"Big"_Donnie_MacLeod

"Big" Donnie MacLeod

"Big" Donnie MacLeod

Canadian politician

Donald Archie "Big Donnie" MacLeod (December 11, 1928 – January 3, 2003) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Quick Facts MLA for Cape Breton West, Preceded by ...

Born in 1928 at Marion Bridge, Nova Scotia,[2] MacLeod served 23 years as a municipal councillor for Cape Breton County.[3] MacLeod first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1978 election, finishing third in the Cape Breton West riding.[4] MacLeod ran again in the 1981 election, and defeated the incumbent David Muise by 390 votes to win the seat.[5] He was re-elected in the 1984 election, defeating Liberal Russell MacKinnon by 1,110 votes.[6] He was defeated by MacKinnon when he ran for re-election in 1988.[7]

MacLeod died on January 3, 2003.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Electoral History for Cape Breton West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. [2]
    Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 145. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. [3]
    ""Big" Donnie MacLeod dies". The Chronicle Herald. January 6, 2003.
  4. [4]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
  5. [5]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
  6. [6]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
  7. [7]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Retrieved 2014-11-04.


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