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    Alexa Ann McDonough OC ONS (née Shaw; August 11, 1944 – January 15, 2022) was a Canadian politician who became the first woman to lead a major, recognized...
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  • federation along with right-wing economic reforms. McLaughlin resigned in 1995 and was succeeded by Alexa McDonough, the former leader of the Nova Scotia NDP....
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    four Cape Breton seats in the following election. In 1980, Haligonian Alexa McDonough became leader of the Nova Scotia NDP, the first female leader of a...
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  • McDonough is an Irish surname. The surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name "Mac Donnchadha", which means son of Donnchadh or son of Donough. The...
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    gains in Quebec at the expense of the Bloc. Jean Charest's Tories and Alexa McDonough's NDP both regained official party status in the House of Commons. This...
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  • election was held to replace New Democratic Party of Canada leader Alexa McDonough, after her retirement. It ended on January 25, 2003, with the first...
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    lost 17 of its 19 MPs. McLaughlin won her seat in the Yukon but resigned as leader and was succeeded by Alexa McDonough in 1995. McLaughlin did not run for...
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  • because Audrey McLaughlin retired as federal leader. Although Svend Robinson led on the first ballot, he conceded the leadership to Alexa McDonough, who was...
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    leader Alexa McDonough performed badly in the French-language debate due to her not being fluent in French. In the English-language debate, McDonough attacked...
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  • Alexa McDonough (1944–2022), Canadian politician Alexa Moreno (born 1994), Mexican artistic gymnast Alexa Nikolas (born 1992), American actress Alexa...
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  • leader Alexa McDonough was sometimes judged for wearing the same dress on multiple occasions, with magazines featuring headlines such as "Alexa McDonough, Call...
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    Jack Layton (category McGill University alumni)
    members, such as NDP House Leader Bill Blaikie and former NDP leader Alexa McDonough, to publicly indicate that they did not share Layton's views. His position...
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  • Socialist Caucus member Marcel Hatch challenged Alexa McDonough from the floor of the convention; however, McDonough easily retained the leadership in the resulting...
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    UCC from former students. MacDonald was romantically involved with Alexa McDonough who at the time was leader of the federal NDP, prior to his 1997 candidacy...
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  • leader Joe Clark (a former prime minister), New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough, and Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe followed, as did Speaker...
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  • New Democratic Party (NDP) and five to the PCs. Under former leader Alexa McDonough, the NDP made major gains there in 1997, picking up seats in the Halifax...
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    scandal and frequent appearances on his behalf by Leader of the NDP Alexa McDonough, Comartin was defeated, placing second to Cohen. The 1997 election...
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    Clayton Park. Alexa McDonough, who stepped down as NDP leader in 2003, but stayed on to represent Halifax in the House of Commons. McDonough ran for re-election...
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    Monia Mazigh (category McGill University alumni)
    close with NDP foreign affairs critic, and former federal leader, Alexa McDonough, and she perceived the NDP as having been more emphatic than the other...
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  • leader Gilles Duceppe, Reform Party leader Preston Manning, NDP leader Alexa McDonough and Progressive Conservative leader Jean Charest. The Liberals were...
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  • Leader of a political party with seats in a provincial legislature – Alexa McDonough (Nova Scotia New Democratic Party) – 1980 Leader of a political party...
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  • 1944) 2020 – Lloyd Cowan, British athlete and coach (b. 1962) 2022 – Alexa McDonough, first female politician to lead a major provincial political party...
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    pallbearers were former NDP leaders/MPs Ed Broadbent, Audrey McLaughlin, and Alexa McDonough; Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba, and Darrell Dexter, Premier...
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  • Andrew House 8,993 18.00% Alexa McDonough 23,420 46.88% Nick Wright 1,948 3.90% Tony Seed (M-L) 164 0.33% Alexa McDonough Halifax West Geoff Regan 21...
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    January 25, 2003: Jack Layton wins the leadership election to succeed Alexa McDonough. May 2, 2011: For the first time in the party's history, the NDP became...
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    only one term. The riding has produced two provincial NDP leaders, Alexa McDonough (who would go on to lead the federal NDP) and Burrill. This riding...
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  • defeated in the 1997 federal election by New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough. Subsequently, in 1997, she was appointed Canadian Consul General to...
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    He claimed that the NDP began opening its doors to Islamists under Alexa McDonough and that, under Jack Layton, he had seen them flood into the party...
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  • Jean Chrétien Bloc Québécois - Gilles Duceppe New Democratic Party- Alexa McDonough Progressive Conservative Party of Canada - Jean Charest then Elsie...
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  • MacDonald Dartmouth—Cole Harbour: Susan MacAlpine-Gillis Halifax: Alexa McDonough Halifax West: Bill Carr Kings—Hants: Skip Hambling North Nova: Margaret...
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