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 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 | James MacEachern June 29, 1940 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | June 15, 2018 (aged 77) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Life
editMacEachern 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
edit- ^ "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ^ "Liberals sweep back in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. April 3, 1974.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ^ "NDP in N.S. selects interim leader". The Globe and Mail. October 3, 1980.
- ^ a b "Woman elected to lead NDP in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. November 17, 1980.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "PCs win crushing victory in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. October 7, 1981.
- ^ "New Waterford loses two former Cape Breton MLAs". Cape Breton Post. June 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- Government of Nova Scotia. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
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