"Big" Donnie MacLeod
Canadian politician
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Donald Archie "Big Donnie" MacLeod (December 11, 1928 â January 3, 2003) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
"Big" Donnie MacLeod | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cape Breton West | |
| In office 1981â1988 | |
| Preceded by | David Muise |
| Succeeded by | Russell MacKinnon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 11, 1928 |
| Died | January 3, 2003 (aged 74) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Born in 1928 at Marion Bridge, Nova Scotia,[2] MacLeod served 23 years as a municipal councillor for Cape Breton County.[3] MacLeod first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1978 election, finishing third in the Cape Breton West riding.[4] MacLeod ran again in the 1981 election, and defeated the incumbent David Muise by 390 votes to win the seat.[5] He was re-elected in the 1984 election, defeating Liberal Russell MacKinnon by 1,110 votes.[6] He was defeated by MacKinnon when he ran for re-election in 1988.[7]
MacLeod died on January 3, 2003.[3]
