Larry Duchesne (born 1949) is a Canadian politician, who was leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party from 1991 to 1995.
Larry Duchesne | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office 1991–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Dody Crane (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Herb Dickieson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 23, 1949[1] |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Profession | teacher |
A teacher and former journalist from Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, he won the party leadership on February 3, 1991, over Mike Leclair and Judy Whittaker.[2] He had previously been a candidate for the party in provincial elections in both Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
He led the party into the 1993 election,[3] and was the party's assemblyman candidate in 4th Prince, but won no seats on election day.[4] Following the election loss, he took a three-month unpaid leave of absence from his position as leader, so that he could collect unemployment benefits and thus save the party money through not having to pay his leader's salary.[5]
He resigned as party leader in November 1994,[6] and was succeeded in 1995 by Herb Dickieson.[7]
He ran as the party's candidate in the new district of Parkdale-Belvedere in the 1996 election, but was again not elected to the legislature. In the 1997 federal election, he ran in the district of Cardigan,[8] but did not win the seat.
Duchesne was the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party candidate in Cumberland South for the 2013 Nova Scotia provincial election,[9] but was defeated by Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie.[10] In February 2017, Duchesne was again nominated as Cumberland South's NDP candidate for the next Nova Scotia general election.[11]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Cumberland South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tory Rushton | 3,900 | 68.47 | 9.28 | $29,144.30 | |||
| Liberal | Rollie Lawless | 1,092 | 19.17 | -12.51 | $22,771.07 | |||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 524 | 9.20 | 4.14 | $1,495.12 | |||
| Green | Nicholas Hendren | 180 | 3.16 | -0.91 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 5,696 | 99.46 | – | $66,923.01 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 31 | 0.54 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,727 | 52.12 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,989 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 10.90 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[12] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Cumberland—Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Lenore Zann | 16,672 | 36.68 | −27.05 | $91,456.57 | |||
| Conservative | Scott Armstrong | 16,219 | 35.69 | 9.23 | none listed | |||
| Green | Jason Blanch | 6,015 | 13.23 | 9.67 | $9,366.06 | |||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 5,451 | 11.99 | 6.28 | $3,860.15 | |||
| People's | William Archer | 608 | 1.34 | New | none listed | |||
| Independent | Matthew V. Rushton | 232 | 0.51 | New | none listed | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Jody O'Blenis | 144 | 0.32 | New | none listed | |||
| National Citizens Alliance | Stephen J. Garvey | 109 | 0.24 | New | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,450 | 99.03 | $104,050.86 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 447 | 0.97 | 0.59 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,897 | 68.54 | −2.51 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 66,967 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −18.14 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13] | ||||||||
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, June 19, 2018: Cumberland South Resignation of Jamie Baillie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tory Rushton | 3,417 | 59.19 | 7.70 | $22,387 | |||
| Liberal | Scott Lockhart | 1,829 | 31.68 | -8.79 | $32,332 | |||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 292 | 5.06 | -0.74 | $9,239 | |||
| Green | Bruce McCulloch | 235 | 4.07 | — | $1,234 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,773 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 17 | |||||||
| Turnout | 5,773 | 53.02 | -9.35 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,889 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 8.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[14] | ||||||||
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Cumberland South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Baillie | 3,536 | 51.49 | 0.53 | ||||
| Liberal | Kenny John Jackson | 2,779 | 40.47 | 0.26 | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 398 | 5.80 | -0.98 | ||||
| Atlantica | Thor Lengies | 154 | 2.24 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,897 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.51 | -0.19 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,902 | 62.37 | -3.36 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,066 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 0.14 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[15][16] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Baillie | 3,655 | 51.0% | -6.2 | |
| Liberal | Kenny Jackson | 2,884 | 40.2% | 2.2 | |
| New Democratic Party | Larry Duchesne | 486 | 6.8% | 2.0 | |
| Green | Bruce McCulloch | 147 | 2.0% | 2.0 | |
| Total valid votes | 7,172 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 50 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 7,222 | 65.73 | |||
| Eligible voters | 10,987 | ||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election: Cardigan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 7,555 | 45.05 | -16.59 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dan Hughes | 7,456 | 44.46 | 11.79 | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 1,761 | 10.50 | 4.81 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,772 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1996 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chester Gillan | 1,584 | 57.37 | |||||
| Liberal | Stephen Dowling | 1,008 | 36.51 | |||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 169 | 6.12 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,761 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This district was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 5th Queens. | ||||||||
| 1993 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Stavert Huestis | 4,215 | 55.40 | -3.57 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Fred McCardle | 2,568 | 33.75 | 0.44 | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 825 | 10.84 | 2.94 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,608 | 98.52 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 114 | 1.48 | 0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,722 | 74.16 | 1.39 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,412 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Prince Edward Island[17] | ||||||||
| 1989 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Stavert Huestis | 4,343 | 58.98 | 15.67 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Royce Green | 2,453 | 33.31 | -9.01 | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 582 | 7.90 | -6.81 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,378 | 98.69 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 98 | 1.31 | 0.37 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,476 | 72.77 | -7.49 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,273 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | 12.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Prince Edward Island[18] | ||||||||
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election: Pictou East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald Cameron | 4,367 | 63.75% | 2.87% | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Johnston | 1,754 | 25.61% | -0.07% | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 729 | 10.64% | -2.80% | ||||
| Total | 6,850 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election: Annapolis West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Kerr | 2,690 | 50.56% | 7.34% | ||||
| Liberal | Peter M. Nicholson | 2,329 | 43.78% | -9.22% | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 301 | 5.66% | 1.88% | ||||
| Total | 5,320 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
References
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- ^ "Prince Edward Island New NDP leader selected". The Globe and Mail, March 14, 1995.
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- ^ "Teacher gets NDP nod in Cumberland South". The Chronicle Herald. August 28, 2013. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "PC leader Jamie Baillie takes his Cumberland South riding". Global News. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ "Duchesne to represent NDP in Cumberland South". Cumberland News Now. February 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer (January 21, 2019). "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Proceedings of the Cumberland South By-Election" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia.
- ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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