Ray White (politician)

Ray White
MLA for Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury
In office
1993–1999
Preceded by riding established
Succeeded by Ron Chisholm
Personal details
Political party Liberal
Residence Canso, Nova Scotia

Ray White is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

White served five terms as mayor of Canso, Nova Scotia before resigning to enter provincial politics.[1] In the 1993 provincial election, White defeated finance minister Chuck MacNeil to win the Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury riding.[2] He served as a backbench MLA in John Savage's government. He was re-elected in the 1998 election, defeating Progressive Conservative Ron Chisholm by 721 votes.[3]

Following the election, White was again passed over for a cabinet position, but was named the government's caucus chairman.[4] On December 11, 1998, White was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs.[1] In the 1999 election, White and Chisholm did battle again, with Chisholm winning the seat by 134 votes.[5][6] White later returned to municipal politics, again becoming mayor of Canso. He did not seek re-election in the 2008 municipal election.[7]

In 2012, White was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Premier MacLellan shuffles cabinet". Government of Nova Scotia. December 11, 1998. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  2. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  3. ↑ "Election Returns, 1998 (Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  4. ↑ "Premier defends passing over MLA". The Chronicle Herald. April 15, 1998. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  5. ↑ "Election Returns, 1999 (Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  6. ↑ "Tories storm back". The Chronicle Herald. July 28, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  7. ↑ "To be or not to be? Canso plans another vote". CBC News. September 23, 2008. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  8. ↑ "Former Canso mayor receives Diamond Jubilee Medal". 101.5 FM The Hawk. November 13, 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-22.


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