Muriel "Fluff" Baillie (July 4, 1935 – September 22, 2018) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. She was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Muriel Baillie | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Pictou West | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Charlie Parker |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Parker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1935 River John, Nova Scotia |
| Died | September 22, 2018 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | River John, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Baillie was born in 1935 at River John, Nova Scotia, and educated at the Nova Scotia Normal College for Teachers.[2] A retired school principal in River John, Baillie was the Progressive Conservative candidate for Pictou West in the 1999 provincial election.[3] She defeated New Democrat incumbent Charlie Parker by 147 votes to win the seat.[4][5] She served as a backbench MLA in John Hamm's government in the 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia, and did not seek re-election in 2003.[6][7]
Baillie died on September 22, 2018.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "MLA biography". Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on December 19, 2002. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ "NDP's Parker hopes to repeat his wild '98 Pictou West win". The Chronicle Herald. July 14, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ "Election Returns, 1999 (Pictou West)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ "Defeated MLAs lining up new jobs". The Chronicle Herald. July 30, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ "Seven MLAs who won't be back". The Chronicle Herald. May 23, 2003. Archived from the original on October 28, 2003. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- ^ "Nova Scotia Votes 2003 (Pictou West)". CBC News. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ "'A people person politician': Pictou County remembers former PC MLA Fluff Baillie". The News. September 26, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
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