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| birth_name = Tory George Rushton |
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'''Tory Rushton''' (born 1979) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]] in a byelection on June 19, 2018. A member of the [[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Progressive Conservatives]], he represents the electoral district of [[Cumberland South]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tories-win-in-cumberland-south-byelection-1.4713438|title=Tories win in Jamie Baillie's former Cumberland South riding|publisher=CBC News|date=June 19, 2018|accessdate=2018-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= |
'''Tory George Rushton''' (born July 10, 1979) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]] in a byelection on June 19, 2018. A member of the [[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Progressive Conservatives]], he represents the electoral district of [[Cumberland South]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tories-win-in-cumberland-south-byelection-1.4713438|title=Tories win in Jamie Baillie's former Cumberland South riding|publisher=CBC News|date=June 19, 2018|accessdate=2018-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/local/rushton-takes-cumberland-south-for-pcs-219902/|title=Rushton takes Cumberland South for PCs|work=Truro Daily News|date=June 19, 2018|accessdate=2021-04-01}}</ref> |
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On August 31, 2021, Rushton was made the first Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20210831003|title = New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians|date = 11 May 2018}}</ref> |
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== Electoral record == |
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{{2024 Nova Scotia general election/Cumberland South}} |
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{{2021 Nova Scotia general election/Cumberland South}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:58, 13 December 2024
Tory Rushton | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cumberland South | |
| Assumed office June 19, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jamie Baillie |
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| Born | Tory George Rushton July 10, 1979 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Tory George Rushton (born July 10, 1979) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a byelection on June 19, 2018. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he represents the electoral district of Cumberland South.[1][2]
On August 31, 2021, Rushton was made the first Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables.[3]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Cumberland South | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tory Rushton | 3,440 | 77.4% | |||||
| Liberal | Liam MacDonald | 530 | 11.9% | |||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 476 | 10.7% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 4,446 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4] | ||||||||
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Cumberland South | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tory Rushton | 3,900 | 68.47 | +9.28 | $29,144.30 | |||
| Liberal | Rollie Lawless | 1,092 | 19.17 | -12.51 | $22,771.07 | |||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 524 | 9.20 | +4.14 | $1,495.12 | |||
| Green | Nicholas Hendren | 180 | 3.16 | -0.91 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 5,696 | 99.46 | – | $66,923.01 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 31 | 0.54 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,727 | 52.12 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,989 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +10.90 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Tories win in Jamie Baillie's former Cumberland South riding". CBC News. June 19, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ^ "Rushton takes Cumberland South for PCs". Truro Daily News. June 19, 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". 11 May 2018.
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865514/nova-scotia-election-2024-cumberland-south/
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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