Wayne Fraser

Wayne Fraser is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.^[2]

Wayne Fraser
MLA for Pictou East
In office 1993–1998
Preceded by	Donald Cameron
Succeeded by	Jim DeWolfe
Personal details
Born	1956 (age 67–68)
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Stockbroker[1]

Fraser first attempted to enter politics in the 1988 provincial election, losing the Pictou East race to Progressive Conservative Donald Cameron.^[3] He tried a second time to unseat Cameron in the 1993 election, but was defeated by over 700 votes.^[4] At the time of the 1993 election, Cameron had been serving as the province's premier and, following his party's defeat, also resigned as MLA. A by-election was held on August 3, 1993, and Fraser was elected in his third attempt to win the seat.^[1][5] In the 1998 election, Fraser was defeated in his re-election bid by Progressive Conservative candidate Jim DeWolfe.^[6]

References

1. "Byelection loss cuts Tory caucus to eight - for now". The Chronicle Herald. August 4, 1993. Archived from the original on 2001-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
2. "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
5. "Liberal easily wins seat of former N.S. premier". The Globe and Mail. August 4, 1993.
6. "Election Returns, 1998 (Pictou East)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-09-27.