Earle Rayfuse
Birth dateOctober 16, 1930
Birth placeMiddleton, Nova Scotia
Death dateJanuary 17, 1998 (aged 67)
Death placeNictaux, Nova Scotia
Office 1MLA for Annapolis
Term start 11993
Term end 11998
Predecessor 1new district
Successor 1Laurie Montgomery
Office 2MLA for Annapolis East
Term start 21988
Term end 21993
Predecessor 2Gerry Sheehy
Successor 2riding dissolved
PartyLiberal
Occupationwholesaler

Earle Albert Rayfuse (October 16, 1930 – January 17, 1998) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Annapolis East and Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Early life and career

Rayfuse was born in Middleton, Nova Scotia. He was a wholesale food distributor.[1]

Political career

Rayfuse entered provincial politics in the 1988 election, winning the Annapolis East riding.[2] In the 1993 election, he ran in the new riding of Annapolis, and defeated Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Greg Kerr by over 3,600 votes.[3][4]

Death

He died at the age of 67 in 1998.[5]

References

  1. ^ The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1989, pg. 852
  2. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988". Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 25. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993". Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 31. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  4. ^ "Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers". The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  5. ^ "RAYFUSE, Earle Albert" (Obituary)