Dominic Peter Mancini (born August 1, 1956) is a
Canadian
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politician and lawyer. Mancini was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
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in the
1997 federal election that saw a breakthrough for the
New Democratic Party
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in the province of
Nova Scotia
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. He served as the NDP's justice critic in the
36th Canadian Parliament
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. Mancini represented the
riding of
Sydney—Victoria
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until the
2000 federal election when he was defeated by
Liberal
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Mark Eyking
Mark Eyking (born August 30, 1960) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Sydney—Victoria from 2000 to 2019 as a member of the Liberal Party.
Early life and education
Eyking was born in Sydney, Nova ...
. He moved to
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
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following his electoral defeat. He was unsuccessful in his attempt at a comeback in the
2006 federal election in the riding of
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
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losing to incumbent
Michael Savage
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by just over 4,000 votes.
Early life and education
Born in
Westmount, Nova Scotia
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Geography
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, Mancini was educated at
Dalhousie University
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, where he was a member of the Dalhousie Senate and Vice President of the Student Council. He graduated from
Dalhousie Law School
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in 1982.
Legal career
He has worked for Nova Scotia Legal Aid in criminal and family law since 1986 save for one year when he taught at the University College of Cape Breton and his years in parliament.
On December 12, 2014, Mancini was appointed a
Queen's Counsel
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Political career
Mancini received over 50% of the popular vote in 1997. It was during his time as MP that the
Liberal
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Government announced the shutdown of the coal mines run by the
Cape Breton Development Corporation
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. Mancini and other political leaders fought for increased pension packages for the workers and an economic diversification fund. He was the MP when the federal government began a remediation program for the
Sydney Tar Ponds
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. When
Robert Chisholm resigned as leader of the
Nova Scotia NDP
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in 1999, Mancini was seen as a possible front runner for the post but declined to run.
Personal life
He is married to
Marian Mancini
Marian Borden Mancini is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on July 14, 2015. She represented the district of Dartmouth South as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party ...
, who was elected to the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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on July 14, 2015.
Electoral record
References
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1956 births
Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia
New Democratic Party MPs
Schulich School of Law alumni
People from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Canadian King's Counsel