Clarrie MacKinnon

Clarrie MacKinnon
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Pictou East
In office
June 13, 2006 – October 8, 2013
Preceded byJim DeWolfe
Succeeded byTim Houston
Personal details
Born1945 or 1946 (age 78–79)[1]
Political partyNDP
ResidenceWestville, Nova Scotia

Clarence "Clarrie" MacKinnon is a former Canadian politician, who represented the constituency of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.

MacKinnon has a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Mount Saint Vincent University, and a Master of Marine Management from Dalhousie University. He has started part-time work on a PhD from the University of Cardiff in Wales, UK in Earth, Oceans and Planetary Science. MacKinnon has been employed in news media, public relations, and in the fishing industry. He has been a roughneck, worked on a woods crew and sold shoes and mobile homes.

The 2006 provincial election was MacKinnon's first successful run for provincial office. In a very close race, he won the seat with 36.73% of the vote, defeating his nearest opponent by 107 votes.[2]

Prior to June 2009, MacKinnon was the New Democratic Caucus' critic for Economic Development.

  1. ^ "Local MLAs say they aren't concerned about pensions". The News. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 2006 (Pictou East)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-08.