Donald MacInnis
Donald MacInnis (21 August 1918 – 9 May 2007) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and became a coal miner by career.[3]
Donald MacInnis | |
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| Member of Parliament for Cape Breton South* | |
| In office 10 June 1957 – 18 June 1962[1] | |
| Preceded by | Clarence Gillis (CCF) |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm MacInnis (NDP)[2] |
| Member of Parliament for Cape Breton South | |
| In office 7 April 1963 – 25 June 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm MacInnis |
| Succeeded by | Electoral district dissolved |
| Member of Parliament for Cape Breton—East Richmond | |
| In office 25 June 1968 – May 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Electoral district established |
| Succeeded by | Andy Hogan (NDP) |
| Mayor for Glace Bay, Nova Scotia | |
| In office 1988–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Allan Clark |
| Succeeded by | Position dissolved. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1918 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Died | 9 May 2007 (aged 88) Glace Bay |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Glace Bay |
| Profession | Miner |
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He was first elected at the Cape Breton South riding in the 1957 general election, defeating the long-serving incumbent Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of parliament Clarence Gillis, also a former miner. MacInnis defeated Gillis again in a rematch almost a year later in the 1958 general election, known as the "Diefenbaker Sweep." MacInnis remained a Member of Parliament throughout the 1960s and early 1970s except for the 25th Parliament when he was defeated in the riding by Malcolm Vic MacInnis of the New Democratic Party in the 1962 election. Since the 1968 election, MacInnis represented Cape Breton—East Richmond, one of the ridings which replaced the Cape Breton South electoral district in a boundary realignment.
After his term in the 29th Parliament ended in 1974, MacInnis left national office and did not campaign for another term.
From 1988, MacInnis served as the final Mayor of Glace Bay, a municipality which was dissolved in 1995 and replaced by the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Parlinfo: Donald MacInnis". Parliament of Canada. Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 2 October 2012.[dead link]
- ^ . Parliament of Canada. Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ a b McNeil, Greg (11 May 2007). "Donald MacInnis, last mayor of Glace Bay, dies". Cape Breton Post. from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-02.