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).He is also the author of many published poems and short stories; his book of short stories, The Many Deaths of George Robertson, was published by Goose Lane Editions in 1994

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[2] He stepped down as leader in 1988.[3] He also ran for the New Democratic Party in Fundy Royal in the 1980 federal election without success.[4]

Professionally, Little was head of the English department at his high school in the 1980s.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Harris, Michael, "Looking on the NDP's bright side," Globe and Mail, September 3, 1982
  2. 1 2 3 Story, Alan, "NDP leader is 'fired up' by support," Toronto Star, September 14, 2007
  3. ↑ "NDP leader quits in New Brunswick," Globe and Mail, March 2, 1988
  4. ↑ Library of Parliament FUNDY--ROYAL (1980/02/18), Election result


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