Michael Savage (politician)

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His Honour the HonourableMichael Savage
Savage in 2016

34th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 December 2024
Monarch	Charles III
Governor General	Mary Simon
Premier	Tim Houston
Preceded by	Arthur LeBlanc
3rd Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality
In office November 6, 2012 – November 5, 2024
Preceded by	Peter J. Kelly
Succeeded by	Andy Fillmore
Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
In office June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2011
Preceded by	Wendy Lill
Succeeded by	Robert Chisholm

Personal details
Born	Michael John Savage (1960-05-13) May 13, 1960 (age 64) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Canadian British
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Liberal (until 2012)
Parent	John Savage (father)
Residence(s)	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profession	Politician consultant

Michael John Savage (born May 13, 1960) is a Canadian politician who is the 34th and current lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia. He was the mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality from 2012 to 2024. He previously served as a Liberal member of Parliament for the riding of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour from 2004 to 2011.

Biography

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Savage was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and spent his early years in South Wales before moving to Canada at age six. Savage is the son of former Nova Scotia premier John Savage. He grew up in Dartmouth, graduating from Prince Andrew High School and Dalhousie University.

Before being elected, Savage was active in the community. He is a past president of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia and was a member of the board of directors of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada from 1998 to 2003. He has also supported literacy through his involvement with the Dartmouth Book and Writing Awards and the Peter Gzowski Golf Tournament for Literacy.

Savage has most recently been involved with community organizations such as Junior Achievement, the Red Cross, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Alderney Landing, and is a former member of the Neptune Theatre Board. He was president of the Halifax Executive Association in 1995–1996 and is a member of the Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce.

Savage has also served as general manager of S. Cunard & Co., a home and heating retailer in Nova Scotia, and later became the director, residential/general business marketing and sales for Nova Scotia Power.

In April 2002, he joined Ray & Berndtson as vice-president of business development and senior consultant.

On October 13, 2024, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would be the next lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, replacing Arthur LeBlanc.

Political career

Savage's first attempt at elected politics was when he ran in the riding of Dartmouth in the 1997 election. He finished second behind Wendy Lill of the New Democratic Party.

Savage was elected Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour in June 2004, and was re-elected in 2006. He was the critic for Human Resources Development. He has served on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health and was chair of the Liberal Caucus Committee on Post-Secondary Education and Research during the 38th Parliament. He was also the vice-chair of the standing committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

He has served as president of both federal and provincial organizations and has managed campaigns at both levels.

On December 4, 2006, it was reported that Savage was considering a run for the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. On December 19, Savage announced that he would not seek the leadership.

On May 2, 2011, Savage lost his federal seat to Robert Chisholm of the NDP.

On February 6, 2012, Savage announced that he would run for Mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality in that year's municipal elections. On October 20, 2012, Savage was elected Mayor of Halifax. He was re-elected in the 2016 election and 2020 election.

On February 13, 2024, Savage announced that he would not be running in the municipal elections later that year.

Electoral history

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Robert Chisholm	15,678	36.27	+4.73	$51,111.67
	Liberal	Michael Savage	15,181	35.12	-4.37	$70,147.67
	Conservative	Wanda Webber	10,702	24.76	+2.30	$51,126.57
	Green	Paul Shreenan	1,662	3.85	-2.11	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			43,223	99.41		$83,954.73
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			255	0.59	-0.01
Turnout			43,478	61.45	+2.72
Eligible voters			70,756
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+4.55
Sources:

v t e 2008 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Michael Savage	16,016	39.49	-2.83	$63,901.48
	New Democratic	Brad Pye	12,793	31.55	-0.95	$56,900.80
	Conservative	Wanda Webber	9,109	22.46	-0.36	$64,746.58
	Green	Paul Shreenan	2,417	5.96	+3.69	$444.09
	Christian Heritage	George Campbell	219	0.54	–	$351.78
Total valid votes/expense limit			40,554	100.0		$80,942
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			245	0.60	+0.23
Turnout			40,799	58.73	-3.71
Eligible voters			69,469
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.94

v t e 2006 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Michael Savage	19,027	42.32	+0.25	$67,910.96
	New Democratic	Peter Mancini	14,612	32.50	±0	$60,717.57
	Conservative	Robert A. Campbell	10,259	22.82	+1.72	$41,775.58
	Green	Elizabeth Perry	1,005	2.24	-0.92	$582.70
	Marxist–Leninist	Charles Spurr	56	0.12	-0.05	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			44,959	100.0		$76,265
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			166	0.37	-0.07
Turnout			45,125	62.44	+0.51
Eligible voters			72,264
	Liberal hold		Swing		+0.12

v t e 2004 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Michael Savage	17,425	42.07	+8.18	$62,046.28
	New Democratic	Susan MacAlpine-Gillis	13,463	32.50	-2.82	$59,335.19
	Conservative	Michael L. MacDonald	8,739	21.10	-9.34	$54,707.19
	Green	Michael Marshall	1,311	3.16	–	$200.00
	Progressive Canadian	Tracy Parsons	415	1.00	–	$1,140.15
	Marxist–Leninist	Charles Spurr	70	0.17	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			41,423	100.0		$73,009
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			181	0.44
Turnout			41,604	61.93
Eligible voters			67,176
	Liberal notional gain from New Democratic		Swing		+5.50
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.

v t e 1997 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Wendy Lill	12,326	32.57	+25.48
	Liberal	Michael Savage	10,298	27.21	-23.60
	Progressive Conservative	Rob McCleave	10,183	26.91	+3.33
	Reform	John Cody	4,446	11.75	-3.87
	Independent	Cliff Williams	438	1.16	-0.63
	Natural Law	Claude Viau	156	0.41	-0.71
Total valid votes			37,847	100.00
Change for Independent candidate Cliff Williams is shown based on his results as a National Party candidate in 1993.

References

"Savage sworn in as mayor of HRM". The Chronicle Herald. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
"Dion among a dozen MPs with dual citizenships". CBC News. December 8, 2006. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
https://lt.gov.ns.ca/
^ "Former Liberal MP Mike Savage wins mayoralty in Halifax". The Globe and Mail. October 20, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
"Faith has major role in Halifax Mayor Mike Savage's life". The Chronicle Herald. April 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
"Prime Minister announces new Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia". Prime Minister of Canada. October 11, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
"In politics, family ties don't always bind". The Chronicle Herald. May 19, 1997. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
"Happy ending for Dartmouth playwright". The Chronicle Herald. June 3, 1997. Archived from the original on May 22, 2001. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
"Savage name is back". The Chronicle Herald. June 29, 2004. Archived from the original on September 13, 2005. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
Liberal MP Savage considers N.S. leadership run Archived December 6, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
"Savage rules out Liberal leadership run". CBC News. December 19, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
"Chisholm wins Dartmouth-Cole Harbour". CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
"Mike Savage announces mayoral run". CBC News. February 6, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
"Mike Savage re-elected mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality". CBC News. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
"Record number of female councillors elected in HRM, Mike Savage returned as mayor". CBC News. October 17, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
"The privilege of my life': Mike Savage won't run for another term as Halifax mayor". CBC News. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

External links

Michael Savage – Parliament of Canada biography

Order of precedence
Preceded byCharles III, King of Canada	Order of precedence in Nova Scotia as of 2024	Succeeded byTim Houston, Premier of Nova Scotia

v t e Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia
Governors at Annapolis Royal (1710–1749)	Vetch Hobby Caulfeild Nicholson Caulfeild Vetch Caulfeild Philipps Doucett Armstrong Cosby Mascarene
Governors at Halifax (1749–1786)	Cornwallis Hopson Lawrence Ellis Belcher Wilmot W. Campbell Green Francklin Legge Francklin Arbuthnot Hughes Hamond Parr Fanning
Lieutenant-governors of Cape Breton Island (1784–1820)	Desbarres Macarmick Mathews Ogilvie Murray Despard Nepean Swayne Ainslie
Lieutenant-governors of Nova Scotia before responsible government (1786–1848)	Parr Bulkeley Wentworth Prévost (Croke) Sherbrooke Smyth Dalhousie Kempt Jeffrey Maitland Jeffrey C. Campbell Falkland Dickson Harvey
Lieutenant-governors between responsible government and Confederation (1848–1867)	Harvey Bazalgette Le Marchant Phipps Doyle MacDonnell Doyle Williams
Post-Confederation (1867–present)	Williams Doyle Howe Archibald Richey McLelan Daly Jones D. Fraser McGregor MacKeen M. Grant Douglas Tory Stanfield Covert Irwin Mathers Kendall McCurdy A. Fraser Plow MacKeen Oland Gosse Shaffner Abraham Crouse Kinley Freeman Francis J. Grant LeBlanc Savage
Lieutenant-governors who served in the absence of governors are listed in parentheses. Acting administrators are listed in italics.

v t e Current viceregal representatives and territorial commissioners of Canada
Governor General of Canada	Mary Simon
Lieutenant governors	Salma Lakhani (AB) Janet Austin (BC) Anita Neville (MB) Brenda Murphy (NB) Joan Marie Aylward (NL) Michael Savage (NS) Edith Dumont (ON) Wassim Salamoun (PE) Manon Jeannotte (QC) Russell Mirasty (SK)
Commissioners	Gerald Kisoun (NT) Eva Aariak (NU) Adeline Webber (YT)

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v t e Mayors of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality 1996-present	Fitzgerald Kelly Savage, M Fillmore
Town of Bedford 1979-1996	Cosman Roberts Christie Kelly
County of Halifax Wardens & Mayors 1880-1996	Laurie Archibald Chipman Shatford Wilson Madill Smith Taylor Bishop Smith Madill Brenton Smiley Hopkins Peverill Dowell Leverman Burris Settle Salton MacKenzie Lichter Ball
Town and City of Dartmouth 1873-1996	Symonds Troop Weeks Turner Payzant Stairs Frazee Weston Simmonds Scarfe Oland Sterns Johnson Scarfe Williams Notting Williams Simpson Vidito Mosher McLean Mosher Topple Mosher Isnor Pettipas Morris Akerley Zatsman Thornhill Stubbs Brownlow Savage, J McCluskey
City of Halifax 1841-1996	Binney E. Kenny Williamson Keith Bell MacKinlay Jennings Stairs Hemmeon Pryor Caldwell MacKinlay Keith Pryor Scott Pryor Caldwell Hill Richey Tobin Henry Dunbar Duggan Sinclair Richey Tobin Fraser Mackintosh O'Mullin McPherson Keefe McPherson Stephen Hamilton Crosby MacIlreith Crosby Chisholm Bligh Martin Hawkins Parker Murphy J. B. Kenny Castonguay Ritchie Thompson Cragg Mitchell Donovan Lloyd Butler Ahern Kinley Donahoe Kitz Vaughan Lloyd Vaughan O'Brien Fitzgerald Morris Hanson Wallace Leiper Ducharme Fitzgerald

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