| Buddy MacEachern | |
| Birth Name: | James MacEachern |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Death Place: | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Office1: | Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party Interim |
| Term Start1: | October 1980 |
| Term End1: | November 1980 |
| Predecessor1: | Jeremy Akerman |
| Successor1: | Alexa McDonough |
| Office2: | MLA for Cape Breton Centre |
| Term Start2: | 1974 |
| Term End2: | 1981 |
| Predecessor2: | Mike Laffin |
| Successor2: | Mike Laffin |
| Party: | New Democratic Party |
James "Buddy" MacEachern (June 29, 1940 – June 15, 2018) was a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1981. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.[1]
MacEachern was born on June 29, 1940, at Sydney, Nova Scotia. He was a Catholic.[2]
In the 1974 provincial election, MacEachern defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Mike Laffin to win the Cape Breton Centre riding.[3] [4] He was re-elected in the 1978 election,[5] and in 1980 became the party's interim leader following the resignation of Jeremy Akerman.[6] He served for a month until a leadership convention elected Alexa McDonough as leader.[7] At the convention, MacEachern was also a candidate, finishing third.[7] In the 1981 election, MacEachern was defeated by the riding's former MLA, Mike Laffin.[8] [9]
MacEachern died on June 15, 2018, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.[10]