Buddy MacEachern

Buddy MacEachern
Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party Interim
In office October 1980 – November 1980
Preceded by	Jeremy Akerman
Succeeded by	Alexa McDonough
MLA for Cape Breton Centre
In office 1974–1981
Preceded by	Mike Laffin
Succeeded by	Mike Laffin
Personal details
Born	James MacEachern (1940-06-29)June 29, 1940 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	June 15, 2018(2018-06-15) (aged 77) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political party	New Democratic Party

James "Buddy" MacEachern (June 29, 1940 – June 15, 2018) was a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1981. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.[1]

Life

MacEachern was born on June 29, 1940, at Sydney, Nova Scotia. He was a Catholic.[2]

In the 1974 provincial election, MacEachern defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Mike Laffin to win the Cape Breton Centre riding.[3][4] He was re-elected in the 1978 election,[5] and in 1980 became the party's interim leader following the resignation of Jeremy Akerman.[6] He served for a month until a leadership convention elected Alexa McDonough as leader.[7] At the convention, MacEachern was also a candidate, finishing third.[7] In the 1981 election, MacEachern was defeated by the riding's former MLA, Mike Laffin.[8][9]

MacEachern died on June 15, 2018, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.[10]

References

1. "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 130. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
4. "Liberals sweep back in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. April 3, 1974.
5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
6. "NDP in N.S. selects interim leader". The Globe and Mail. October 3, 1980.
7. "Woman elected to lead NDP in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. November 17, 1980.
8. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
9. "PCs win crushing victory in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. October 7, 1981.
10. "New Waterford loses two former Cape Breton MLAs". Cape Breton Post. June 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-17.

• Government of Nova Scotia. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2014-06-28.