Gordon Wilson (Nova Scotia politician)
Gordon Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Clare-Digby | |
| In office October 8, 2013 – July 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | riding redistributed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gordon Lloyd Wilson 1955[1][2] |
| Political party | Liberal |
Gordon Lloyd Wilson[3] (born 1955)[1][2] 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 Clare-Digby until his retirement from politics in 2021.[4]
On April 24, 2019, Wilson was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment.[5]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Clare-Digby | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Gordon Wilson | 4,044 | 50.49 | -4.19 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Normand Cormier | 2,283 | 28.50 | -2.58 | ||||
| New Democratic | Harold Neil | 1,682 | 21.00 | +12.01 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Gordon Wilson | 5,122 | 54.68 | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Emile LeBlanc | 2,911 | 31.08 | N/A | |
| New Democratic Party | Dean Kenley | 842 | 8.99 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ian Thurber | 492 | 5.25 | N/A | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Meet the candidates for the Clare-Digby riding in the May 30 provincial election Tri-County Vanguard
- ^ a b N.S. Environment Minister Gordon Wilson not reoffering in next election CBC News
- ^ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Wilson, Gordon Lloyd, page 283 Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "Encore Liberal again -- Wilson elected MLA for Clare Digby". Nova News Now. October 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Premier names former forester as Nova Scotia's environment minister". CBC News. April 24, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
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