Rodney David Wilson is a Canadian politician who was elected to the

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in the

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, representing Halifax Armdale as a member of the

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. Wilson graduated from the

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in 1992 and is a medical doctor by profession. He previously ran as a

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candidate in

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in a 2016 by-election, switching to the NDP in 2024 due to his support of NDP leader

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. Openly gay,Hugo Dann
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'', August 24, 2016. he is the province's first out gay male MLA, as

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was not out as gay during his term in the legislature.

Electoral record

, - , New Democratic Party , Lisa Roberts , align="right", 2,519 , align="right", 50.97 , align="right", +6.98 , - , Liberal , Rod Wilson , align="right", 1,662 , align="right", 33.63 , align="right", -6.77 , - , Progressive Conservative , Andy Arsenault , align="right", 600 , align="right", 12.14 , align="right", +1.32 , - , align="right", 161 , align="right", 3.26 , align="right", -1.53

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people Nova Scotia New Democratic Party MLAs Canadian gay politicians Canadian LGBTQ people in provincial and territorial legislatures Place of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian physicians {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub