Ralph Edward Orrell (born February 7, 1965) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of

Northside-Westmount Northside-Westmount is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1933, the County of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was Cape Bre ...

in the

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from June 2011 to July 2019 as a Progressive Conservative. On June 21, 2011, Orrell was elected in a byelection for the electoral district of

Cape Breton North Northside-Westmount is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1933, the County of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was Cape Bre ...

. In the 2013 provincial election, Orrell was re-elected in the new riding of Northside-Westmount. He was re-elected in the 2017 election. On May 10, 2019, Orrell announced he will seek the

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nomination in

Sydney—Victoria Sydney—Victoria was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2025. It was created in 1996 from parts of Cape Breton—The Sydneys, Ca ...

for the 2019 federal election. On July 15, 2019, it was announced that Orrell was selected as the candidate. Orrell resigned his provincial seat on July 31, 2019.

Education

He graduated from Memorial Composite High School in 1983 and from

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus ...

in 1987.

Electoral record

Federal elections

Provincial elections

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Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly
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