Peter Mancini | |
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Member of Parliament for Sydney—Victoria | |
In office 1997–2000 | |
Preceded by | new riding |
Succeeded by | Mark Eyking |
Personal details | |
Born | August 1, 1956 Westmount, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Spouse | Marian Mancini |
Residence(s) | Margaree Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Profession | Lawyer |
Dominic Peter Mancini (born August 1, 1956) is a Canadian politician and lawyer. Mancini was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1997 federal election that saw a breakthrough for the New Democratic Party in the province of Nova Scotia.[3] He served as the NDP's justice critic in the 36th Canadian Parliament. Mancini represented the riding of Sydney—Victoria until the 2000 federal election when he was defeated by Liberal Mark Eyking.[4][5] He moved to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia following his electoral defeat. He was unsuccessful in his attempt at a comeback in the 2006 federal election in the riding of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour losing to incumbent Michael Savage by just over 4,000 votes.[6]