Mel Pickings

Mel Pickings
MLA for Lunenburg West
In office
1978–1988
Preceded by Maurice DeLory
Succeeded by Marie Dechman
Personal details
Born August 19, 1926
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party Progressive Conservative
Residence Bridgewater, Nova Scotia[1]

Milne Charles "Mel" Pickings[2] (born August 19, 1926) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1926[1] Pickings entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Maurice DeLory by 1116 votes in the Lunenburg West riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1981 election.[4] On November 9, 1983, Pickings was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister responsible for the Emergency Measures Organization, and Minister responsible for the Purchasing Act.[1] He was re-elected in the 1984 election.[5] In November 1985, Pickings was named Minister of Housing.[6] On July 21, 1988, Pickings resigned from cabinet and announced he was not running in the next election.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 176. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  2. ↑ "Electoral History for Lunenburg West". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978". Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981". Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  5. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984". Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  6. ↑ "Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1967.
  7. ↑ "Resignations add to election speculation in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. July 22, 1988.