Ed Kinley | |
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MLA for Halifax Citadel | |
In office November 4, 1997 – March 24, 1998 | |
Preceded by | Terry Donahoe |
Succeeded by | Peter Delefes |
Personal details | |
Born | Halifax, Nova Scotia | January 16, 1932
Died | January 19, 2015 Halifax, Nova Scotia | (aged 83)
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | surgeon |
Cecil Edwin Kinley (January 16, 1932 – January 19, 2015) was a Canadian politician and heart surgeon. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from November 1997 to March 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. [1]
Born in 1932 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Kinley graduated with a medical degree from Dalhousie University in 1956. [2] He married Sara Jane Hawk. [2] In 1963, Kinley joined the Dalhousie Surgery Department, where he practiced until 1998. [3] Considered to be a pioneer in the cardiovascular surgery field, Kinley performed the first adult open heart surgery and coronary bypass in Nova Scotia. [4] Kinley started the cardiac surgery program at the IWK Children's Hospital and adult cardiac surgery at the Victoria General Hospital. [5] He also established the first cardiac intensive care unit in Atlantic Canada, [5] and implanted the first pacemaker in Atlantic Canada live on CBC Television. [4]
Kinley entered provincial politics in 1997, running as the Liberal candidate in a byelection for the Halifax Citadel riding. [6] On November 4, 1997, he defeated NDP candidate Peter Delefes by 165 votes to win the byelection. [7] [8] In the 1998 election, initial results had Kinley losing to Delefes by 125 votes. [9] However, there was some confusion over the calculation of poll results and Delefes' margin of victory was reduced to 40 when official results were announced. [10] A judicial recount was held on April 14, and Delefes was officially declared elected by 37 votes. [11] [12]
Kinley ran again in the 1999 election, [13] but finished third as Progressive Conservative Jane Purves won the seat, defeating Delefes by 434 votes. [14] In April 2000, Kinley was elected president of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. [15]
Following his political career, Kinley continued to assist during major surgeries, while performing some smaller surgeries until his retirement at age 76. [16] In 2013, Kinley was a recipient of the Order of Nova Scotia. [3] [5]
Kinley died on January 19, 2015. [4]
Ed Kinley | |
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MLA for Halifax Citadel | |
In office November 4, 1997 – March 24, 1998 | |
Preceded by | Terry Donahoe |
Succeeded by | Peter Delefes |
Personal details | |
Born | Halifax, Nova Scotia | January 16, 1932
Died | January 19, 2015 Halifax, Nova Scotia | (aged 83)
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | surgeon |
Cecil Edwin Kinley (January 16, 1932 – January 19, 2015) was a Canadian politician and heart surgeon. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from November 1997 to March 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. [1]
Born in 1932 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Kinley graduated with a medical degree from Dalhousie University in 1956. [2] He married Sara Jane Hawk. [2] In 1963, Kinley joined the Dalhousie Surgery Department, where he practiced until 1998. [3] Considered to be a pioneer in the cardiovascular surgery field, Kinley performed the first adult open heart surgery and coronary bypass in Nova Scotia. [4] Kinley started the cardiac surgery program at the IWK Children's Hospital and adult cardiac surgery at the Victoria General Hospital. [5] He also established the first cardiac intensive care unit in Atlantic Canada, [5] and implanted the first pacemaker in Atlantic Canada live on CBC Television. [4]
Kinley entered provincial politics in 1997, running as the Liberal candidate in a byelection for the Halifax Citadel riding. [6] On November 4, 1997, he defeated NDP candidate Peter Delefes by 165 votes to win the byelection. [7] [8] In the 1998 election, initial results had Kinley losing to Delefes by 125 votes. [9] However, there was some confusion over the calculation of poll results and Delefes' margin of victory was reduced to 40 when official results were announced. [10] A judicial recount was held on April 14, and Delefes was officially declared elected by 37 votes. [11] [12]
Kinley ran again in the 1999 election, [13] but finished third as Progressive Conservative Jane Purves won the seat, defeating Delefes by 434 votes. [14] In April 2000, Kinley was elected president of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. [15]
Following his political career, Kinley continued to assist during major surgeries, while performing some smaller surgeries until his retirement at age 76. [16] In 2013, Kinley was a recipient of the Order of Nova Scotia. [3] [5]
Kinley died on January 19, 2015. [4]