Wayne Fraser

Wayne Fraser is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.^[2]

Wayne Fraser
MLA for Pictou East
In office 1993–1998
Preceded by	Donald Cameron
Succeeded by	Jim DeWolfe
Personal details
Born	1956 (age 68–69)
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Stockbroker[1]

Fraser first attempted to enter politics in the 1988 provincial election, losing the Pictou East race to Progressive Conservative Donald Cameron.^[3] He tried a second time to unseat Cameron in the 1993 election, but was defeated by over 700 votes.^[4] At the time of the 1993 election, Cameron had been serving as the province's premier and, following his party's defeat, also resigned as MLA. A by-election was held on August 3, 1993, and Fraser was elected in his third attempt to win the seat.^[1][5] In the 1998 election, Fraser was defeated in his re-election bid by Progressive Conservative candidate Jim DeWolfe.^[6]