Marian Borden Mancini is a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in a by-election on July 14, 2015. She represented the district of

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as a member of the

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. Prior to her election to the legislature, she worked as a

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lawyer. She is married to

Peter Mancini Dominic Peter Mancini (born August 1, 1956) is a Canadian politician and lawyer. Mancini was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1997 federal election that saw a breakthrough for the New Democratic Party in the province of Nova Sco ...

, a former federal

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. On November 10, 2016, Mancini announced that she would not re-offer in the next election. On April 23, 2017, Mancini resigned from the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Election record

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