Alfie MacLeod explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Alfie MacLeod
Birth Date:10 March 1956
Birth Place:Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Residence:Gabarus Lake, Nova Scotia
Office1:Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Term Start1:October 25, 2007
Term End1:June 24, 2009
Predecessor1:Cecil Clarke
Successor1:Charlie Parker
Assembly2:Nova Scotia House of
Constituency Am2:Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg
Cape Breton West (1995-1998, 2006-2013)
Term Start2:June 13, 2006
Term End2:July 31, 2019
Predecessor2:Russell MacKinnon
Successor2:Brian Comer
Term Start3:October 10, 1995
Term End3:March 24, 1998
Predecessor3:Russell MacKinnon
Successor3:Russell MacKinnon
Party:Progressive Conservative
Spouse:Shirley
Occupation:community relations manager

Alfred Wallace MacLeod (born March 10, 1956) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1]

Before politics

MacLeod was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1956.[2] From 1976 to 1995, he worked a variety of positions with the Cape Breton Development Corporation.

Political career

MacLeod was first elected in an October 1995 by-election in Cape Breton West.[3] [4] He was defeated by Liberal Russell MacKinnon when he ran for re-election in 1998.[5] [6]

In the 2000 federal election, MacLeod was the Progressive Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Bras d'Or—Cape Breton.[7] [8] He lost to Liberal Rodger Cuzner, finishing second, ahead of NDP incumbent Michelle Dockrill.[9] [10]

MacLeod returned to provincial politics in 2006, defeating former Liberal MLA Russell MacKinnon for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Cape Breton West,[11] then winning the seat in the 2006 general election.[12] [13] On October 25, 2007, MacLeod was elected Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[14]

MacLeod was re-elected in the 2009,[15] [16] 2013[17] and 2017 elections.[18]

On May 14, 2019, MacLeod announced he was seeking the Conservative nomination in Cape Breton—Canso for the 2019 federal election.[19] He was named the candidate in June 2019.[20] MacLeod resigned his provincial seat on July 31, 2019.[21] He was defeated in the federal election.

Personal life

Married to the former Shirley MacDonald; they have three children.

Electoral record

Provincial

|-|Progressive Conservative|Alfie MacLeod|align="right"|4,178|align="right"|43.75|align="right"||-|Liberal|Josephine Kennedy|align="right"|3,798|align="right"|39.77|align="right"||-|New Democratic Party|Delton McDonald|align="right"|1,573|align="right"|16.47|align="right"||}|-|Progressive Conservative|Alfie MacLeod|align="right"|3,986|align="right"|43.88|align="right"||-|New Democratic Party|Delton MacDonald|align="right"|2,750|align="right"|30.28|align="right"||-|Liberal|Josephine Kennedy|align="right"|2,206|align="right"|24.29|align="right"||-

|}

|-|Progressive Conservative|Alfie MacLeod|align="right"|4,729|align="right"|53.76|align="right"||-|Liberal|Dave LeBlanc|align="right"|2,488|align="right"|28.28|align="right"||-|New Democratic Party|Terry Crawley|align="right"|1,344|align="right"|15.28|align="right"||-|}|-|Liberal|Russell MacKinnon|align="right"|4,528|align="right"||align="right"||-|New Democratic Party|Brian C. Stanley|align="right"|2,933|align="right"||align="right"||-|Progressive Conservative|Alfie MacLeod|align="right"|2,818|align="right"||align="right"||}

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2015-06-22. 2017-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823064505/http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/sydney%20river-mira-louisbourg.pdf. dead.
  2. Book: The Canadian Parliamentary Guide - Gale Canada, Pierre G. Normandin - Google Books . 2008-10-16 . 9781896413433 . 2019-10-24.
  3. Web site: Return of By-election for the House of Assembly 1995. Elections Nova Scotia. 2015-06-22.
  4. News: Liberal hold broken. The Globe and Mail. October 11, 1995.
  5. Web site: Grit veterans swept away by 'orange tide' . The Chronicle Herald . March 25, 1998 . 2014-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124010502/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F25+270.raw+PE98Mar25+2 . January 24, 2005 . dead .
  6. Web site: Election Returns, 1998 (Cape Breton West). Elections Nova Scotia. 2015-06-22.
  7. Web site: MacLeod unopposed for Tories in Bras d'Or . The Chronicle Herald . October 29, 2000 . 2015-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124090042/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2000%2F10%2F29+178.raw+FE00Oct29+2 . January 24, 2005 . dead .
  8. Web site: Dingwall factor still dominates Bras d'Or . The Chronicle Herald . November 12, 2000 . 2015-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124042522/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2000%2F11%2F12+222.raw+FE00Nov12+2 . January 24, 2005 . dead .
  9. News: Cuzner pushes out Dockrill from Bras d'Or seat. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106194414/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/11/28/ns_fedcuznerwins001128.html. live. November 6, 2012. CBC News. November 28, 2000. 2014-09-29.
  10. Web site: Liberals stage C.B. comeback . The Chronicle Herald . November 28, 2000 . 2014-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124084348/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2000%2F11%2F28+232.raw+FE00Nov28+2 . January 24, 2005 . dead .
  11. News: MacLeod defeats MacKinnon in battle to represent Tories in Cape Breton West. Cape Breton Post. May 19, 2006.
  12. Web site: Election Returns, 2006 (Cape Breton West). Elections Nova Scotia. 2015-06-22.
  13. News: MacLeod wallops opponents in Cape Breton West. Cape Breton Post. June 14, 2006.
  14. Web site: Alfie Macleod chosen as Speaker. Cape Breton Post. October 26, 2007. 2015-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20150623121233/http://www.capebretonpost.com/Natural-resources/2007-10-26/article-778427/Alfie-Macleod-chosen-as-Speaker/1. June 23, 2015. dead.
  15. Web site: Voters of Cape Breton West re-elect MacLeod. Cape Breton Post. June 10, 2009. 2015-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20150623122452/http://www.capebretonpost.com/Living/2009-06-10/article-774273/Cape-Breton-West/1. June 23, 2015. dead.
  16. Web site: Election Returns, 2009 (Cape Breton West). Elections Nova Scotia. 2015-06-22.
  17. Web site: MacLeod takes Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg. Cape Breton Post. October 8, 2013. 2015-06-22. https://archive.today/20131125054623/http://www.capebretonpost.com/Elections/2013-10-08/article-3422010/MacLeod-takes-Sydney-River-Mira-Louisbourg/1. November 25, 2013. dead.
  18. Web site: Election brings change to CBRM. Cape Breton Post. May 30, 2017. 2017-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20170531064240/http://www.capebretonpost.com/news/local/2017/5/31/election-brings-change-to-cbrm.html. May 31, 2017. dead.
  19. Web site: MacLeod announces bid for Cape Breton-Canso Conservative nod. Cape Breton Post. May 14, 2019. 2019-05-14.
  20. Web site: MacLeod named Conservative candidate for Cape Breton-Canso. The Reporter. June 18, 2019. 2019-07-19.
  21. Web site: Three of Nova Scotia's PC MLAs resign to run in federal election. The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 2019. 2023-11-04.

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