James "Buddy" MacEachern (June 29, 1940 – June 15, 2018) was a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. 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]

Buddy MacEachern
Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
Interim
In office
October 1980 – November 1980
Preceded byJeremy Akerman
Succeeded byAlexa McDonough
MLA for Cape Breton Centre
In office
1974–1981
Preceded byMike Laffin
Succeeded byMike Laffin
Personal details
Born
James MacEachern

(1940-06-29)June 29, 1940
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedJune 15, 2018(2018-06-15) (aged 77)
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party

Life

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MacEachern was born on June 29, 1940, at Sydney, Nova Scotia. He was a Catholic.[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]

MacEachern died on June 15, 2018, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  2. ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 130. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  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. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  9. ^ "PCs win crushing victory in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. October 7, 1981.
  10. ^ "New Waterford loses two former Cape Breton MLAs". Cape Breton Post. June 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-17.