Clifford Huskilson Explained

Clifford Huskilson
Birth Date:11 February 1953
Birth Place:Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Shelburne
Term Start:1993
Term End:1999
Predecessor:Harold Huskilson
Successor:Cecil O'Donnell
Party:Liberal
Occupation:Funeral director

Clifford B. Huskilson (born February 11, 1953) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1953,[2] Huskilson graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Dalhousie University and a diploma from the Nova Scotia Funeral Directors Association.[3]

Political career

Huskilson was elected MLA for Shelburne in the 1993 provincial election,[4] succeeding his father Harold Huskilson, who had represented the riding since 1970.[5] Following his re-election in 1998,[6] Huskilson was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Transportation and Public Works.[7] In the 1999 election, Huskilson led Progressive Conservative candidate Cecil O'Donnell by one vote on election night,[8] however a judicial recount on August 17 resulted in a tie which was broken when the ridings returning officer picked O'Donnell's name from a box.[9] [10] Huskilson attempted to regain the seat in the 2003 election,[11] but lost to O'Donnell by close to 600 votes.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Shelburne. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2015-06-17.
  2. Book: The Canadian Who's who. 1999. 9780802049315.
  3. Web site: About the Minister of Transportation and Public Works. Government of Nova Scotia. 2015-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/19980626062513/http://www.gov.ns.ca/tran/Minister/aboutthe.asp. June 26, 1998.
  4. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1993 . 2014-09-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070337/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf . 2014-10-06 .
  5. Web site: Former MLA Huskilson dies at 91. CBC News. October 25, 2011. 2014-09-26.
  6. Web site: Election Returns, 1998 (Shelburne). Elections Nova Scotia. 2014-09-26.
  7. Web site: Three novices at the table. The Chronicle Herald. April 9, 1998. 2014-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20050123224111/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F04%2F09+213.raw+PE98Apr9+2. January 23, 2005. dead.
  8. Web site: Two recounts in the works. The Chronicle Herald. July 29, 1999. 2014-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20050124072905/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F07%2F29+232.raw+PE99Jul29+2. January 24, 2005. dead.
  9. Web site: Tories pull one out. The Chronicle Herald. August 18, 1999. 2014-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20050124075636/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F08%2F18+191.raw+PE99Aug18+2. January 24, 2005. dead.
  10. Web site: Election Returns, 1999 (Shelburne). Elections Nova Scotia. 2015-07-23.
  11. Web site: Shelburne 'very close, three-way race'. The Chronicle Herald. July 23, 2003. 2014-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20050124065054/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2003%2F07%2F23+188.raw+PE03Jul23+2. January 24, 2005. dead.
  12. Web site: Election Returns, 2003 (Shelburne). Elections Nova Scotia. 2014-09-26.

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