Pat Nowlan

John Patrick Nowlan (10 November 1931 – 25 April 2020) was a Progressive Conservative backbench Member of Parliament representing a Nova Scotia riding in the House of Commons of Canada continuously from 1965 to 1993. Nowlan was the son of Diefenbaker-era Minister of Finance George Nowlan.

Nowlan was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1976 Progressive Conservative leadership convention, running as a right-wing candidate.

In 1991, Nowlan was expelled from the Tory caucus after voting against the Mulroney government's introduction of the Goods and Services Tax. Nowlan sat as an "Independent Progressive Conservative" until his defeat in the 1993 federal election.^[1] Nowlan died on 25 April 2020, aged 88.^[2]

Pat was married to Cynthia Nowlan, an entrepreneur who started a store in Ottawa called 'The Pepper Pot'. He has four children and six grandchildren.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "Atlantic region hands Liberals near-clean sweep". The Chronicle Herald. 26 October 1993. Archived from the original on 20 July 2001. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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External links[]

Pat Nowlan – Parliament of Canada biography

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by George Clyde Nowlan	Member of Parliament for Digby—Annapolis—Kings 1965-1968	Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1966.
Preceded by Formation of electoral district	Member of Parliament for Annapolis Valley 1968-1979	Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1976.
Preceded by Formation of electoral district	Member of Parliament for Annapolis Valley—Hants 1979-1993	Succeeded by John Murphy

[1] "Atlantic region hands Liberals near-clean sweep". The Chronicle Herald. 26 October 1993. Archived from the original on 20 July 2001. Retrieved 2021-08-24.

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