Allan MacMaster

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Canadian politician (born 1974)

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Field	Value
honorific-prefix	The Honourable
name	Allan MacMaster
honorific-suffix	ECNS
image	Allan MacMaster MLA.jpg
imagesize	225px
party	Progressive Conservative (provincial)

Early life and career

He is the son of Marie and Hugh Alan "Buddy" MacMaster, and grew up in Judique in Inverness County. He graduated from St. Francis Xavier University with a degree in business administration.

Prior to being elected, MacMaster worked as an investment advisor with BMO Nesbitt Burns, and authored a monthly column for the Nova Scotia Business Journal entitled "Building Your Wealth". He also worked as an assistant to the former MLA'S for Inverness.

MacMaster was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on October 20, 2009. He served as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee from 2009 to 2018, acting as Chair of the committee from 2013 to 2018.

In March 2010, MacMaster issued a rare Gaelic resolution in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, asking for continued government support for Gaelic language, history and culture in Nova Scotia. It was passed unanimously by all members.

In his first full session in the legislature, MacMaster introduced two bills: An Act to Provide Greater Flexibility for Nova Scotians' Retirement Savings in Locked-in Accounts and An Act to Amend Chapter 31 of the Acts of 1996, the Sales Tax Act which would prohibit the province from proposing or agreeing to an increase in the provincial portion of the federally enacted harmonized sales tax.

In 2012, he brought the idea forward to extend pension wind up for Newpage pension plans during debate on Bill 96 Pension Benefits Act in 2011, but this was voted down. A new bill was created for the same purpose and passed.

Since 2013, he has been an advocate for patient safety and the access to a CT scanner at the Inverness hospital, and a voice for those opposing the "Royal" designation of the Gaelic College in Cape Breton.

In October 2014, MacMaster delivered a speech in the legislature about the struggles faced by victims of sexual abuse.

MacMaster was re-elected in the 2013 election, the 2017 election and again in the 2021 election. He was appointed Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, Gaelic Affairs and Labour Relations on August 31, 2021.

On October 24, 2024, MacMaster resigned from cabinet and announced he was seeking the nomination for the Conservative Party of Canada in Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish. When the 2024 Nova Scotia general election was called on October 27, 2024, MacMaster did not seek re-election to his provincial seat.

On February 17, 2025, MacMaster won the Conservative nomination for Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish. He lost the election placing second.

Electoral record

|Progressive Conservative |Allan MacMaster |align="right"|4,687 |align="right"|61.90 |align="right"| |New Democratic Party |Michelle A. Smith |align="right"|538 |align="right"|7.10 |align="right"| |} |Progressive Conservative |Allan MacMaster |align="right"|3,816 |align="right"|49.29 |align="right"| |New Democratic Party |Michelle A. Smith |align="right"|678 |align="right"|8.76 |align="right"| |}

|Progressive Conservative |Allan MacMaster |align="right"|3,155 |align="right"|35.75 |align="right"|-20.30 |New Democratic Party |Bert Lewis |align="right"|2,342 |align="right"|26.54 |align="right"|+5.66 |}

References

[https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/people/mlabios.pdf Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present] Nova Scotia Legislature
"MLA biography". Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
(October 20, 2009). "NDP, Tories win 1 each in N.S. byelections". CBC News.
(October 20, 2009). "NDP wins in Antigonish; Tories hold Inverness". The Chronicle Herald.
"The Nova Scotia Legislature".
"Status of Bills / Bills, Statutes, Regulations / Proceedings / The Nova Scotia Legislature". nslegislature.ca.
"Status of Bills / Bills, Statutes, Regulations / Proceedings / The Nova Scotia Legislature". nslegislature.ca.
"Legislative Business".
(May 9, 2012). "N.S. introduces bill to delay NewPage pension windup". The Chronicle Herald.
(August 15, 2013). "Lack of CT scanner at Inverness hospital leads to protest". Cape Breton Post.
(December 18, 2013). "'Royal' treatment to Gaelic College name prompts uproar, resignation in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail.
(October 16, 2014). "MLA Allan MacMaster gives heartfelt speech for abuse victims". The Chronicle Herald.
(October 8, 2013). "Nova Scotia Votes 2013: Inverness". CBC News.
(October 9, 2013). "Tough fight in Cape Breton; Corbett, Gosse hang on to seats". The Chronicle Herald.
"Nova Scotia's new premier, cabinet sworn in at a ceremony in Halifax {{!".
Halef, Chris. (2024-10-24). "Deputy Premier Allan MacMaster seeking federal nomination; resigns from cabinet".
MacMaster, Allan. (17 February 2025). "Allan MacMaster, Inverness".
Bruce, Alec. (February 19, 2025). "MacMaster wins federal Conservative nod in Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish". Guysborough Journal.

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