George Little (New Brunswick politician)
- George Little (New Brunswick politician)
George Little (born circa 1937) is a retired high school English teacher and former leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party (NDP).
Little and his family immigrated to Canada in 1964, settling in Saint John, New Brunswick. Originally from Scotland, he had been teaching in South Yemen before arriving in Canada.[Harris, Michael, "Looking on the NDP's bright side," "Globe and Mail", September 3, 1982] He was elected leader of the provincial NDP in 1980 and it was under his leadership that the party received more than 10% of the province-wide vote for the first time and also won seats in the provincial legislature for the first time, in the 1982 election when it gained two seats - though one of the MLAs ended up defecting to the Liberals.]Little himself ran in Kings West in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly in the 1978, 1982 and 1987 provincial elections but failed to win a seat.[Story, Alan, "NDP leader is 'fired up' by support," "Toronto Star", September 14, 2007] He stepped down as leader in 1988. ["NDP leader quits in New Brunswick," "Globe and Mail", March 2, 1988] He also ran for the federal NDP in Fundy Royal in the 1980 federal election without success. [Library of Parliament [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=2277 FUNDY--ROYAL (1980/02/18)] , Election result] ]Professionally, Little was head of the English department at his high school in the 1980s.[ ]References
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