45.61% 3,168 of 6,946 Gordon L. Gosse  m  ( 47 )
ID: 1270(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
→ 4 online biographical references
 
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EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: MacEwan, Paul W. (p. 131) 10 Mar 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: MacEwan, Paul Whitfield (p. 160) 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia: Paul MacEwan 10 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia: Paul MacEwan 10 Mar 2024
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