{{short description|Canadian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see WP:NONFREE --> | name = Peter Delefes | caption = | birth_date = 1944 | birth_place = | office2 = MLA for Halifax Citadel | term_start2 = 1998 | term_end2 = 1999 | predecessor2 = Ed Kinley | successor2 = Jane Purves | party = NDP | occupation = }}

'''Peter Delefes''' is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999 as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/halifax%20citadel-sable%20island.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Citadel|publisher=Nova Scotia Legislative Library|accessdate=2015-06-23|archive-date=August 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823045049/http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/halifax%20citadel-sable%20island.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Delefes is a life-long resident of the South End neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia.<ref name="NDP bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndpcaucus.ns.ca/Caucus/Mlas/bio-pd.html|title=Nova Scotia NDP Caucus biography|accessdate=2015-06-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991003042055/http://www.ndpcaucus.ns.ca/Caucus/Mlas/bio-pd.html|archivedate=October 3, 1999}}</ref> A graduate of Dalhousie University, Delefes is a retired school principal.<ref name="NDP bio"/> He was an active member of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, serving as president of the Halifax Local.<ref name="NDP bio"/> He also served as President of the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Riding profile: Decision 2003: Halifax Citadel|work=Halifax Daily News|date=July 24, 2003}}</ref>

Delefes attempted to enter provincial politics in 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1997/11/04+257.raw+Politics|title=Vote big test for Liberals|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=November 4, 1997|accessdate=2015-06-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000605111714/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1997%2F11%2F04+257.raw+Politics|archivedate=June 5, 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref> but lost to Liberal Ed Kinley by 165 votes in a byelection for the Halifax Citadel riding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/By%20Election%201997.pdf|title=Return of By-elections for the House of Assembly 1997|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|page=25|accessdate=2015-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1997/11/05+254.raw+Politics|title=Kinley edges Delefes in tight race|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=November 5, 1997|accessdate=2015-06-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000606032435/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1997%2F11%2F05+254.raw+Politics|archivedate=June 6, 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref> He ran again in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998/03/14+229.raw+PE98Mar14+2|title=Kinley writes off debate|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=March 14, 1998|accessdate=2015-06-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124000506/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F14+229.raw+PE98Mar14+2|archivedate=January 24, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> and appeared to defeat Kinley by 125 votes on election night,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998/03/25+248.raw+PE98Mar25+2|title=NDP takes metro|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=March 25, 1998|accessdate=2015-06-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124004424/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F25+248.raw+PE98Mar25+2|archivedate=January 24, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> however, there was some confusion over the calculation of poll results and the margin of victory was reduced to 40 when official results were announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998/04/01+175.raw+PE98Apr1+2|title=Delefes still an MLA|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=April 1, 1998|accessdate=2015-06-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050123213500/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F04%2F01+175.raw+PE98Apr1+2|archivedate=January 23, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> A judicial recount was held on April 14, and Delefes was officially declared elected by 37 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998/04/15+155.raw+PE98Apr98+2|title=Recount confirms NDP win in Halifax Citadel|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=April 15, 1998|accessdate=2015-06-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050123225746/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F04%2F15+155.raw+PE98Apr98+2|archivedate=January 23, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Dist29.pdf|title=Election Returns, 1998 (Halifax Citadel)|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|accessdate=2015-06-23|archive-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019121652/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/dist29.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the 1999 election, Delefes and Kinley ran against each other for the third time in 19 months,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999/07/16+207.raw+PE99Jul16+2|title=Kinley, Delefes prepare for rubber match|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=July 16, 1999|accessdate=2015-06-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124093005/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F07%2F16+207.raw+PE99Jul16+2|archivedate=January 24, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> but Progressive Conservative Jane Purves won the seat, defeating Delefes by 434 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/99HLFXCIT.pdf|title=Election Returns, 1999 (Halifax Citadel)|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|accessdate=2015-06-23}}</ref> Delefes tried to regain the seat in the 2003 election,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2003/07/19+299.raw+PE03Jul19+2|title=Halifax Citadel key to parties' fortunes|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=July 19, 2003|accessdate=2015-06-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124094948/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2003%2F07%2F19+299.raw+PE03Jul19+2|archivedate=January 24, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> but both he and Purves were defeated by Liberal leader Danny Graham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/03dist27.pdf|title=Election Returns, 2003 (Halifax Citadel)|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|accessdate=2015-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2003/08/06+228.raw+PE03Aug6+2|title=Citadel won by one of largest margins ever|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=August 6, 2003|accessdate=2015-06-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124053550/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2003%2F08%2F06+228.raw+PE03Aug6+2|archivedate=January 24, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Delefes, Peter}} Category:Living people Category:Nova Scotia New Democratic Party MLAs Category:Recipients of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) Category:Dalhousie University alumni Category:Politicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia Category:1944 births Category:Trade unionists from Nova Scotia Category:20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly