Laird Stirling

R. Laird Stirling (August 22, 1938 – March 2, 2020) was a Canadian politician and minister. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

The Honourable Reverend
Laird Stirling
MLA for Dartmouth North
In office
1978–1988
Preceded byGlen M. Bagnell
Succeeded bySandy Jolly
Personal details
Born(1938-08-22)August 22, 1938
Noranda, Quebec, Canada
DiedMarch 2, 2020(2020-03-02) (aged 81)
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationMinister

Stirling was born in Noranda, Quebec. He attended the Atlantic School of Theology and McMaster University. He was a minister and has also worked as a hospital chaplain. He was married to Carolyn Wilson.[2]

Stirling entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal cabinet minister Glen Bagnell by over 1,600 votes in Dartmouth North.[3] In June 1979, Stirling was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Social Services.[2][4] He was re-elected in the 1981 election,[5] and was moved to Minister of Consumer Affairs in December 1981.[6][7] Following his re-election in 1984,[8] Stirling continued to serve as Minister of Consumer Affairs until February 1987, when he was moved to Minister of Environment.[9] In November 1987, Stirling was shuffled again, becoming Minister of Municipal Affairs.[10][11] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1988, losing to Liberal Sandy Jolly by 121 votes.[12][13] Stirling died on March 2, 2020.[14]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 215. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. p. 57. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  4. "Called out of control, Government of N.S. gets radical surgery". The Globe and Mail. June 23, 1979.
  5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  6. "9 Nova Scotia ministers moved to new portfolios". The Montreal Gazette. December 11, 1981. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  7. "Nine N.S. ministers change titles". The Globe and Mail. December 12, 1981.
  8. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  9. "N.S. attorney-general gets less-prominent job". The Globe and Mail. February 5, 1987.
  10. "Buchanan shuffles his cabinet". The Globe and Mail. November 25, 1987.
  11. "Shuffle seen as move to help ministers". The Globe and Mail. November 26, 1987.
  12. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 65. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  13. "Nova Scotia Tories win thin majority". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1988.
  14. "R. Laird Stirling Obituary - Dartmouth, NS".
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