Gloria McCluskey

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Gloria McCluskey
34th Mayor of Dartmouth
In office
1992–1996

Gloria McCluskey (born June 3, 1931 in Nova Scotia) is a former Canadian municipal politician and a longtime Nova Scotia Liberal Party member.

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Career

Gloria McCluskey became the first female property assessor for the city of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in June 1972. [1]

Political career

McCluskey began her career in municipal politics in the mid-to-late 1980s. She was first elected alderman for the city of Dartmouth in 1985 and held the position until 1992. [2] She served as Deputy mayor on the council from 1991 to 1992. [3]

In 1989, she was on the board of directors of VON Canada, a Canadian non-profit. [4]

Elected on September 12, 1992, McCluskey became Dartmouth's 34th and final mayor with almost 10,000 votes. [5] She served from 1992 until April 1, 1996, when the Nova Scotia Government finalized the amalgamation of Dartmouth, Halifax, Bedford, and Halifax County. [6]

Returning to politics in December 1997, the former Dartmouth mayor sought the Liberal nomination in Dartmouth North at the invitation of Premier Russell MacLellan. [7] She ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate in the 1998 Nova Scotia general election, losing by 449 votes to Jerry Pye. [8]

In 2004, she rejoined municipal politics when she was elected to represent Dartmouth Centre at Halifax Regional Council. [9] McCluskey didn't seek re-election and retired following the 2016 Halifax municipal election.

Personal life

In 1952, she married Tom McCluskey. [10]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Familiar Sight". Niagara Falls Review. June 30, 1972. p. 2.
  2. ↑ Chapman, H. (2001). In the wake of the Alderney: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1750-2000. Canada: Dartmouth Historical Association.
  3. ↑ "Celebrating Women in Municipal Politics | Halifax: Municipal Archives". halifax.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  4. ↑ "Changing Times". Calgary Herald. July 16, 1989. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "Dartmouth elects new mayor". The Times-Transcript. September 14, 1992. p. 7.
  6. ↑ "Gloria McCluskey retires at 85 more in love with Dartmouth than ever". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  7. ↑ "Ex-Dartmouth mayor seeks legislature seat". The Times-Transcript. December 13, 1997. p. 9.
  8. ↑ "Nova Scotia: District 17: Dartmouth North". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  9. ↑ "Dartmouth Coun. Gloria McCluskey announces plans to retire". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  10. ↑ "Gloria McCluskey will not slow down at age 92". atlantic.ctvnews.ca. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  11. ↑ "DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS - November 28, 2002 | Nova Scotia Legislature". nslegislature.ca. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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