Bob Levy
MLA for Kings South
In office
1984–1988
Preceded byPaul Kinsman
Succeeded byDerrick Kimball
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic Party

Robert Clifford Levy, Jr. is a Canadian politician and judge. He represented the electoral district of Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.[1]

Early life and education

Levy graduated from Acadia University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and subsequently from Dalhousie Law School in 1971 with a Bachelor of Laws.[2]

Political career

Levy first attempted to enter politics in the 1979 federal election, finishing third as the New Democratic Party candidate in Annapolis Valley—Hants.[3] He ran again in the 1980 federal election, but again finished third.[3] In the 1981 provincial election, Levy ran in the Kings North riding, placing second behind Progressive Conservative incumbent Edward Twohig.[4] In January 1984, Levy was nominated as the NDP candidate for a byelection in Kings South resulting from the resignation of MLA Harry How.[5] On February 21, 1984, Levy finished second in the byelection, losing to Progressive Conservative candidate Paul Kinsman by 917 votes.[6][7] In the 1984 election, Levy ran again in Kings South, defeating Kinsman by 21 votes.[8] Levy was nominated to seek re-election in 1988, but resigned the day before the election was called when Nova Scotia Premier John Buchanan appointed him a family court judge.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ↑ Robert C. Levy, Q.C. Judge Profile Martindale
  3. 1 2 "History of Federal ridings since 1867: Annapolis Valley—Hants, Nova Scotia (1979–1997)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. ↑ "Levy to carry NDP colors in Kings South byelection". The Chronicle Herald. January 23, 1984.
  6. ↑ "Return of By-elections for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  7. ↑ "Conservative wins in N.S." Montreal Gazette. news.google.com. February 22, 1984. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  8. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  9. ↑ "Tough vote war expected in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. August 1, 1988.
  10. ↑ "Riding wide open after MLA made judge". The Globe and Mail. August 8, 1988.
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