# Mike Laffin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Laffin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Laffin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Laffin > Source revision: 1349699060 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Michael Alexander Laffin** (January 12, 1918 – May 23, 2019) was a Canadian politician and dentist. He represented the [electoral district](/source/Electoral_district_(Canada)) of [Cape Breton Centre](/source/Cape_Breton_Centre) in the [Nova Scotia House of Assembly](/source/Nova_Scotia_House_of_Assembly) from 1963 to 1974, and 1981 to 1988. He was a [Progressive Conservative](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Nova_Scotia).[1] ## Career Laffin was first elected in the [1963 provincial election](/source/1963_Nova_Scotia_general_election),[2] defeating New Democrat House leader [Michael James MacDonald](/source/Michael_James_MacDonald).[3] He was re-elected in the [1967](/source/1967_Nova_Scotia_general_election)[4] and [1970](/source/1970_Nova_Scotia_general_election) elections.[5] Laffin was defeated when he ran for re-election in [1974](/source/1974_Nova_Scotia_general_election),[6] losing his seat to New Democrat [James "Buddy" MacEachern](/source/Buddy_MacEachern).[7] In the [1981 election](/source/1981_Nova_Scotia_general_election), Laffin returned to politics and defeated MacEachern to regain the seat.[8][9] Following the election, he was appointed to the [Executive Council of Nova Scotia](/source/Executive_Council_of_Nova_Scotia) as Minister of Housing.[10][11] Laffin was re-elected in [1984](/source/1984_Nova_Scotia_general_election),[12] and retained his cabinet seat until a cabinet shuffle in November 1985, when he was appointed Minister of Government Services.[13] On July 24, 1988, Laffin resigned from cabinet and announced that he would not seek re-election in the [1988 election](/source/1988_Nova_Scotia_general_election).[14][15] In August 2012, Laffin was interviewed about his experience as a prisoner of war during World War II.[16] ## Personal life Born in 1918 in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Laffin was educated at [St. Francis Xavier University](/source/St._Francis_Xavier_University) and [McGill University](/source/McGill_University), and was a dentist by career.[17][18] Laffin died in May 2019 at the age of 101.[19] ## References 1. ["Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre"](https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape%20breton%20centre.pdf). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-02. 1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963"](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201963.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. Retrieved 2014-06-28. 1. "PCs take 39 of 43 ridings in N.S. election". *The Globe and Mail*. October 9, 1963. 1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967"](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201967.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. Retrieved 2014-06-28. 1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970"](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201970.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. Retrieved 2014-06-28. 1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974"](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201974.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. Retrieved 2014-06-28. 1. "Liberals sweep back in N.S.". *The Globe and Mail*. April 3, 1974. 1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140310212300/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-06-28. 1. "PCs win crushing victory in N.S.". *The Globe and Mail*. October 7, 1981. 1. ["9 Nova Scotia ministers moved to new portfolios"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19811211&id=disiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KaUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=909,399916). *The Montreal Gazette*. news.google.com. December 11, 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-01. 1. "Nine N.S. ministers change titles". *The Globe and Mail*. December 12, 1981. 1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021932/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-06-28. 1. "Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in". *The Globe and Mail*. November 27, 1985. 1. "4th N.S. minister quits". *The Globe and Mail*. July 25, 1988. 1. "No additions in N.S. cabinet shuffle". *The Globe and Mail*. July 28, 1988. 1. ["Former POW donates artifacts to New Waterford museum"](https://www.pressreader.com/canada/cape-breton-post/20120810/281960309899676). *Cape Breton Post*. August 10, 2012. Retrieved 2018-02-16. 1. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). [*The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory*](https://archive.org/details/legislativeassem0000unse/page/111). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. [111](https://archive.org/details/legislativeassem0000unse/page/111). ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03. 1. ["Dr. Michael A. Laffin fonds"](https://archivescanada.accesstomemory.ca/dr-michael-laffin-fonds). Archives Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-25. 1. ["New Waterford man lived life to the fullest"](https://www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/lifestyles/new-waterford-man-lived-life-to-the-fullest-315512/). *Cape Breton Post*. May 24, 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-06. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mike Laffin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Laffin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Laffin?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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