Don Chard
MLA for Dartmouth South
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byJohn Savage
Succeeded byTim Olive
Personal details
BornFebruary 29, 1924
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ResidenceDartmouth, Nova Scotia

Don Chard (born February 29, 1924) is a Canadian former politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.

Chard was member of the former Dartmouth district school board, and a planner with Parks Canada who first ran for provincial politics in the 1993 election.[1] He was defeated,[2] but ran again in the 1998 election, winning the Dartmouth South seat for the NDP.[3][4] In May 1998, he was elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly.[5] He was defeated by Progressive Conservative Tim Olive when he ran for re-election in the 1999 election.[6][7] Chard made another attempt at the NDP nomination in 2003, but lost a coin toss to Marilyn More after the vote count ended in a tie.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Chard NDP's pick in Dartmouth South". The Chronicle Herald. February 20, 1998. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ "NDP takes metro". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1998 (Dartmouth South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Failure in election of Speaker leaves N.S. government shaky NDP Leader says vote of no confidence may be coming soon". The Globe and Mail. May 22, 1998.
  6. ↑ "Defeated MLAs lining up new jobs". The Chronicle Herald. July 30, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1999 (Dartmouth South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1999. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Coin toss decides NDP candidate in Dartmouth riding". The Chronicle Herald. March 1, 2003. Archived from the original on May 5, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2014.


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