Alfie MacLeod
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Alfie MacLeod | |
|---|---|
 MacLeod in 2019 | |
| 49th Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly | |
| In office October 25, 2007 – June 24, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Parker |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg Cape Breton West (1995–1998, 2006–2013) | |
| In office June 13, 2006 – July 31, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Russell MacKinnon |
| Succeeded by | Brian Comer |
| In office October 10, 1995 – March 24, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Russell MacKinnon |
| Succeeded by | Russell MacKinnon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1956 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | September 28, 2025 (aged 69) Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Shirley |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Community relations manager |
Alfred Wallace MacLeod (March 10, 1956 – September 28, 2025) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. MacLeod was a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1]
MacLeod was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia on March 10, 1956.[2] From 1976 to 1995, he worked a variety of positions with the Cape Breton Development Corporation.
Political career
MacLeod was first elected in the October 1995 Cape Breton West by-election which was triggered by the resignation of incumbent Liberal House Member Russell MacKinnon who ran unsuccessfully to become mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.[3][4] In the 1998 Nova Scotia general election, MacKinnon decided to run again for the electoral district and defeated MacLeod in his re-election bid.[5][6]
In the 2000 federal election, MacLeod was the Progressive Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Bras d'Or—Cape Breton.[7][8] He lost to Liberal Rodger Cuzner, finishing second, ahead of NDP incumbent Michelle Dockrill.[9][10]
MacLeod returned to provincial politics in 2006, defeating his former opponent Liberal MLA Russell MacKinnon, for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Cape Breton West,[11] then winning the seat in the 2006 general election.[12][13] On October 25, 2007, MacLeod was elected Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[14]
MacLeod was re-elected in the 2009,[15][16] 2013[17] and 2017 elections.[18]
On May 14, 2019, MacLeod announced he was seeking the Conservative nomination in Cape Breton—Canso for the 2019 federal election.[19] He was named the candidate in June 2019.[20] MacLeod resigned his provincial seat on July 31, 2019.[21] He was defeated in the federal election by the Liberal Party candidate, Mike Kelloway.
Personal life and death
Married to the former Shirley MacDonald; they had three children. He died from cancer at a hospice at Cape Breton Regional Hospital, on September 28, 2025, at the age of 69.[22]