Jim Mayne
James Herman Mayne (1950 or 1951 – July 16, 2015) was a Canadian politician, who was leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party from 1983 to 1989.[1]
Jim Mayne | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office 1983–1989 | |
| Preceded by | David Burke (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Dody Crane (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Died | July 16, 2015 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Mayne, a former president of the National Farmers Union,[1] led the party in the 1986 and 1989 provincial elections.[1] He also stood as the party's candidate in two by-elections during his term, in 4th Prince on December 2, 1985 and 5th Prince on September 14, 1987; in the 1985 by-election he became the first candidate in the party's history to earn enough of the popular vote to be reimbursed his electoral deposit.[1]
He died on July 16, 2015 at the age of 64.[2]
References
- Leo Heaps, Our Canada: The Story of the New Democratic Party Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Lorimer, 1991. ISBN 1550283537.
- "Former NDP leader Jim Mayne dies". The Guardian (Charlottetown). July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
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