Lila O'Connor (1940 – December 5, 2017)[1] was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. She was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[2]
Lila O'Connor | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Lunenburg | |
| In office 1993–1998 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Michael Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 |
| Died | (aged 77) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia |
After an unsuccessful attempt to win the provincial Liberal nomination in a Lunenburg area riding in 1988,[3] O'Connor turned to municipal politics and was elected a town councilor in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.[4]
She held the seat until resigning in 1993 to enter provincial politics.[4] In the 1993 election, she was elected MLA for Lunenburg, defeating the incumbent from Lunenburg Centre, Al Mosher by 273 votes.[5][6]
She served as a backbench member of John Savage's government. She was defeated by Progressive Conservative Michael Baker when she ran for re-election in the 1998 election. She was again nominated as the Liberal candidate in the riding for the 1999 election,[7] but was again defeated by Baker.[8] O'Connor returned to municipal politics in 2000, and served as a town councillor in Mahone Bay for 12 years, before being defeated in 2012.[4]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ Lila J. O'Connor obituary, afterlife.co; accessed January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Electoral History for Lunenburg" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- ^ "Women still badly needed in politics say Brown, O'Connor". South Shore Now. February 6, 2002. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b c "Two veteran councillors ousted in Mahone Bay". South Shore Now. October 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Female representation increases, but not by much". The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. Archived from the original on October 7, 2000. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "O'Connor chosen Liberal candidate". South Shore Now. May 12, 1999. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Election Returns, 1999 (Lunenburg)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Lila "The Bulldog" O'Connor Died At The Age Of 77". CKBW. December 7, 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Lila J. O'Connor". Mahone Funeral Home. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
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