Malcolm A. MacKay

Malcolm A. MacKay (born January 29, 1944) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sackville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

Malcolm A. MacKay
MLA for Sackville
In office
1978–1984
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byJohn Holm
Personal details
Born (1944-01-29) January 29, 1944
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceLower Sackville, Nova Scotia
OccupationTelephone technician

MacKay was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Educated in Montreal at Sir George Williams University and Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, he was a telephone technician. In 1962, he married Claudia June Burns.[2]

After serving two years on Halifax County Council,[2] MacKay entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal incumbent George Doucet in the new Sackville riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1981 election.[4] In the 1984 election, MacKay was defeated by New Democrat John Holm, finishing third behind Liberal Bill MacDonald.[5] Controversy arose during the campaign, when MacKay admitted he used a false address to claim expenses as a member living away from the capital.[6][7] In April 1985, an Auditor General's report asked MacKay to repay over $7,000 in extra expenses.[8] The money was paid back and MacKay was not charged criminally.[9]

In February 2004, a political comeback bid ended when MacKay's candidacy for the Conservative nomination in Halifax West for the 2004 federal election was rejected by the party.[9][10] MacKay attempted to return to provincial politics in the 2006 election, running for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in Hants East,[11] but finished third.[12]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Sackville-Beaver Bank" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 136. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. p. 113. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  6. "Probe was thwarted, N.S. Liberal charges". The Globe and Mail. October 30, 1984.
  7. "Buchanan Tories crush opponents in N.S. election". The Globe and Mail. November 7, 1984.
  8. "Speaker approved expenses, says ex-MLA". The Globe and Mail. April 5, 1985.
  9. "Microcosm of the province". The Chronicle Herald. June 4, 2004. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  10. "Tories reject candidacy of former N.S. politician involved in scandal". The Daily News. Halifax. February 27, 2004.
  11. "Jilted Tory MLA tries his luck as Grit". The Chronicle Herald. May 25, 2006.
  12. "Election Returns, 2006 (Hants East)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
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