Michael James MacDonald
Michael James MacDonald | |
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Leader of the Cape Breton Centre | |
Personal details | |
Born | August 8, 1909 |
Died | July 3, 1997 | (aged 87)
Political party | Trade Unionist |
Michael James MacDonald (August 8, 1909[2] – July 3, 1997) was a union leader, coal miner, volunteer firefighter and politician in Nova Scotia
Born and raised in
MacDonald was also involved in the
In the
MacDonald served as leader of the CCF from 1953 to 1963, leading the party through the 1956 and 1960 provincial election. Despite the fact that the party received almost 9% of the vote in 1960, MacDonald was the only CCFer returned either time.
He stepped down as leader in 1963 and James H. Aitchison became leader of the newly formed Nova Scotia NDP. MacDonald lost his seat in the 1963 provincial election and the NDP would not gain another seat in the House of Assembly until 1970.[3]
MacDonald also continued his union work as a business agent for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers from 1957 until his retirement in 1975 and was involved with the Cape Breton Labour Council and the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour. He also became active in municipal politics, serving on the Cape Breton County Council from 1974 to 1976.[3]
References
See also
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
- List of articles about Nova Scotia CCF/NDP members