Russell Cunningham (Nova Scotia Politician)
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| Russell Cunningham | |
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Leader of the Nova Scotia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
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| In office 1945 – 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Donald MacDonald |
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| Succeeded by | Michael J. MacDonald |
| Constituency | Nova Scotia  |
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Leader of the Official Opposition
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| In office 1945 – 1949 |
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| Succeeded by | Robert Stanfield, Progressive Conservative |
| Constituency | Nova Scotia |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly
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| In office October 23, 1945 – October 30, 1956 |
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| Preceded by | Douglas N Brodie |
| Succeeded by | N. Layton Fergusson (Conservative) |
| Constituency | Cape Breton East |
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| Political party | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Occupation | Trade Unionist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Russell Cunningham was a Canadian social democratic politician from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. He was the leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in Nova Scotia from 1945 [1] until 1953. He succeeded Donald MacDonald as the party's leader, after MacDonald lost his seat in the 1945 general election.[2]
He represented the electoral district (riding) of Cape Breton East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1945 until 1956 [3]. Due to the Conservatives not electing a single member to the the Assembly, Cunningham became the leader of the Official Opposition during the 44th General Assembly of Nova Scotia.[1]. Even though the CCF lost a seat, it was the first time they ever were the Official Oppostion. Their successor party, the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP) would not duplicate that accomplishment again until 1998, over 50 years later.
[edit] References and notes
- ^ a b Elections Returns, 1945 (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ Donald MacDonald (HTML). Government of Canada. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ Elections Returns, 1956 (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia (1957). Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
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