Alan_Mitchell_(politician)

Alan Mitchell (politician)

Alan Mitchell (politician)

Canadian politician

Alan E. Mitchell is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth-Cole Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[2]

Quick Facts MLA for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, Preceded by ...

Mitchell was elected in the 1993 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative Michael MacDonald by almost 1,200 votes.[3] He served as a backbench member of John Savage's government until April 2, 1997, when Savage appointed him to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Justice.[1] Mitchell continued in the portfolio when Russell MacLellan took over as premier in July 1997.[4] Mitchell was defeated by New Democrat Darrell Dexter when he ran for re-election in 1998.[5][6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Jay Abbass steps down, Alan Mitchell new Justice Minister". Government of Nova Scotia. April 1, 1997. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Electoral History for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "MacLellan makeover". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998.
  5. [5]
    "Election Returns, 1998 (Dartmouth-Cole Harbour)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Six cabinet ministers shelved". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004.
  7. [7]
    "NDP takes metro". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005.


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