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Jim Mayne

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Jim Mayne
Leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island
In office
1983–1989
Preceded byDavid Burke (interim)
Succeeded byDody Crane (interim)
Personal details
Died(2015-07-16)July 16, 2015
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Political partyNew Democratic Party

James Herman Mayne (Aug 27, 1950 – July 16, 2015) was a Canadian politician, who was leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party from 1983 to 1989.[1]

Mayne, a former president of the National Farmers Union,[1] led the party in the 1986 and 1989 provincial elections.[1] He also stood as the party's candidate in two by-elections during his term, in 4th Prince on December 2, 1985, and 5th Prince on September 14, 1987; in the 1985 by-election he became the first candidate in the party's history to earn enough of the popular vote to be reimbursed his electoral deposit.[1]

He died on July 16, 2015, at the age of 64.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Leo Heaps, Our Canada: The Story of the New Democratic Party Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Lorimer, 1991. ISBN 1550283537.
  2. ^ "Former NDP leader Jim Mayne dies". The Guardian (Charlottetown). July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.