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David Hall (Canadian politician)

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David Hall
Leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island
In office
1972–1972
Succeeded byAquinas Ryan
Personal details
Bornc. 1939[1]
Political partyNew Democratic Party

David Hall (born c. 1939) was a Canadian politician who was the first leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party in 1972.[2] He previously ran as the party's candidate in Hillsborough in the 1968 federal election.[2]

Under Hall's leadership, the party contested three provincial by-elections in 1972 — its first attempt at running for provincial seats since the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation last competed in 1951 — and received 5.2 per cent of the total vote. Soon afterward, however, Hall moved out of the province and resigned the leadership.[2] He was succeeded as leader by Aquinas Ryan.[2]

Electoral Record

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1968 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Heath MacQuarrie 8,328 54.99
Liberal Jack McAndrew 6,447 41.05
New Democratic David Hall 930 5.92

References

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  1. ^ "Only an upset will unseat top Liberal". The Ottawa Journal. 25 June 1974. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Leo Heaps, Our Canada: The Story of the New Democratic Party Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Lorimer, 1991. ISBN 1550283537.