Amanda McDougall

Amanda McDougall
Amanda McDougall
Mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 5, 2020
Preceded by	Cecil Clarke
Personal details
Born	Main-a-Dieu, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation	Politician
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Amanda McDougall is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. She became the first woman elected mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality^[3]^[4] on October 17, 2020^[5] and was sworn in on November 5, 2020. Before being elected mayor, she served as a councillor in district 8 in 2016,^[6] and was the executive director of the nonprofit environmental organization ACAP Cape Breton.^[7] McDougall chose not to reoffer in the 2024 CBRM Municipal Election.^[8]

References

^ "Updated: Historic win for Amanda McDougall". Cape Breton Post. 18 October 2020 [17 October 2020]. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
^ "Meet the Candidate – Amanda McDougall, CBRM mayor". Cape Breton Post. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ Ayers, Tom (17 October 2020). "McDougall defeats Clarke to become 1st female mayor of CBRM". CBC News. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ Renic, Karla (January 5, 2021). "Cape Breton mayor started first day in office with new baby boy". Global News. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ Bundale, Brett (October 18, 2020). "Cape Breton elects first female mayor, Halifax council reaches gender parity". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ "Sydney — Three female candidates in Nova Scotia's second largest municipality were given another reason to celebrate Women's History Month in being elected to the Cape Breton Regional Municipality council". Cape Breton Post. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ Ayers, Tom (August 14, 2020). "CBRM councillor who clashed occasionally with mayor announces run for top job". CBC News. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ "CBRM Mayor Amanda McDougall-Merrill says she won't run in next election". Atlantic. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-09-12.

[1] "Updated: Historic win for Amanda McDougall". Cape Breton Post. 18 October 2020 [17 October 2020]. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

[2] "Meet the Candidate – Amanda McDougall, CBRM mayor". Cape Breton Post. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[3] Ayers, Tom (17 October 2020). "McDougall defeats Clarke to become 1st female mayor of CBRM". CBC News. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[Renic_2021-4] Renic, Karla (January 5, 2021). "Cape Breton mayor started first day in office with new baby boy". Global News. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[Bundale_2020-5] Bundale, Brett (October 18, 2020). "Cape Breton elects first female mayor, Halifax council reaches gender parity". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[6] "Sydney — Three female candidates in Nova Scotia's second largest municipality were given another reason to celebrate Women's History Month in being elected to the Cape Breton Regional Municipality council". Cape Breton Post. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[Ayers_2020-7] Ayers, Tom (August 14, 2020). "CBRM councillor who clashed occasionally with mayor announces run for top job". CBC News. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[8] "CBRM Mayor Amanda McDougall-Merrill says she won't run in next election". Atlantic. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-09-12.

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Mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Incumbent
Assumed office November 5, 2020^[1]
Preceded by	Cecil Clarke

Personal details
Born	Main-a-Dieu, Nova Scotia, Canada^[2]
Occupation	Politician