Alfred Wallace MacLeod (born March 10, 1956) is a

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politician. He represented the electoral district of Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg in the

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. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

Before politics

MacLeod was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1956. From 1976 to 1995, he worked a variety of positions with the

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Political career

MacLeod was first elected in an October 1995 by-election in

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. He was defeated by Liberal

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when he ran for re-election in

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. In the 2000 federal election, MacLeod was the Progressive Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Bras d'Or—Cape Breton. He lost to Liberal

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, finishing second, ahead of NDP incumbent

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. MacLeod returned to provincial politics in 2006, defeating former Liberal MLA Russell MacKinnon for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Cape Breton West, then winning the seat in the 2006 general election. On October 25, 2007, MacLeod was elected

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of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. MacLeod was re-elected in the

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and

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. On May 14, 2019, MacLeod announced he was seeking the

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nomination in

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for the 2019 federal election. He was named the candidate in June 2019. MacLeod resigned his provincial seat on July 31, 2019. He was defeated in the federal election.

Personal life

Married to the former Shirley MacDonald; they have three children.

Electoral record

Federal

Provincial

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References

External links

Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly

PC caucus profile
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