Bob Carruthers (politician) explained

Bob Carruthers
Office:MLA for Hants East
Term Start:1993
Term End:1998
Predecessor:Jack Hawkins
Successor:John MacDonell
Party:Liberal
Occupation:lawyer

Robert Arthur Carruthers is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hants East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

A graduate of Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie Law School, Carruthers started his own law firm in 1980.[2] After serving two terms as a municipal councillor,[2] Carruthers entered provincial politics in the 1993 election, winning the Hants East riding by 638 votes.[3] A backbench member of the John Savage government, Carruthers was named caucus whip in 1996.[4] Carruthers did not re-offer in the 1998 election.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Hants East. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2018-04-23.
  2. Web site: Attorney biography. 2015-04-12.
  3. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1993 . 109 . 2015-04-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070337/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf . 2014-10-06 .
  4. Web site: Government caucus appointments. Government of Nova Scotia. June 28, 1996. 2015-04-12.
  5. Web site: Smith gets Grit nod in East Hants riding. The Chronicle Herald. February 27, 1998. 2015-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20050123222218/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F02%2F27+235.raw+PE98Feb27+2. January 23, 2005. dead.

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