1996 Nova Scotia New Democratic Party leadership election

1996 Nova Scotia New Democratic Party leadership election Nova Scotia presidential no 1980 2000 2000 March 30, 1996 Riding Final ballot Robert-Chisholm-2012-NDP-Leadership-Convention.png f4a460 Robert Chisholm Halifax Atlantic 201(83.75%) f4a460 Yvonne Atwell None 39(16.25%) Leader John Holm (interim) Alexa McDonough Robert Chisholm Nova Scotia New Democratic Party NB NDP 1996 March 30, 1996 Robert Chisholm John Holm (interim) Alexa McDonough 2 1 The 1996 Nova Scotia New Democratic Party leadership election was held on March 30, 1996, to elect a successor to Alexa McDonough as leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. The election was necessary because McDonough had announced her resignation as party leader on November 19, 1994. Robert Chisholm was elected, defeating Yvonne Atwell. Background Alexa McDonough's resignation as leader of the Nova Scotia NDP November 19, 1994 was considered a surprised, although she had served as party leader for the previous fourteen years.McDonough resigns, shocks Nova Scotia NDP Toronto Star 1994-11-20 She had previously been rumored as a potential candidate for leadership of the federal New Democratic Party in 1989; but this did not come to pass.Whitehorn Alan 2022-01-18 Alexa McDonough https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alexa-mcdonough The Canadian Encyclopedia Historica Canada 2025-04-02 At the time of her resignation in 1994, she stated that she would not be seeking the leadership of the federal NDP at its 1995 leadership election; although she later entered and won that election. McCarthy Shawn McDonough best choice to rebuild federal NDP The Toronto Star Toronto A4 Torstar 1995-10-15 McDonough's resignation resulted in John Holm serving as interim leader of the Nova Scotia NDP from November 1994 to March 1996.McDonough resigns, shocks Nova Scotia NDP Toronto Star 1994-11-20 Candidates Yvonne Atwell Yvonne Atwell was a community activist from East Preston. Atwell would later become the first Black Nova Scotian woman to be elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1998.http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F26+147.raw+PE98Mar26+2 New MLA makes history 2025-04-02 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030310140451/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F26+147.raw+PE98Mar26+2 2003-03-10 Halifax Chronicle-Herald 1998-03-26 Before entering politics, she was the director of the African-Canadian Employment Clinic in Halifax.Williams Dawn P. Who's who in Black Canada 2: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada: a Contemporary Directory 2006 9780973138429 47 Robert Chisholm Robert Chisholm was the MLA for Halifax Atlantic. He was first elected in a 1991 provincial by-election. Before entering politics, he was a labour union official.Cox Kevin Public Lives: Robert Chisholm The Globe and Mail 1999-11-20 A22 Ballot results +First BallotCandidateVotesPercentageRobert Chisholm20183.75Yvonne Atwell3916.25Total240100.00 References 30em Nova Scotia New Democratic Party leadership election New Democratic Party leadership election Nova Scotia New Democratic Party leadership election Nova Scotia New Democratic Party leadership election