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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Socialist Caucus member Marcel Hatch challenged Alexa McDonough from the floor of the convention; however, McDonough easily retained the leadership in the resulting...

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...

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...

because Audrey McLaughlin retired as federal leader. Although Svend Robinson led on the first ballot, he conceded the leadership to Alexa McDonough, who was...

Alexa McDonough (1944–2022), Canadian politician Alexa Moreno (born 1994), Mexican artistic gymnast Alexa Nikolas (born 1992), American actress Alexa...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

as leaders of political parties in the House of Commons: Alexa McDonough, who succeeded McLaughlin as leader of the New Democratic Party in 1995; Elsie...

leader Joe Clark (a former prime minister), New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough, and Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe followed, as did Speaker...

Scotia New Democratic Party and federal New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough. Shaw was born in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, to Lloyd E. Shaw and...

Democratic Party- Alexa McDonough Progressive Conservative Party of Canada - Joe Clark Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer then Beverley McLachlin Frank Iacobucci...

MacDonald Dartmouth—Cole Harbour: Susan MacAlpine-Gillis Halifax: Alexa McDonough Halifax West: Bill Carr Kings—Hants: Skip Hambling North Nova: Margaret...

scandal and frequent appearances on his behalf by Leader of the NDP Alexa McDonough, Comartin was defeated, placing second to Cohen. The 1997 election...

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...

campaign was a three way race which saw New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough get elected, while Donahoe finished second, ahead of Liberal incumbent...

Democratic Party - Alexa McDonough then Jack Layton Progressive Conservative Party of Canada - Joe Clark then Peter MacKay Chief Justice: Beverley McLachlin Frank...

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...

leader Gilles Duceppe, Reform Party leader Preston Manning, NDP leader Alexa McDonough and Progressive Conservative leader Jean Charest. The Liberals were...

1944) 2020 – Lloyd Cowan, British athlete and coach (b. 1962) 2022 – Alexa McDonough, first female politician to lead a major provincial political party...

constituents as they best determined. The Halifax-based NDP, led by Alexa McDonough throughout this period, emphasized established party policy and expected...

1995, Nystrom ran again but placed behind Svend Robinson and winner Alexa McDonough. His final attempt to win the party's leadership was in the 2003 election...