Larry Duchesne (born 1949) is a Canadian politician, who was leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party from 1991 to 1995.
A teacher and former journalist from Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, he won the party leadership on February 3, 1991, over Mike Leclair and Judy Whittaker.
[2] He had previously been a candidate for the party in provincial elections in both Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
Duchesne was the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party candidate in Cumberland South for the 2013 Nova Scotia provincial election,[9] but was defeated by Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie.
[10] In February 2017, Duchesne was again nominated as Cumberland South's NDP candidate for the next Nova Scotia general election.