Malcolm MacInnis (born 22 May 1933) is a

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educator and politician. MacInnis served as a

New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * t ...

member of the

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. Born in

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, MacInnis was first elected at the Cape Breton South riding in the 1962 general election defeating incumbent

Donald MacInnis Donald MacInnis (21 August 1918 – 9 May 2007) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and became a coal miner by career. He was first elected at the Cape Breton ...

, a Progressive Conservative party member. After serving his only term, the

25th Canadian Parliament The 25th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 27, 1962, until February 6, 1963. The membership was set by the 1962 federal election on June 18, 1962, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was diss ...

, MacInnis was defeated in the 1963 election by Donald MacInnis.

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* 1933 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia New Democratic Party MPs {{NovaScotia-politician-stub