| Malcolm A. MacKay | |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Office1: | MLA for Sackville |
| Term Start1: | 1978 |
| Term End1: | 1984 |
| Predecessor1: | new riding |
| Successor1: | John Holm |
| Residence: | Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia |
| Party: | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation: | Telephone technician |
Malcolm A. MacKay (born January 29, 1944) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sackville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]
MacKay was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Educated in Montreal at Sir George Williams University and Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, he was a telephone technician. In 1962, he married Claudia June Burns.[2]
After serving two years on Halifax County Council,[2] MacKay entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal incumbent George Doucet in the new Sackville riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1981 election.[4] In the 1984 election, MacKay was defeated by New Democrat John Holm, finishing third behind Liberal Bill MacDonald.[5] Controversy arose during the campaign, when MacKay admitted he used a false address to claim expenses as a member living away from the capital.[6] [7] In April 1985, an Auditor General's report asked MacKay to repay over $7,000 in extra expenses.[8] The money was paid back and MacKay was not charged criminally.[9]
In February 2004, a political comeback bid ended when MacKay's candidacy for the Conservative nomination in Halifax West for the 2004 federal election was rejected by the party.[9] [10] MacKay attempted to return to provincial politics in the 2006 election, running for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in Hants East,[11] but finished third.[12]