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Alex McIntosh (politician)
Alexander Joseph McIntosh (March 19, 1934 – September 4, 2023) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. McIntosh was born in Glace Bay in 1934. He entered provincial politics in the 1984 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Fraser Mooney by 645 votes in the Yarmouth riding. McIntosh did not seek re-election in 1988. In the 1998 election, McIntosh ran again in Yarmouth, but was defeated by New Democrat John Deveau. He finished second in the race, ahead of Liberal incumbent Richie Hubbard Walter "Richard" Hubbard (June 8, 1932 – May 3, 2011) was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998 as a Nova Scotia Liberal Party, Liberal member. Before politi .... McIntosh died on September 4, 2023, at the age of 89. References 1934 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay (Scottish Gaelic: ''Glasbaidh'') is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton. Formerly an incorporated town (1901–1995), the municipal government in Glace Bay was dissolved and the community was amalgamated into the larger regional municipality. Prior to amalgamation, Glace Bay had been the province's fourth largest urban area and the largest town in Nova Scotia by population. Neighbouring communities include Reserve Mines, Dominion, and Tower Road. History As early as the 1720s, the French inhabited the area to supply Fortress of Louisbourg with coal. They named the location ''baie de Glace'' (literally, ''Bay of Ice'') because of the sea ice which filled the ocean each winter. In 1748, after the capture of Fortress Louisbourg, the British constructed Fort William at Table Head in order to protect a mine that produced coal to supply th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth is a town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. A port town, industries include fishing, and tourism. It is the terminus of a ferry service to Bar Harbor, Maine, run by Bay Ferries. History Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, the region was known as "Keespongwitk" meaning "Lands End" due to its position at the tip of the Nova Scotia peninsula. European settlement The region was visited in 1604 by Samuel de Champlain, who named it "Cap-Fourchu", meaning "forked or cloven cape." The first Europeans to make a settlement on these shores were the French Acadians. They set up a small fishing settlement known as "Tebouque" in the mid 1600s and by 1750 the population was 50 people. During the Seven Years' War, New England Planters settled at what is now the town of Yarmouth in 1759; the grantees were from Yarmouth, Massachusetts and they requested that Yarmouth be named after their former home. Yarmouth was founded on June 9, 1761, when a ship carrying three families arrived fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth (provincial Electoral District)
Yarmouth is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It consists of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth and the town of Yarmouth. From 1867 to 1981, the district included all of Yarmouth County and for most of that time elected two members. In 1981, the district was redistributed and reduced to having just one MLA. The Municipality of Argyle received its own electoral district. Geography Yarmouth covers of land area. Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly: Election results 1867 general election 1871 general election 1874 general election 1878 general election 1882 general election 1886 general election 1890 general election 1894 general election 1897 general election 1901 general election 1906 general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser Mooney
Joseph Fraser Mooney (February 24, 1927 – January 5, 2006) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Early life and education Born in 1927 at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Mooney was a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University. Career A pharmacist by career, Mooney owned and operated City Drug Store in downtown Yarmouth, Nova Scotia for over 50 years. Politics Mooney served on Yarmouth town council from 1957 to 1965. He attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1967 election, but was defeated. He ran again in the 1970 election, and was elected with Progressive Conservative George Snow in the dual-member Yarmouth County riding. He was re-elected in the 1974 and 1978 elections. In November 1971, Mooney was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Municipal Affairs. In September 1972, he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leroy Legere
Joseph Leroy Legere is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Early life Legere is the son of Felton Legere, a former Member of Parliament, and Etta Surette. Political career Legere was elected in the 1988 election, defeating former Liberal MLA Fraser Mooney by 341 votes in the Yarmouth riding. He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Labour and Minister of Fisheries. He was Minister of Labour at the time of the Westray Mine disaster. His department was responsible for safety at the mine, and Legere faced criticism over his handling of the disaster. He was removed as Minister of Labour in November 1992, but kept the fisheries portfolio. In the 1993 election, he was defeated by Liberal Richie Hubbard Walter "Richard" Hubbard (June 8, 1932 – May 3, 2011) was a political figure in Nova Scoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Conservative Association Of Nova Scotia
The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia (formerly Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia), is a moderate political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. Like most conservative parties in Atlantic Canada, it has been historically associated with the Red Tory faction of Canadian conservatism. The party is currently led by Pictou East MLA Tim Houston. The party won a majority government in the 2021 provincial election. History The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, originated from the Confederation Party of Charles Tupper. Tupper united members of the pre-Confederation Conservative Party (who were predominantly United Empire Loyalists and members of the business elite) and supporters of Sir John A. Macdonald's national Conservative coalition. The party supported Macdonald's protectionist National Policy, nation-building, and the unification of Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' (county). In English it is also colloquially and more commonly known as a Riding (division), riding or constituency. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Assembly of Quebec, Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)—to the provincial or territorial legislature. Since 2015, there have been 338 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia House Of Assembly
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The assembly is the oldest in Canada, having first sat in 1758, and in 1848 was the site of the first responsible government in the British Empire. Bills passed by the House of Assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia in the name of the Monarchy in Nova Scotia, King. Originally (in 1758), the Legislature consisted of the Crown represented by a governor (later a lieutenant governor), the appointed Nova Scotia Council holding both executive and legislative duties and an elected House of Assembly (lower chamber). In 1838, the council was replaced by an Executive Council of Nova Scotia, executive council with the executive function and a Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, legislative council with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Nova Scotia General Election
The 1988 Nova Scotia general election was held on September 6, 1988 to elect members of the 55th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party. John Dunsworth, who would later gain fame for playing alcoholic trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey on the TV series Trailer Park Boys, stood as the NDP candidate in Halifax Bedford Basin. He finished in third place with a little over 19% of the vote. His underdog campaign was later the subject of a short documentary. Results Results by party Retiring incumbents ;Progressive Conservative *Maxine Cochran, Lunenburg Centre *Mike Laffin, Cape Breton Centre *Merryl Lawton, Digby *Donnie MacLeod, Cape Breton East * Alex McIntosh, Yarmouth *Edmund L. Morris, Halifax Needham *Mel Pickings, Lunenburg West *Gerry Sheehy, Annapolis East ;New Democratic Party * Bob Levy, Kings South Nominated candidates Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Nova Scotia General Election
The 1998 Nova Scotia general election was held on March 24, 1998 to elect members of the 57th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberal party and the New Democratic Party tied in the seat count, with 19 each, while the Progressive Conservatives won 14 seats. The Liberals went on to form a minority government with the support of the Progressive Conservatives. Background Liberal Premier John Savage was elected in a landslide in 1993. The Liberals inherited a $471-million deficit, and launched an austerity program which cut the province's health and education systems. On April 1, 1997, the provincial government imposed a 15% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) which merged the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST). This shift angered some Nova Scotians who now had to pay taxes on things that had previously been exempted, such as home heating fuel. Savage also implemented an unpopular highway toll. Liberal party infighting eventually resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Deveau
John Deveau is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. Deveau is a personal-care worker, who was employed at an adult residential centre before entering provincial politics. Deveau defeated incumbent Richie Hubbard and former MLA Alex McIntosh to win the Yarmouth riding for the NDP in the 1998 provincial election, becoming the first New Democrat to ever win a seat in western Nova Scotia. As MLA, he was the NDP critic for Fisheries and Aquaculture. He was defeated by Progressive Conservative Richard Hurlburt when he ran for re-election in 1999. Deveau attempted to win back the seat in the 2006 election, but was again defeated by Hurlburt. In 2010, Hurlburt resigned as MLA, and Deveau won the NDP nomination for the by-election held to replace him. Deveau's attempt to win a seat in the NDP government was unsuccessful, as Zach Churchill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Hubbard
Walter "Richard" Hubbard (June 8, 1932 – May 3, 2011) was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998 as a Nova Scotia Liberal Party, Liberal member. Before politics Hubbard was born in Yarmouth, the son of Eli and Ann Celina (Thibeault) Hubbard. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force for 24 years. After that he became the town's first recreation director. He was active in the Roman Catholic church and the Knights of Columbus where he was a Fourth Degree Knight. References 1932 births 2011 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Canadian educators Acadian people {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
