Mary Catherine Clancy (born 13 January 1948) is a former Canadian politician and lawyer. She was the member of Parliament for the riding of Halifax from 1988 to 1997.
Mary Clancy | |
|---|---|
| 3rd President of Burlington College | |
| In office 2002–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Casey |
| Succeeded by | Jane O'Meara Sanders |
| Member of Parliament for Halifax | |
| In office 1988–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart McInnes |
| Succeeded by | Alexa McDonough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1948 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
Career
editClancy won the Halifax electoral district for the Liberal Party in the 1988[1] and 1993 federal elections.[2][3] After serving in the 34th and 35th Canadian Parliaments, Clancy was defeated in the 1997 federal election by New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough.[4]
Subsequently, in 1997, she was appointed Canadian Consul General to Boston.[5][6]
From 2002 to 2003, Clancy was President of Burlington College in Burlington, Vermont.[7]
In popular culture
editThe 1997 federal election competition between Clancy and McDonough is the subject of the 1999 National Film Board documentary Why Women Run.[8]
Electoral record
edit| 1993 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Clancy | 21,326 | 45.91 | +2.91 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Vaughan | 9,606 | 20.68 | -17.29 | ||||
| Reform | Steve Greene | 6,717 | 14.46 | |||||
| New Democratic | Lynn Jones | 6,197 | 13.34 | -4.40 | ||||
| National | Charles Phillips | 1,385 | 2.98 | |||||
| Natural Law | Gilles Bigras | 448 | 0.96 | |||||
| Green | W. Vladimir Klonowski | 314 | 0.68 | |||||
| Independent | A.R. Art Canning | 277 | 0.60 | |||||
| Independent | Steve Rimek | 99 | 0.21 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Tony Seed | 84 | 0.18 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 46,453 | 100.00 | ||||||
Changes for Marxist–Leninist candidate Tony Seed are based on his 1988 results, when he ran as an Independent.
| 1988 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Clancy | 22,470 | 43.00 | +8.64 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stewart McInnes | 19,840 | 37.97 | -6.81 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Larkin | 9,269 | 17.74 | -2.71 | ||||
| Libertarian | Howard J. MacKinnon | 292 | 0.56 | |||||
| Communist | Miguel Figueroa | 151 | 0.29 | |||||
| Independent | Tony Seed | 134 | 0.26 | |||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | J. Basil MacDougall | 94 | 0.18 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 52,250 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Liberals' red tide sweeps Atlantic provinces". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 22 November 1988. p. C6.
- ^ "Atlantic region hands Liberals near-clean sweep". The Chronicle Herald. 26 October 1993. Archived from the original on 21 November 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Halifax 2008 Results". Canada Votes 2008. CBC News. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ "McDonough ushers in new era for party". The Chronicle Herald. 3 June 2007. Archived from the original on 30 November 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Diplomatic Appointments". Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. 11 July 1997. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Canada Presents Leadership Award to Vermont Lt. Governor". State of Vermont, Office of Lt. Governor Brian Dubie. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ Potter, Andy (7 June 2003). "Burlington College Faces A Crossroads". WCAX-TV. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Norrie, Helen (8 September 2000). "Why Women Run (video review)". CM. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
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