Mary Clancy
Member of Parliament for Halifax
In office 1988 – 22 September 1997
Preceded by	Stewart McInnes
Succeeded by	Alexa McDonough
Born	13 January 1948 (1948-01-13) (age 61) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal

Mary Catherine Clancy (born 13 January 1948 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. By career, she was a lawyer.

Clancy won the Halifax electoral district for the Liberal party in the 1988 and 1993 federal elections.^[1] After serving in the 34th and 35th Canadian Parliaments, Clancy was defeated in the 1997 federal election by New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough. After her term in Parliament she was appointed in 1997 as Canadian Consul General to Boston, leaving that post by 2004.^[2][3]

The 1997 federal election competition between Clancy and McDonough is the subject of the 1999 National Film Board documentary Why Women Run.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ "Halifax 2008 Results". Canada Votes 2008 (CBC News). http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/riding/016/. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
2. ^ "Diplomatic Appointments". Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. 11 July 1997. http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.aspx?lang=eng&publication_id=376066&docnum=117. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
3. ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Canada Presents Leadership Award to Vermont Lt. Governor". State of Vermont, Office of Lt. Governor Brian Dubie. 20 September 2004. http://ltgov.vermont.gov/press_releases/u_s_ambassador_to_canada_presents_leadership_award_to_vermont_lt_governor. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
4. ^ Norrie, Helen (8 September 2000). "Why Women Run (video review)". CM. http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/vol7/no1/whywomenrun.html. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 

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