John Newell (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Place of Birth: Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
About John Newell (Canadian politician)
- John Ainslie Newell (born October 6, 1935) is a Canadian former politician.
- He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1983 to 1988.
- He was a Progressive Conservative.Born in 1935 at Sydney, Nova Scotia, Newell served on Cape Breton County Council from 1976 to 1982.
- He first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1981 election, but was defeated by Liberal Ossie Fraser by 120 votes.
- Fraser died in October 1982, and Newell was elected the new MLA for the riding in a byelection on February 22, 1983.
- He was re-elected in the 1984 election, but was defeated by Liberal Bernie Boudreau in the 1988 election.
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