Michael Alexander Laffin (January 12, 1918 – May 23, 2019) was a Canadian politician and dentist. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1974, and 1981 to 1988. He was a Progressive Conservative.[1]

Career

Laffin was first elected in the 1963 provincial election,[2] defeating New Democrat House leader Michael James MacDonald.[3] He was re-elected in the 1967[4] and 1970 elections.[5] Laffin was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1974,[6] losing his seat to New Democrat James "Buddy" MacEachern.[7]

In the 1981 election, Laffin returned to politics and defeated MacEachern to regain the seat.[8][9] Following the election, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Housing.[10][11] Laffin was re-elected in 1984,[12] and retained his cabinet seat until a cabinet shuffle in November 1985, when he was appointed Minister of Government Services.[13]

On July 24, 1988, Laffin resigned from cabinet and announced that he would not seek re-election in the 1988 election.[14][15] In August 2012, Laffin was interviewed about his experience as a prisoner of war during World War II.[16]

Personal life

Born in 1918 in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Laffin was educated at St. Francis Xavier University and McGill University, and was a dentist by career.[17][18] Laffin died in May 2019 at the age of 101.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  2. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  3. ^ "PCs take 39 of 43 ridings in N.S. election". The Globe and Mail. October 9, 1963.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  5. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  6. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  7. ^ "Liberals sweep back in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. April 3, 1974.
  8. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  9. ^ "PCs win crushing victory in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. October 7, 1981.
  10. ^ "9 Nova Scotia ministers moved to new portfolios". The Montreal Gazette. news.google.com. December 11, 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  11. ^ "Nine N.S. ministers change titles". The Globe and Mail. December 12, 1981.
  12. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  13. ^ "Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1985.
  14. ^ "4th N.S. minister quits". The Globe and Mail. July 25, 1988.
  15. ^ "No additions in N.S. cabinet shuffle". The Globe and Mail. July 28, 1988.
  16. ^ "Former POW donates artifacts to New Waterford museum". Cape Breton Post. August 10, 2012. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  17. ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 111. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  18. ^ "Dr. Michael A. Laffin fonds". Archives Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  19. ^ "New Waterford man lived life to the fullest". Cape Breton Post. May 24, 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
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