Pat Dunn (politician)
Pat Dunn | |
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Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Pictou Centre | |
Assumed office October 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Ross Landry |
In office June 29, 2006 – June 19, 2009 | |
Preceded by | John Hamm |
Succeeded by | Ross Landry |
Personal details | |
Born | February 10, 1950 |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence | New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Occupation | School Principal |
Pat Dunn (born February 10, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He has represented the electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2009, and from 2013 to present, as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1] He served as Minister of Health Promotion and Protection in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia.[2]
He was defeated by Ross Landry of the New Democrats in the 2009 election,[3] but was reelected in the 2013 election.[4]
On August 31, 2021, Dunn was named Minister of Communities, Cultures, Tourism, and Heritage, as well as Minister of the Voluntary Sector and African Nova Scotian Affairs.[5] The latter appointment caused backlash among some Nova Scotians since Dunn is white.
Electoral record[]
2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 3,773 | 52.43 | +0.17 | ||||
Liberal | Jeff Davis | 2,027 | 28.17 | +10.34 | ||||
New Democratic | Henderson Paris | 1,396 | 19.40 | -10.51 | ||||
Total valid votes | 7,196 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.39 | -0.41 | |||||
Turnout | 7,224 | 55.86 | -5.48 | |||||
Eligible voters | 12,932 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.08 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 4147 | 52.26 | ||
New Democratic Party | Ross Landry | 2373 | 29.91 | ||
Liberal | Bill Muirhead | 1415 | 17.83 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Democratic Party | Ross Landry | 3650 | 46.30 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 3519 | 44.64 | ||
Liberal | Neil MacIsaac | 567 | 7.19 | ||
Green | Jim Lindsey | 147 | 1.86 | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 3901 | 52.60 | ||
New Democratic Party | Danny MacGillivray | 2344 | 31.61 | ||
Liberal | Troy MacCulloch | 1057 | 14.25 | ||
Green | Samuel M. Clark | 93 | 1.25 | – | |
Independent | Dennis Tate | 20 | 0.27 |
References[]
- ^ "Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ^ "N.S. Premier Rodney MacDonald shuffles cabinet; one new face". Cape Breton Post. January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Landry rides orange wave to the top". The News. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ^ "PC's Pat Dunn regains Pictou Centre seat". The News. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/appointment-of-white-mla-to-african-nova-scotia-anti-racism-files-gathers-backlash-1.6160182[bare URL]
- ^ "2009 Nova Scotia election results – Pictou Centre" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. June 9, 2009. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1950 births
- Canadian educators
- Living people
- Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
- People from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
- Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Progressive Conservative Party, Nova Scotia MLA stubs