Mary Catherine Clancy (born 13 January 1948) is a former Canadian politician and lawyer.
Clancy won the Halifax electoral district for the Liberal Party in the 1988[1] and 1993 federal elections.
[2][3] After serving in the 34th and 35th Canadian Parliaments, Clancy was defeated in the 1997 federal election by New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough.
[7] The 1997 federal election competition between Clancy and McDonough is the subject of the 1999 National Film Board documentary Why Women Run.
[8] Changes for Marxist–Leninist candidate Tony Seed are based on his 1988 results, when he ran as an Independent.