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Clare (electoral District)
Clare is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1949-2013 and since 2021. Prior to 1949, Clare was part of Digby (provincial electoral district), Digby district. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes most of the Clare, Nova Scotia, Municipality of the District of Clare, an Acadian area occupying the southwestern half of Digby County, Nova Scotia, Digby County. For four consecutive elections from 1988 to 1999, the district had the highest voter turnout in the province. The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Clare-Digby. It was re-created out of Clare-Digby following the 2019 Electoral Boundary Review after a court challenge that also re-instated the province's two other protected Acadians ridings of Argyle (electoral district), Argyle and Richmond (Nova Scotia prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Robicheau
Ryan Robicheau (born July 8, 1993) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election, 2024 general election, representing Clare (electoral district), Clare as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. References 1993 births Living people 21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Place of birth missing (living people) Politicians of Acadian descent Canadian people of Acadian descent {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Nova Scotia General Election
The 2017 Nova Scotia general election was held on May 30, 2017, to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The Nova Scotia Liberal Party, Liberals under Premier Stephen McNeil won re-election with a reduced majority, falling from 34 seats at dissolution to 27 seats. Timeline * October 8, 2013 – The Nova Scotia Liberal Party, Liberal Party, led by Stephen McNeil, wins the 2013 Nova Scotia general election. The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, Progressive Conservative Association becomes the official opposition, and the governing Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, New Democratic Party is relegated to third party status. * November 23, 2013 – Darrell Dexter resigns as leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and MLA Maureen MacDonald becomes interim leader. *February 27, 2016 – Gary Burrill is elected leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. *June 28, 2016 - The Atlantica Party becomes Nova Scotia's newest registered political party. *Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre E
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father of Rainier III of Monaco * Pierre Affre (1590–1669), French sculptor * Pierre Agostini, French physicist * Pie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector J
In Greek mythology, Hector (; , ) was a Trojan prince, a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. He is a major character in Homer's ''Iliad'', where he leads the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing countless Greek warriors. He is ultimately killed in single combat by the Greek hero Achilles, who later drags his dead body around the city of Troy behind his chariot. Etymology In Greek, is a derivative of the verb ἔχειν ''ékhein'', archaic form * ('to have' or 'to hold'), from Proto-Indo-European *'' seɡ́ʰ-'' ('to hold'). , or as found in Aeolic poetry, is also an epithet of Zeus in his capacity as 'he who holds verything together. Hector's name could thus be taken to mean 'holding fast'. The name was in use during Mycenaean times, as evidenced by a servant with the name referred to in a Linear B tablet. In the tablet, the name is spelled , ''E-ko-to''. Moses I. Finley proposed that the Homeric hero was partly based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Comeau
Gerald J. Comeau (February 1, 1946 – December 4, 2023) was a Canadian politician who served as a senator and as a member of Parliament. Early life Born in Meteghan Station, Nova Scotia, Comeau was an accountant by training. Comeau received his B.Comm and his B.Ed from the Université de Moncton. Comeau was a member of Nova Scotia's Acadian minority. Political career Comeau was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as part of the Progressive Conservative landslide win in the 1984 election. The member of Parliament for South West Nova, Comeau was a government backbencher throughout his term and was defeated in the 1988 election due in part to the unpopularity of the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement in Atlantic Canada. In 1990, Comeau was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn, on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. He sat as a Progressive Conservative until February 2004. He then became a Conservative Party senator after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoit Comeau
Benoit Comeau (July 23, 1916 – December 9, 1995) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1967 to 1981. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Early life Comeau was born in Comeauville, Nova Scotia; his father was former Nova Scotia MLA and Senator, Joseph William Comeau. Benoit Comeau served in World War II with the Royal Canadian Air Force and was a mink rancher. Political career Elected in 1967, Comeau served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia The Executive Council of Nova Scotia (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Nova Scotia) is the cabinet of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Almost always made up of members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, the cabinet is s ... as Minister of Lands and Forests, Minister of Fisheries, and Minister of Public Works. He did not run for reelection in 1981. Death He died on December 9, 1995. He was married to Marie Antoinet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester Melanson
Chester Joseph Melanson (born June 26, 1940) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1984 as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Melanson was born in 1940 at Meteghan Centre, Digby County, Nova Scotia. A graduate of the University of New Brunswick, Melanson was an athletic director. He entered provincial politics in the 1981 election, defeating Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc by 55 votes in the Clare riding. Melanson was defeated by LeBlanc when he ran for re-election in 1984. In October 2008, Melanson was awarded the Order of La Pléiade The Order of La Pléiade (; ) is an honorary order of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. It recognizes people who particularly distinguished themselves in the service of its ideals of cooperation and friendship, promoting the rol ..., which was given to honour Acadian and Francophone community leaders, and Members of the Legislativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy LeBlanc (Nova Scotia Politician)
Guy Joseph LeBlanc (born May 2, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Born in 1950 at Saulnierville, Nova Scotia, LeBlanc was first elected in the 1984 provincial election, and re-elected in 1988. He was defeated by Liberal Wayne Gaudet when he ran for re-election in 1993. LeBlanc was in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as minister of environment, minister of transportation, minister of community services and minister of education. LeBlanc attempted a political comeback in the 1998 election, but was again defeated by Gaudet.- In October 2000, LeBlanc was named regional education officer responsible for both the Acadian and Annapolis Valley Regional School Board The Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education (AVRCE) (formerly Annapolis Valley Regional School Board) is the public school district responsib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Gaudet
Wayne Jean Gaudet (born August 12, 1955) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2013. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Early life Born in Concession, Nova Scotia, he graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts at the Université Sainte-Anne and then received a Bachelor of Education at Saint Mary's University. He later settled in Church Point where he worked as a teacher and a high school vice principal. Political career Gaudet was first elected in 1993, and appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia on June 11, 1993, as Minister of Agriculture. Gaudet served in a number of other cabinet posts during the 1990s, including Minister of Human Resources, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs, Minister of Education and Culture, Minister of Business and Consumer Affairs, and Minister responsible for Acadian Affairs. He also served as Speaker of the House. He served as interim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (Nova Scotia NDP) is a social democratic political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the provincial section for the province of the federal New Democratic Party. It was founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1932, and became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing party of Nova Scotia following the 2009 Nova Scotia election, winning 31 seats in the Legislature, under the leadership of Premier Darrell Dexter. It is the only New Democratic Party in Atlantic Canada to form a government, and the second to form a government in a province east of Manitoba. The party lost government at the 2013 election, losing 24 seats, including Dexter's seat. Gary Burrill, the party’s leader from 2016 to 2022, is credited with bringing the party back to its left-wing roots. The party currently holds nine seats in the Legislature and has been led by Claudia Chender since June 2022. Co-operative Commonwealth Federati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Conservative Association Of Nova Scotia
The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, more commonly known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. Like most conservative parties in Atlantic Canada, it has been historically associated with the Red Tory faction of Canadian conservatism. The party is currently led by Pictou East MLA Tim Houston. The party won a majority government in the 2021 provincial election. He called a snap election in 2024, increasing his party's majority mandate. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia and the Conservative Party of Canada are two separate entities. History The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, originated from the Confederation Party of Charles Tupper. Tupper united members of the pre-Confederation Conservative Party (who were predominantly United Empire Loyalists and members of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia Liberal Party (officially the Liberal Association of Nova Scotia) is a centrist provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada and the provincial section of the Liberal Party of Canada. The party currently holds two seats in the Legislature, under the interim leadership of Derek Mombourquette. The party was in power most recently from the 2013 election until the 2021 election. The party is the only party in the province with uninterrupted presence in the legislature since confederation. It has formed the Government of Nova Scotia for 90 of the approximately 160 years since it became a province of Canada. It won 25 of the province's 42 elections, but was supplanted by the NDP as the official opposition for three consecutive elections in 1999, 2003 and 2006, and again in the most recent election in 2024. It produced 14 of the province's 29 premiers, including: * William Stevens Fielding - after a 12 year tenure as Premier (1884-96) went on to become the longest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
