D. Scott MacNutt

Donald Scott MacNutt (May 5, 1935 – September 13, 2010) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

D. Scott MacNutt
MLA for Dartmouth South
In office
1970–1974
Preceded byIrvin William Akerley
Succeeded byRoland J. Thornhill
Personal details
Born
Donald Scott MacNutt

(1935-05-05)May 5, 1935
Digby, Nova Scotia
DiedSeptember 13, 2010(2010-09-13) (aged 75)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party
ResidenceDartmouth, Nova Scotia
Occupationbusinessman

MacNutt was born in Digby, Nova Scotia. He attended St. Francis Xavier University and was a businessman. In 1961, he married Anna Dawn Reid.[2] He died on September 13, 2010, aged 75, following a brief bout with cancer.[3]

MacNutt entered provincial politics in the 1970 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent I. W. Akerley by 91 votes in Dartmouth South.[4] On October 28, 1970, MacNutt was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Health.[5] He was given an additional role in cabinet as Minister of Labour in September 1972.[6] MacNutt was defeated by Roland J. Thornhill when he ran for re-election in the 1974 election.[7] Prior to the 1998 election, MacNutt was a candidate for the Liberal nomination in his old Dartmouth South riding,[8] but was defeated for the nomination by municipal politician Bruce Hetherington.[9]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983: a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 149. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. "Donald MacNutt Obituary - Harbourside Crematorium | Halifax NS". Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. p. 82. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  5. "Regan takes office; divides Cabinet jobs among nine Liberals". The Globe and Mail. October 29, 1970.
  6. "Regan shakes up N.S. Cabinet; youth department to be formed". The Globe and Mail. September 8, 1972.
  7. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. p. 58. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  8. "Former MLA joins fray in Dartmouth South". The Chronicle Herald. February 18, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  9. "Hetherington wins Liberal nomination". The Chronicle Herald. February 24, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
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