Muriel "Fluff" Baillie (July 4, 1935 – September 22, 2018) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. She was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Muriel Baillie
MLA for Pictou West
In office
1999–2003
Preceded byCharlie Parker
Succeeded byCharlie Parker
Personal details
Born(1935-07-04)July 4, 1935
River John, Nova Scotia
DiedSeptember 22, 2018(2018-09-22) (aged 83)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)River John, Nova Scotia
OccupationTeacher

Baillie was born in 1935 at River John, Nova Scotia, and educated at the Nova Scotia Normal College for Teachers.[2] A retired school principal in River John, Baillie was the Progressive Conservative candidate for Pictou West in the 1999 provincial election.[3] She defeated New Democrat incumbent Charlie Parker by 147 votes to win the seat.[4][5] She served as a backbench MLA in John Hamm's government in the 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia, and did not seek re-election in 2003.[6][7]

Baillie died on September 22, 2018.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ "MLA biography". Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on December 19, 2002. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  3. ^ "NDP's Parker hopes to repeat his wild '98 Pictou West win". The Chronicle Herald. July 14, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  4. ^ "Election Returns, 1999 (Pictou West)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  5. ^ "Defeated MLAs lining up new jobs". The Chronicle Herald. July 30, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  6. ^ "Seven MLAs who won't be back". The Chronicle Herald. May 23, 2003. Archived from the original on October 28, 2003. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
  7. ^ "Nova Scotia Votes 2003 (Pictou West)". CBC News. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  8. ^ "'A people person politician': Pictou County remembers former PC MLA Fluff Baillie". The News. September 26, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-05.