Mary Ann McGrath (born March 23, 1953) is a Canadian politician. She represented the

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

of Halifax Bedford Basin in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. She was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. McGrath was born in 1953 at Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, and educated at Saint Mary's University. McGrath entered provincial politics when she was elected MLA for Halifax Bedford Basin in the 1999 election. She served as a backbench MLA in John Hamm's government. McGrath ran in the new district of

Halifax Clayton Park Clayton Park West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 1978 as Halifax Bedford Basin from a portion of Halifax Cobequid. In 2003, the ...

in the 2003 election, but lost to Liberal

Diana Whalen Diana Caroline Whalen (born November 20, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Halifax Clayton Park in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003-2013, and Clayton Park West from 2013-2017, as a member of the ...

by 295 votes. McGrath made another attempt at winning the seat in the 2006 election, but was again defeated by Whalen.

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