| Charles MacArthur | |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Inverness, Nova Scotia |
| Death Place: | Inverness, Nova Scotia |
| Office: | MLA for Inverness |
| Term Start: | 1993 |
| Term End: | 1998 |
| Predecessor: | re-established riding |
| Successor: | Charlie MacDonald |
| Office2: | MLA for Inverness North |
| Term Start2: | 1988 |
| Term End2: | 1993 |
| Predecessor2: | Jim MacLean |
| Successor2: | riding dissolved |
| Party: | Liberal |
Charles MacArthur (December 27, 1920 – February 24, 2010) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Inverness North and Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Born in 1920 at Inverness, Nova Scotia, MacArthur was a municipal councillor for 18 years and served as Warden of Inverness County.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1988 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Jim MacLean by 801 votes in the Inverness North riding.[3] In 1993, MacArthur defeated Inverness South MLA Danny Graham for the Liberal nomination in the re-established Inverness riding, after their ridings were eliminated through redistribution.[4] In the 1993 election, MacArthur was re-elected, defeating his closest opponent by 2860 votes.[4] [5] He did not reoffer in the 1998 election.[6] MacArthur died in Inverness on February 24, 2010.[2] [7] [8]