Mary Clancy
3rd President of Burlington College
In office
2002–2003
Preceded byDaniel Casey
Succeeded byJane O'Meara Sanders
Member of Parliament
for Halifax
In office
1988–1997
Preceded byStewart McInnes
Succeeded byAlexa McDonough
Personal details
Born (1948-01-13) 13 January 1948 (age 76)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal

Mary Catherine Clancy (born 13 January 1948) is a Canadian former politician and former lawyer. She was the Member of Parliament representing Halifax from 1988 to 1997.

Career

Clancy won the Halifax electoral district for the Liberal Party in the 1988[1] and 1993 federal elections.[2][3] After serving in the 34th and 35th Canadian Parliaments, Clancy was defeated in the 1997 federal election by New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough.[4]

Subsequently, in 1997, she was appointed Canadian Consul General to Boston.[5][6]

From 2002 to 2003, Clancy was President of Burlington College in Burlington, Vermont.[7]

In popular culture

The 1997 federal election competition between Clancy and McDonough is the subject of the 1999 National Film Board documentary Why Women Run.[8]

Electoral record

1993 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mary Clancy 21,326 45.91 +2.91
Progressive Conservative Jim Vaughan 9,606 20.68 -17.29
Reform Steve Greene 6,717 14.46
New Democratic Lynn Jones 6,197 13.34 -4.40
National Charles Phillips 1,385 2.98
Natural Law Gilles Bigras 448 0.96
Green W. Vladimir Klonowski 314 0.68
Independent A.R. Art Canning 277 0.60
Independent Steve Rimek 99 0.21
Marxist–Leninist Tony Seed 84 0.18
Total valid votes 46,453 100.00

Changes for Marxist–Leninist candidate Tony Seed are based on his 1988 results, when he ran as an Independent.

1988 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mary Clancy 22,470 43.00 +8.64
Progressive Conservative Stewart McInnes 19,840 37.97 -6.81
New Democratic Ray Larkin 9,269 17.74 -2.71
Libertarian Howard J. MacKinnon 292 0.56
Communist Miguel Figueroa 151 0.29
Independent Tony Seed 134 0.26
Commonwealth of Canada J. Basil MacDougall 94 0.18
Total valid votes 52,250 100.00

References

  1. ^ "Liberals' red tide sweeps Atlantic provinces". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 22 November 1988. p. C6.
  2. ^ "Atlantic region hands Liberals near-clean sweep". The Chronicle Herald. 26 October 1993. Archived from the original on 21 November 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Halifax 2008 Results". Canada Votes 2008. CBC News. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  4. ^ "McDonough ushers in new era for party". The Chronicle Herald. 3 June 2007. Archived from the original on 30 November 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Diplomatic Appointments". Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. 11 July 1997. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  6. ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Canada Presents Leadership Award to Vermont Lt. Governor". State of Vermont, Office of Lt. Governor Brian Dubie. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  7. ^ Potter, Andy (7 June 2003). "Burlington College Faces A Crossroads". WCAX-TV. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  8. ^ Norrie, Helen (8 September 2000). "Why Women Run (video review)". CM. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

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