John A. Newell | |
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MLA for Cape Breton The Lakes | |
In office 1983–1988 | |
Preceded by | Ossie Fraser |
Succeeded by | Bernie Boudreau |
Personal details | |
Born | Sydney,Nova Scotia | October 6,1935
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence | Westmount,Nova Scotia |
Occupation | Grocery store official [1] |
John Ainslie Newell (born October 6,1935) is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1983 to 1988. He was a Progressive Conservative. [2]
Born in 1935 in Sydney,Nova Scotia,Newell served on the Cape Breton County Council from 1976 to 1982. [1] He first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1981 election,but was defeated by Liberal Ossie Fraser by 120 votes. [3] Fraser died in October 1982 [4] and Newell was elected the new MLA for the riding in a by-election on February 22,1983. [5] [6] [7] He was re-elected in the 1984 election [8] but was defeated by Liberal Bernie Boudreau in the 1988 election. [9]
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