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Eastern Shore (electoral District)
Eastern Shore is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1967, the district was created as Halifax Eastern Shore out of Halifax East and part of Halifax County Dartmouth. Upon the recommendations of the 1992 Electoral Boundaries Commission report, the district name was changed to Eastern Shore and it gained the Upper Lawrencetown area from Cole Harbour (electoral district), Cole Harbour. In 2003, it gained an area on its western boundary from Dartmouth-Cole Harbour (provincial electoral district), Dartmouth-Cole Harbour and lost an area on its eastern boundary to Guysborough-Sheet Harbour. In 2013, the district lost the Ross Road area to Preston-Dartmouth. It is known as a bellwether district, having elected a government representative in every election since 1970 Nova Scotia general election, 1970. Geography The land area of Eastern Shore is . Members of the Legislative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Smith (Canadian Politician)
James Brian Kent Smith (born December 27) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represents the riding of Eastern Shore (electoral district), Eastern Shore as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. On September 14, 2023, Smith was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. He is an entrepreneur and active community volunteer. Electoral record References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia 21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections Nova Scotia
Elections Nova Scotia is the non-partisan agency in Nova Scotia, of the legislative assembly charged with running provincial elections and administering provincial referendums. The ''Elections Act 2011'' established Elections Nova Scotia as an independent, professional elections organization whose budget is approved directly by the legislature, and the act specifies that "The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer is to be known as Elections Nova Scotia." References External links * * List of Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ... Politics of Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Gaetz
Nelson Edward Gaetz (March 1, 1907 – April 26, 1988) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1967. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, more commonly known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. Like most conservative parties in Atlantic Canada, it has been histor .... Biography Born in 1907 at Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia, Gaetz was a farmer. He married Sadie Theresa Gaetz in 1931. Gaetz first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1960 election, but was defeated by Liberal incumbent Duncan MacMillan in the Halifax East riding. In May 1962, Gaetz was elected a municipal councillor for Halifax County. He ran again in the 1963 provincial election, and defeated MacMillan by 305 votes. In the 1967 election, Gaetz was defeated by Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan MacMillan (Nova Scotia Politician)
Duncan MacMillan (July 17, 1897 – April 10, 1969) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1963, and Halifax Eastern Shore from 1967 to 1969. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Born in 1897 at East Lake Ainslie, Inverness County, Nova Scotia to Hugh and Margaret (MacKinnon) MacMillan, MacMillan was a physician and surgeon. He graduated from Dalhousie University in 1928. He married Lillian Elspeth Campbell in 1941. From 1949 to 1952, MacMillan was a municipal councillor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and also served as the medical health officer for Halifax County. MacMillan entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, winning the Halifax East riding. He was re-elected in the 1960 election. In the 1963 election, MacMillan was defeated by Progressive Conservative Nelson Gaetz Nelson Edward Gaetz (March 1, 1907 – April 26, 1988) was a Canadian politician. He represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Garnet Brown
Alexander Garnet Brown (May 2, 1930 – January 7, 2010) was a Canadian businessman and politician who served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1969 to 1978. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Eastern Shore as a Liberal. Brown was an athlete in his youth, and was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing in their farm system for two years. In the 1950s, Brown and his father founded Atlantic Canada's largest food brokerage, A.G. Brown and Sons Ltd. He was also co-founder of Halifax Cablevision, and a founder and director of Dartmouth Cable Television. First elected in a by-election on July 8, 1969, Brown was re-elected in 1970 and 1974. He served until he was defeated in the 1978 general election. Brown served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia for Premier Gerald Regan. His cabinet duties included Highways (1970–1972), Public Works (1970–1971), Recreation (1973–1978), and the Residential Tenancies Act (1972–1975). In 2001, Brown was awarded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom McInnis (Canadian Politician)
Thomas Johnson McInnis (born April 9, 1945) is a retired Canadian senator. He also represented the electoral district of Halifax Eastern Shore in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Born on April 9, 1945, in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, McInnis attended Saint Mary's University and earned his law degree from Dalhousie University. He specializes in property and commercial law and public-private partnerships. He is the president of the Sheet Harbour and Area Chamber of Commerce and was appointed to the Halifax Port Authority in 2008. Political career McInnis entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal cabinet minister Alexander Garnet Brown in the Halifax Eastern Shore riding. On October 5, 1978, McInnis was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Transportation. McInnis was re-elected in the 1981 election, and was named Minister of Municipal Affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Colwell
Keith Wayne Colwell (born October 3, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Preston-Dartmouth for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, from 1993 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2021. Early life Colwell was raised in Jemseg, New Brunswick. Since the 1990s, he has owned and operated a manufacturing company and was one of the founding members of the Enterprise Forum for Nova Scotia. Political career Colwell successfully ran for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Eastern Shore in spring 1993. He was elected in the 1993 provincial election and was re-elected in the 1998 provincial election. Following his re-election, Colwell was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served as Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Minister of Consumer Services, as well as holding other cabinet responsibilities. Colwell was defeated in the 1999 provincial election by Bill Dooks. Turning to munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Dooks
Bill Dooks (born January 24, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who served as the Progressive Conservative member for Eastern Shore in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009. Born in Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia, Dooks worked in banking before entering politics. He was first elected to Halifax County Council in 1994. He was re-elected in 1996 to sit on the newly formed Halifax Regional Council, when Halifax County was amalgamated with the cities of Halifax, Dartmouth, and the town of Bedford. Dooks entered provincial politics in the 1999 election, defeating Liberal cabinet minister Keith Colwell in the riding of Eastern Shore. In September 1999, Dooks was appointed Deputy House Leader for the Government. He was re-elected in the 2003 election. In February 2006, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia The Executive Council of Nova Scotia (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Nova Scotia) is the cabinet of the Canadian provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Prest
Sidney Wilson Prest (1943–2015) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. He was a lifelong resident of Mooseland, Nova Scotia, and represented the electoral district of Eastern Shore as a member of the New Democratic Party. Prest was defeated when he ran for re-election in the 2013 election. Prest died on December 14, 2015. Electoral record , - , Liberal , Kevin Murphy , align="right", 3,770 , align="right", 52.99 , align="right", , - , New Democratic Party , Sid Prest , align="right", 1,922 , align="right", 27.01 , align="right", , - , Progressive Conservative , Steve Brine , align="right", 1,423 , align="right", 20.00 , align="right", , - , New Democratic Party , Sidney Prest , align="right", 3,627 , align="right", 49.54 , align="right", , - , Progressive Conservative , Bill Dooks , align="right", 2,517 , align="right", 34.38 , align="right", , - , Liberal Party The Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Murphy (Canadian Politician)
Kevin Scott Murphy (born 1970 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Eastern Shore from 2013 to 2021. . '''', October 8, 2013. On October 24, 2013, Murphy was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Nova Scotia General Election
The 2013 Nova Scotia general election was held on October 8, 2013, to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The result of the election was a Nova Scotia Liberal Party, Liberal victory under the leadership of Stephen McNeil, with the party winning its first election since 1998 Nova Scotia general election, 1998. The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, Progressive Conservatives, under the leadership of Jamie Baillie, improved on their 2009 Nova Scotia general election, 2009 results and formed the Official Opposition, despite winning fewer votes than the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, New Democratic Party (NDP). The NDP, which had won power for the first time in 2009 under the leadership of Darrell Dexter was reduced to third place and became only the second one-term government in the province's history, and the first since 1882 Nova Scotia general election, 1882. Dexter himself was defeated in Cole Harbour-Portland Valley by Liberal candidate Tony I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party Of Nova Scotia
The Green Party of Nova Scotia ( French: ''Parti Vert de la Nouvelle-Écosse'') is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April 2006. The party has not won any seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. As of November 2015, it emphasized that "the Green Party embraces the ''Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act (Nova Scotia)'' and the Nova Scotia Genuine Progress Index (GPI)...". The GPNS executive is organized regionally. Leadership Nick Wright of Halifax, Nova Scotia won its first contested leadership nomination race over Green Party of Canada candidate and organizer Sheila Richardson of Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In May 2007, Wright was replaced by Ken McGowan, but resigned in protest together with both his deputies in a constitutional struggle over unelected rival Ellen Durkee's presence on the executive – to be replaced by Durkee as interim leader. Ryan Watson was elected Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
