Bob Carruthers
MLA for Hants East
In office
1993–1998
Preceded byJack Hawkins
Succeeded byJohn MacDonell
Personal details
Political partyLiberal
Occupationlawyer

Robert Arthur Carruthers is a Canadian former politician. He represented the electoral district of Hants East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

A graduate of Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie Law School, Carruthers started his own law firm in 1980.[2] After serving two terms as a municipal councillor,[2] Carruthers entered provincial politics in the 1993 election, winning the Hants East riding by 638 votes.[3] A backbench member of the John Savage government, Carruthers was named caucus whip in 1996.[4] Carruthers did not reoffer in the 1998 election.[5]

References

  1. "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "Attorney biography". Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  4. "Government caucus appointments". Government of Nova Scotia. June 28, 1996. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  5. "Smith gets Grit nod in East Hants riding". The Chronicle Herald. February 27, 1998. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved 2015-04-12.


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