Bill MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)

Bill MacDonald
MLA for Sackville-Beaver Bank
In office
1993–1998
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byRosemary Godin
Personal details
Political partyLiberal

Bill MacDonald is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sackville-Beaver Bank in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

A long time member of Halifax County Council,[2] MacDonald first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1984 election. He ran in the Sackville riding, but was defeated by New Democrat John Holm, finishing second ahead of Progressive Conservative incumbent Malcolm A. MacKay.[3] MacDonald ran again in 1993, and won the new Sackville-Beaver Bank riding by 856 votes.[4] MacDonald was defeated by New Democrat Rosemary Godin when he ran for re-election in 1998.[5][6] MacDonald ran again in the 1999 election,[2] but finished third, 1,300 votes behind the winner Barry Barnet.[7]

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Sackville-Beaver Bank" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  2. ^ a b "Bill MacDonald to run for Grits once more". The Chronicle Herald. June 25, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  5. ^ "NDP takes metro". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  6. ^ "Election Returns, 1998 (Sackville-Beaver Bank)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  7. ^ "Election Returns, 1999 (Sackville-Beaver Bank)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-03-20.