Alex McIntosh (politician) explained

Alex McIntosh
Birth Date:19 March 1934
Birth Place:Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Residence:Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Assembly:Nova Scotia House of
Constituency Am:Yarmouth
Term Start:1984
Term End:1988
Predecessor:Fraser Mooney
Successor:Leroy Legere
Party:Progressive Conservative
Spouse:Mary Carmel Chiasson
Occupation:Station agent
Children:three

Alexander Joseph McIntosh (March 19, 1934 – September 4, 2023) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

McIntosh was born in Glace Bay in 1934.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1984 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Fraser Mooney by 645 votes in the Yarmouth riding.[3] McIntosh did not seek re-election in 1988.[4] In the 1998 election, McIntosh ran again in Yarmouth, but was defeated by New Democrat John Deveau.[5] He finished second in the race, ahead of Liberal incumbent Richie Hubbard.[6]

McIntosh died on September 4, 2023, at the age of 89.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Yarmouth. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2018-04-05.
  2. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1985, pg. 962
  3. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1984 . 2014-11-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021932/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf . 2013-10-05 .
  4. News: Buchanan's 'new PCs' same old faces. The Globe and Mail. September 8, 1988.
  5. Web site: IT'S A TIE! . The Chronicle Herald . March 25, 1998 . 2014-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041125101550/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F25+188.raw+PE98Mar25+2 . November 25, 2004 . dead .
  6. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1998 (Yarmouth). Elections Nova Scotia. 1998. 2014-11-08.
  7. Web site: Alexander Joseph "Alex" MCINTOSH. SaltWire Network. 2023-09-13.