Canadian politician and lawyer

Mary Catherine Clancy (born 13 January 1948) is a Canadian former politician and former lawyer. She was the Member of Parliament representing Halifax from 1988 to 1997.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 In popular culture
• 3 Electoral record
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Career

Clancy won the Halifax electoral district for the Liberal Party in the 1988 and 1993 federal elections. After serving in the 34th and 35th Canadian Parliaments, Clancy was defeated in the 1997 federal election by New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough.

Subsequently, in 1997, she was appointed Canadian Consul General to Boston.

From 2002 to 2003, Clancy was President of Burlington College in Burlington, Vermont.

In popular culture

The 1997 federal election compe*ion between Clancy and McDonough is the subject of the 1999 National Film Board do*entary Why Women Run.

Electoral record

Changes for Marxist–Leninist candidate Tony Seed are based on his 1988 results, when he ran as an Independent.

References

External links

• Mary Clancy – Parliament of Canada biography