Steve Craig (politician)
Steve Craig | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Sackville-Cobequid | |
| In office June 18, 2019 – October 27, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Wilson |
| Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture | |
| In office 31 August 2021 – 14 September 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Allen Craig March 19, 1955 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Stephen Allen Craig (born March 19, 1955)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on June 18, 2019. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he represents the electoral district of Sackville-Cobequid.[2][3]
Craig had previously sat on Halifax Regional Council, representing Lower Sackville since the 2012 Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election.
Political career
[edit]On August 31, 2021, Craig was made Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.[4]
On September 13, 2023, Craig announced he would not run in the next Nova Scotia general election,[5] and was shuffled out of cabinet the following day.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Craig and his wife Shari live in Lower Sackville. They have two children, Marlo and Jonathan.[7]
Electoral record
[edit]| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, June 18, 2019: Sackville-Cobequid Resignation of Dave Wilson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Craig | 2,655 | 42.04 | +16.65 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lara Fawthrop | 2,472 | 39.14 | -5.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Michel Hindlet | 658 | 10.42 | -15.56 | ||||
| Green | Anthony Edmonds | 488 | 7.73 | +4.39 | ||||
| Atlantica | David F. Boyd | 43 | 0.68 | -0.44 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,316 | 99.68 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.32 | -0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,336 | 41.75 | -9.21 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 15,177 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +10.84 | ||||||
District 15, Halifax Municipal Election 2012: Lower Sackville
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Craig | 2,524 | 41.181 | ||
| Stephen Taylor | 1,852 | 30.217 | ||
| Curt Wentzell | 755 | 12.318 | ||
| Janet Langille | 698 | 11.388 | ||
| Ian Wilson | 300 | 4.895 | ||
| Turnout | 6,129 | |||
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election: Sackville-Cobequid | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Dave Wilson | 4,477 | 54.50 | +9.12 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Craig | 2,499 | 30.42 | +2.05 | ||||
| Liberal | David Major | 1,051 | 12.80 | -12.31 | ||||
| Green | Elizabeth Nicolson | 187 | 2.28 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,214 | 99.74 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.26 | -0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,235 | 57.40 | -1.71 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,347 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.53 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Craig, Stephen Allen, page 58 Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "Craig takes Sackville-Cobequid stronghold from NDP". The Chronicle Herald. June 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Tories take Sackville-Cobequid byelection in political landscape shakeup". CBC News. June 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Cabinet ministers Pat Dunn and Steve Craig won't seek re-election". CBC News. September 13, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "N.S. premier shuffles cabinet, appoints first Black woman". CBC News. September 14, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Councillor Steve Craig". halifax.ca. Halifax Regional Municipality. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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