Buddy MacEachern

James "Buddy" MacEachern (born June 29, 1940) is a former Nova Scotia politician and fisherman. 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. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia.[1]

In the 1974 provincial election, MacEachern defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Mike Laffin to win the Cape Breton Centre riding.[2][3] He was re-elected in the 1978 election,[4] and in 1980 became the party's interim leader following the resignation of Jeremy Akerman.[5] He served for a month until a leadership convention elected Alexa McDonough as leader.[6] At the convention, MacEachern was also a candidate, finishing third.[6] In the 1981 election, MacEachern was defeated by the riding's former MLA, Mike Laffin.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 130. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Liberals sweep back in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. April 3, 1974.
  4. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  5. ↑ "NDP in N.S. selects interim leader". The Globe and Mail. October 3, 1980.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Woman elected to lead NDP in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. November 17, 1980.
  7. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  8. ↑ "PCs win crushing victory in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. October 7, 1981.