David Hall (Canadian politician)
David Hall | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office 1972–1972 | |
| Succeeded by | Aquinas Ryan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1939[1] |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
David Hall (born c. 1939) was a Canadian politician who was the first leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party in 1972.[2] He previously ran as the party's candidate in Hillsborough in the 1968 federal election.[2]
Under Hall's leadership, the party contested three provincial by-elections in 1972 — its first attempt at running for provincial seats since the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation last competed in 1951 — and received 5.2 per cent of the total vote. Soon afterward, however, Hall moved out of the province and resigned the leadership.[2] He was succeeded as leader by Aquinas Ryan.[2]
Electoral Record[edit]
| 1968 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Heath MacQuarrie | 8,328 | 54.99 | |||||
| Liberal | Jack McAndrew | 6,447 | 41.05 | |||||
| New Democratic | David Hall | 930 | 5.92 | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Only an upset will unseat top Liberal". The Ottawa Journal. 25 June 1974. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d Leo Heaps, Our Canada: The Story of the New Democratic Party Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Lorimer, 1991. ISBN 1550283537.
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