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His Honour the Honourable
Michael Savage
His Honour the Honourable Michael 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; 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.^[3] He was the mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality from 2012 ^[4] to 2024. He previously served as a Liberal member of Parliament for the riding of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour from 2004 to 2011.

Biography

Savage was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and spent his early years in South Wales before moving to Canada at age six.^[5] 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.^[6]

Political career

Savage's first attempt at elected politics was when he ran in the riding of Dartmouth in the 1997 election.^[7] He finished second behind Wendy Lill of the New Democratic Party.^[8]

Savage was elected Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour in June 2004,^[9] 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.^[10] On December 19, Savage announced that he would not seek the leadership.^[11]

On May 2, 2011, Savage lost his federal seat to Robert Chisholm of the NDP.^[12]

On February 6, 2012, Savage announced that he would run for Mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality in that year's municipal elections.^[13] On October 20, 2012, Savage was elected Mayor of Halifax.^[4] He was re-elected in the 2016 election^[14] and 2020 election.^[15]

On February 13, 2024, Savage announced that he would not be running in the municipal elections later that year.^[16]

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:^[17]^[18]

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.