Buddy MacEachern

James "Buddy" MacEachern
Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
Interim
In office
October 1980  November 1980
Preceded by Jeremy Akerman
Succeeded by Alexa McDonough
MLA for Cape Breton Centre
In office
1974–1981
Preceded by Mike Laffin
Succeeded by Mike Laffin
Personal details
Born (1940-06-29) June 29, 1940
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Political party New Democratic Party

James "Buddy" MacEachern (born June 29, 1940) is a former Nova Scotia politician and fisherman. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1981. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.[1]

MacEachern was born in 1940 at Sydney, Nova Scotia.[2] In the 1974 provincial election, MacEachern defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Mike Laffin to win the Cape Breton Centre riding.[3][4] He was re-elected in the 1978 election,[5] and in 1980 became the party's interim leader following the resignation of Jeremy Akerman.[6] He served for a month until a leadership convention elected Alexa McDonough as leader.[7] At the convention, MacEachern was also a candidate, finishing third.[7] In the 1981 election, MacEachern was defeated by the riding's former MLA, Mike Laffin.[8][9]

References

  1. "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 130. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  4. "Liberals sweep back in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. April 3, 1974.
  5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  6. "NDP in N.S. selects interim leader". The Globe and Mail. October 3, 1980.
  7. 1 2 "Woman elected to lead NDP in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. November 17, 1980.
  8. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  9. "PCs win crushing victory in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. October 7, 1981.
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