Mike Laffin
Mike Laffin | |
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MLA for Cape Breton Centre | |
In office 1963–1974 | |
Preceded by | Michael James MacDonald |
Succeeded by | James "Buddy" MacEachern |
In office 1981–1988 | |
Preceded by | James "Buddy" MacEachern |
Succeeded by | Wayne Connors |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Alexander Laffin January 12, 1918 New Waterford, Nova Scotia |
Died | May 23, 2019 Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia | (aged 101)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Occupation | Dentist |
Michael Alexander Laffin (January 12, 1918 – May 23, 2019) was a Canadian politician and dentist. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1974, and 1981 to 1988. He was a Progressive Conservative.[1]
Career
[edit]Laffin was first elected in the 1963 provincial election,[2] defeating New Democrat House leader Michael James MacDonald.[3] He was re-elected in the 1967[4] and 1970 elections.[5] Laffin was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1974,[6] losing his seat to New Democrat James "Buddy" MacEachern.[7]
In the 1981 election, Laffin returned to politics and defeated MacEachern to regain the seat.[8][9] Following the election, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Housing.[10][11] Laffin was re-elected in 1984,[12] and retained his cabinet seat until a cabinet shuffle in November 1985, when he was appointed Minister of Government Services.[13]
On July 24, 1988, Laffin resigned from cabinet and announced that he would not seek re-election in the 1988 election.[14][15] In August 2012, Laffin was interviewed about his experience as a prisoner of war during World War II.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Born in 1918 in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Laffin was educated at St. Francis Xavier University and McGill University, and was a dentist by career.[17][18] Laffin died in May 2019 at the age of 101.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "PCs take 39 of 43 ridings in N.S. election". The Globe and Mail. October 9, 1963.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Liberals sweep back in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. April 3, 1974.
- ^ "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 2014-06-28.
- ^ "PCs win crushing victory in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. October 7, 1981.
- ^ "9 Nova Scotia ministers moved to new portfolios". The Montreal Gazette. news.google.com. December 11, 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ "Nine N.S. ministers change titles". The Globe and Mail. December 12, 1981.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1985.
- ^ "4th N.S. minister quits". The Globe and Mail. July 25, 1988.
- ^ "No additions in N.S. cabinet shuffle". The Globe and Mail. July 28, 1988.
- ^ "Former POW donates artifacts to New Waterford museum". Cape Breton Post. August 10, 2012. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 111. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Dr. Michael A. Laffin fonds". Archives Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
- ^ "New Waterford man lived life to the fullest". Cape Breton Post. May 24, 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- 1918 births
- 2019 deaths
- Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
- People from New Waterford, Nova Scotia
- Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
- St. Francis Xavier University alumni
- McGill University alumni
- Canadian centenarians
- Men centenarians
- 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly