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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] McDonough's resignation resulted in John Holm serving as interim leader of the Nova Scotia NDP from November 1994 to March 1996.[4]
