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Charles E. Haliburton MP for West Nova In office
1972–1974Preceded by Louis-Roland Comeau Succeeded by Coline Campbell MP for West Nova In office
1979–1980Preceded by Coline Campbell Succeeded by Coline Campbell Personal details Born April 23, 1938
Wolfville, Nova ScotiaPolitical party Progressive Conservative Occupation Judge, politician Charles E. Haliburton (born April 23, 1938 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia) is a jurist and former politician in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
A lawyer by profession, Haliburton was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1972 federal election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for South Western Nova. He lost his seat in the 1974 election, but regained a seat for the new riding of South West Nova in the 1979 federal election that brought the Tories to power under Joe Clark. He again lost his seat in the 1980 federal election following the defeat of Clark's minority government in the House of Commons.
Haliburton returned to private practice and was subsequently appointed to the bench. He currently sits on the Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
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