John Ainslie Newell (born October 6, 1935) is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1983 to 1988. He was a Progressive Conservative.[2]
John A. Newell | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cape Breton The Lakes | |
| In office 1983–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Ossie Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Bernie Boudreau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1935 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Westmount, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Grocery store official[1] |
Born in 1935 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Newell served on the Cape Breton County Council from 1976 to 1982.[1] He first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1981 election, but was defeated by Liberal Ossie Fraser by 120 votes.[3] Fraser died in October 1982[4] and Newell was elected the new MLA for the riding in a by-election on February 22, 1983.[5][6][7] He was re-elected in the 1984 election[8] but was defeated by Liberal Bernie Boudreau in the 1988 election.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 166. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Electoral History for Cape Breton-The Lakes" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "Liberal MLA dies in Sydney". The Globe and Mail. October 30, 1982.
- ^ "Newell wins Cape Breton byelection". The Chronicle Herald. February 23, 1983.
- ^ "Tory wins by-election". The Globe and Mail. February 23, 1983.
- ^ "Return of By-Election for the House of Assembly 1983" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1983. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.