Allan Rowe
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| MLA for Dartmouth South | |
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| Preceded by | Marilyn More |
| Succeeded by | Marian Mancini |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
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Allan Rowe (October 16, 1956 – March 16, 2015) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South.[1]
Personal life
Rowe was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He attended McMaster University and, later Memorial University.[2] Rowe lived most of his adult life on the East Coast, following his professional career.
He was admitted to hospital in late February 2015, after suffering an aneurysm while shovelling.[3] He died on March 16, 2015, at the age of 58, leaving his seat in the legislature vacant.[4]
Career
Prior to his election to the legislature, Rowe was a longtime television news anchor on CJON-DT, CJCH-TV, ASN and CIHF-TV.[5]
Politics
In 2013, Rowe ran in the Nova Scotia general election for the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia in the riding of Dartmouth South. He won the election and was elected to legislature and served as the government caucus whip.[2] Following Rowe's death, his duties as whip were reassigned to Brendan Maguire.[3]
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst | |
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| Liberal | Allan Rowe | 4,049 | 46.24 | +18.34 | |
| New Democratic Party | Mary Vingoe | 2,918 | 33.32 | -22.24 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Gord Gamble | 1,612 | 18.41 | +5.16 | |
| Independent | Jim Murray | 178 | 2.03 | ||
References
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- ^ "Nova Scotia votes: Riding-by-riding results for Halifax region" Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Metro, October 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Canadian Press (March 16, 2015). "Allan Rowe, broadcaster turned Nova Scotia MLA, dies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Allan Rowe, Dartmouth South MLA, dead at 58". CBC. March 16, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dartmouth South MLA Allan Rowe dies". The Chronicle Herald. March 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018.
- ^ "Fake online clip of ferry creates real headache for TV stations". CBC News, February 2, 2007.
