Angus MacIsaac
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The Honourable Angus MacIsaac |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Antigonish |
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In office July 27, 1999 – September 4, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Hyland Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Smith |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Guysborough |
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In office February 11, 1969 – September 17, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander MacIsaac |
| Succeeded by | Sandy Cameron |
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June 4, 1943 London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Angus “Tando” MacIsaac (born June 4, 1943 in London, United Kingdom) is a politician, educator and businessman in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Angus MacIsaac's father, Alexander MacIsaac, was MLA of Guysborough prior to October 1968. Upon Alexander MacIsaac's death, a by-election was called. Angus MacIsaac, then 25 years old, ran, and was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on February 11, 1969. MacIsaac ran as a Progressive Conservative and obtained a 371-vote margin of victory.
MacIsaac was re-elected with a 265-vote margin on October 13, 1970 in a general election.
On September 17, 1972, MacIsaac resigned his seat to run federally for the Progressive Conservatives in Cape Breton Highlands—Canso. He made two unsuccessful attempts to win the seat in the 1972 and 1974 federal elections.
MacIsaac made a successful return to political office in the 1999 provincial election, running in the electoral district of Antigonish. He won the seat with just 12 votes more than the Liberal incumbent.
In the 2003 provincial election MacIsaac was re-elected, increasing his margin to 606 votes.
He was one of the strongest supporters of Rodney MacDonald in the 2006 Nova Scotia PC leadership election.
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