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Place of Birth: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Malcolm A. MacKay
- Malcolm A.
- MacKay (born January 29, 1944) is a Canadian politician.
- He represented the electoral district of Sackville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1984.
- He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.MacKay was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
- Educated in Montreal at Sir George Williams University and Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, he was a telephone technician.
- In 1962, he married Claudia June Burns.After serving two years on Halifax County Council, MacKay entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal incumbent George Doucet in the new Sackville riding.
- He was re-elected in the 1981 election.
- In the 1984 election, MacKay was defeated by New Democrat John Holm, finishing third behind Liberal Bill MacDonald.
- Controversy arose during the campaign, when MacKay admitted he used a false address to claim expenses as a member living away from the capital.
- In April 1985, an Auditor General's report asked MacKay to repay over $7,000 in extra expenses.
- The money was paid back and MacKay was not charged criminally.In February 2004, a political comeback bid ended when MacKay's candidacy for the Conservative nomination in Halifax West for the 2004 federal election was rejected by the party.
- MacKay attempted to return to provincial politics in the 2006 election, running for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in Hants East, but finished third.
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