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342:law firm of Macdonald, Boudrot & Doucet.
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195:December 16, 1998 – August 16, 1999
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1602:People from Richmond County, Nova Scotia
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138:Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party
68:March 24, 1998 – May 30, 2017
1296:"Andrew Younger resigns from cabinet"
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898:2003 Nova Scotia general election
786:2006 Nova Scotia general election
672:2009 Nova Scotia general election
581:2013 Nova Scotia general election
436:2017 Nova Scotia general election
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406:Executive Council of Nova Scotia
364:Executive Council of Nova Scotia
324:Isle Madame District High School
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1587:Politicians of Acadian descent
1577:Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
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1582:Schulich School of Law alumni
370:Samson was re-elected in the
313:Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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836:Progressive Conservative
744:Progressive Conservative
631:Progressive Conservative
464:Progressive Conservative
360:1998 provincial election
1189:Nova Scotia Legislature
538:Total rejected ballots
1421:Premier of Nova Scotia
1381:Liberal caucus profile
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1187:62nd General Assembly
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1145:New Democratic Party
1058:New Democratic Party
969:New Democratic Party
857:New Democratic Party
722:New Democratic Party
652:New Democratic Party
332:Dalhousie Law School
328:Dalhousie University
305:Cape Breton-Richmond
49:Cape Breton-Richmond
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1426:(2013–2021)
1310:29 November
1258:29 November
1232:11 November
1210:11 November
656:Bert Lewis
635:Joe Janega
307:, formerly
277:Nova Scotia
253:Nova Scotia
211:Preceded by
159:Preceded by
126:Preceded by
79:Richie Mann
74:Preceded by
56:(1998-2013)
1566:Categories
1477:Mark Furey
1280:22 October
1175:References
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283:Occupation
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1492:Tony Ince
1472:Lena Diab
216:Don Downe
191:In office
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106:In office
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1163:See also
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