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Revision as of 23:28, 19 January 2023
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 | 1979 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
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 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
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tory Rushton | 3,900 | 68.47 | +9.28 | ||||
| Liberal | Rollie Lawless | 1,092 | 19.17 | -12.51 | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 524 | 9.20 | +4.14 | ||||
| Green | Nicholas Hendren | 180 | 3.16 | -0.91 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,696 | 99.46 | ||||||
| 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[4] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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