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'''James "Buddy" MacEachern''' (born June 29, 1940) is a former [[Nova Scotia]] politician and fisherman. He represented the [[Electoral district (Canada)|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/cape%20breton%20centre.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|publisher=Nova Scotia Legislative Library|accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>
'''James "Buddy" MacEachern''' (born June 29, 1940) is a former [[Nova Scotia]] politician and fisherman. He represented the [[Electoral district (Canada)|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/cape%20breton%20centre.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|publisher=Nova Scotia Legislative Library|accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>


MacEachern was born in 1940 at [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]].<ref name="bio directory">{{cite book|last1=Elliott|first1=Shirley B.|title=The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory|url=http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/b10537582.pdf|accessdate=2015-06-26|year=1984|publisher=Public Archives of Nova Scotia|isbn=0-88871-050-X|page=130}}</ref> In the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1974|1974 provincial election]], MacEachern defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent [[Mike Laffin]] to win the Cape Breton Centre riding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201974.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1974|accessdate=2014-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Liberals sweep back in N.S.|work=The Globe and Mail|date=April 3, 1974}}</ref> He was re-elected in the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1978|1978 election]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1978|accessdate=2014-10-08}}</ref> and in 1980 became the party's interim leader following the resignation of [[Jeremy Akerman]].<ref>{{cite news|title=NDP in N.S. selects interim leader|work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 3, 1980}}</ref> He served for a month until a leadership convention elected [[Alexa McDonough]] as leader.<ref name="leadership">{{cite news|title=Woman elected to lead NDP in Nova Scotia|work=The Globe and Mail|date=November 17, 1980}}</ref> At the convention, MacEachern was also a candidate, finishing third.<ref name="leadership"/> In the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1981|1981 election]], MacEachern was defeated by the riding's former MLA, Mike Laffin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1981|accessdate=2014-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PCs win crushing victory in N.S.|work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 7, 1981}}</ref>
MacEachern was born in 1940 at [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]].<ref name="bio directory">{{cite book|last1=Elliott|first1=Shirley B.|title=The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory|url=http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/b10537582.pdf|accessdate=2015-06-26|year=1984|publisher=Public Archives of Nova Scotia|isbn=0-88871-050-X|page=130}}</ref> In the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1974|1974 provincial election]], MacEachern defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent [[Mike Laffin]] to win the Cape Breton Centre riding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201974.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1974|accessdate=2014-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Liberals sweep back in N.S.|work=The Globe and Mail|date=April 3, 1974}}</ref> He was re-elected in the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1978|1978 election]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1978|accessdate=2014-10-08}}</ref> and in 1980 became the party's interim leader following the resignation of [[Jeremy Akerman]].<ref>{{cite news|title=NDP in N.S. selects interim leader|work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 3, 1980}}</ref> He served for a month until a leadership convention elected [[Alexa McDonough]] as leader.<ref name="leadership">{{cite news|title=Woman elected to lead NDP in Nova Scotia|work=The Globe and Mail|date=November 17, 1980}}</ref> At the convention, MacEachern was also a candidate, finishing third.<ref name="leadership"/> In the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1981|1981 election]], MacEachern was defeated by the riding's former MLA, Mike Laffin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1981 |accessdate=2014-10-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6NyXliAKc?url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionsnovascotia.ca%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2FGeneral%2520Election%25201981.pdf |archivedate=2014-03-10 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PCs win crushing victory in N.S.|work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 7, 1981}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:48, 10 November 2016

James "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 (1940-06-29) June 29, 1940 (age 84)
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Political partyNew Democratic Party

James "Buddy" MacEachern (born June 29, 1940) is a former Nova Scotia politician and fisherman. 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]

MacEachern was born in 1940 at Sydney, Nova Scotia.[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]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  2. ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 130. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "PCs win crushing victory in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. October 7, 1981.
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