John Deveau | |
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Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Yarmouth | |
In office 1998–1999 | |
Preceded by | Richie Hubbard |
Succeeded by | Richard Hurlburt |
Personal details | |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Residence | Yarmouth,Nova Scotia |
Occupation | Personal-care worker [1] |
John Deveau is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Deveau is a personal-care worker,who was employed at an adult residential centre before entering provincial politics. [1] Deveau defeated incumbent Richie Hubbard and former MLA Alex McIntosh to win the Yarmouth riding for the NDP in the 1998 provincial election, [2] [3] becoming the first New Democrat to ever win a seat in western Nova Scotia. [4] As MLA,he was the NDP critic for Fisheries and Aquaculture. [5] He was defeated by Progressive Conservative Richard Hurlburt when he ran for re-election in 1999. [6] [7]
Deveau attempted to win back the seat in the 2006 election,but was again defeated by Hurlburt. [8] In 2010,Hurlburt resigned as MLA,and Deveau won the NDP nomination for the by-election held to replace him. [9] Deveau's attempt to win a seat in the NDP government was unsuccessful,as Zach Churchill won the seat for the Liberals. [10] Deveau finished the by-election in fourth place,winning 6.5% of the vote. [11] [12]
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