Bob Levy (Canadian politician)
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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| office = MLA for Kings South
| term_start = 1984
| term_end = 1988
| predecessor = Paul Kinsman
| successor = Derrick Kimball
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Robert Clifford Levy, Jr. is a Canadian politician and judge. He represented the electoral district of Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.{{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/kings%20south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Kings South|publisher=Nova Scotia Legislative Library|accessdate=2018-04-04}}
Early life and education
Levy graduated from Acadia University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and subsequently from Dalhousie Law School in 1971 with a Bachelor of Laws.[https://www.martindale.com/attorney/robert-c-levy-q-c-1311618/ Robert C. Levy, Q.C. Judge Profile] Martindale
Political career
Levy first attempted to enter politics in the 1979 federal election, finishing third as the New Democratic Party candidate in Annapolis Valley—Hants.{{cite web|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=14|title=History of Federal ridings since 1867: Annapolis Valley—Hants, Nova Scotia (1979–1997)|publisher=Parliament of Canada|accessdate=2015-03-30}} He ran again in the 1980 federal election, but again finished third. In the 1981 provincial election, Levy ran in the Kings North riding, placing second behind Progressive Conservative incumbent Edward Twohig.{{cite web |url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1981 |page=93 |accessdate=2015-03-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310212300/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf |archivedate=2014-03-10 }} In January 1984, Levy was nominated as the NDP candidate for a byelection in Kings South resulting from the resignation of MLA Harry How.{{cite news|title=Levy to carry NDP colors in Kings South byelection|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=January 23, 1984}} On February 21, 1984, Levy finished second in the byelection, losing to Progressive Conservative candidate Paul Kinsman by 917 votes.{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/By%20Election%201984.pdf|title=Return of By-elections for the House of Assembly 1984|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1984|page=3|accessdate=2015-03-30}}{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19840222&id=ToAxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kaUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4614,334000|title=Conservative wins in N.S.|work=Montreal Gazette|publisher=news.google.com|date=February 22, 1984|accessdate=2015-03-30}} In the 1984 election, Levy ran again in Kings South, defeating Kinsman by 21 votes.{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1984 |page=99 |accessdate=2015-03-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021932/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf |archivedate=2013-10-05 }} Levy was nominated to seek re-election in 1988, but resigned the day before the election was called when Nova Scotia Premier John Buchanan appointed him a family court judge.{{cite news|title=Tough vote war expected in N.S.|work=The Globe and Mail|date=August 1, 1988}}{{cite news|title=Riding wide open after MLA made judge|work=The Globe and Mail|date=August 8, 1988}}
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