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Jack Coupar

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Jack Coupar
MLA for Colchester North
In office
1984–1988
Preceded byEd Lorraine
Succeeded byEd Lorraine
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative

John (Jack) Allen Coupar is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Coupar entered provincial politics in the 1984 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Ed Lorraine by 160 votes in Colchester North.[2] Coupar was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1988, losing to Lorraine by 163 votes.[3] In the 1993 election, Coupar ran in the Truro-Bible Hill riding, but was defeated by Liberal Eleanor Norrie by 187 votes.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-03-28.