John Patrick Nowlan (10 November 1931 – 25 April 2020) was a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia.
Nowlan served as a Progressive Conservative backbench Member of Parliament for the riding of Annapolis Valley—Hants from 1965 to 1993.
In November 1990, Nowlan resigned from the Tory caucus, citing his opposition to the Mulroney government's failed Meech Lake Accord and several other issues.
Nowlan ran as an independent in the 1993 election, finishing in third place behind the Liberal and Progressive Conservative candidates and receiving 19.40% of the vote.
[6] Pat was married to Cynthia Nowlan, an entrepreneur who started a store in Ottawa called "The Pepper Pot".