Herb Dickieson
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Dr. Herb Dickieson is a politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Dickieson led the Island New Democrats in the 1996 and 2000 provincial elections, and was the first and still only member of the NDP, or any third party, to have sat in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.
Dickieson won a seat in 1996 and held it for one term until he was narrowly defeated in the 2000 provincial election. Dickieson led the party through the 1990s, but resigned after his personal electoral defeat.
Dickieson was popular during his term, even among non-New Democrats, as a voice for change. He was pressured by many members to run for the federal New Democratic Party in the 2004 federal election.