Summary
Tony Ince (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Cole Harbour for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party where he defeated the incumbent, Premier Darrell Dexter.[2][3]
Tony Ince | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cole Harbour Cole Harbour-Portland Valley (2013-2021) | |
| Assumed office October 8, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Darrell Dexter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66)[1] Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
Early life and education edit
Ince was born in Halifax and worked as counsellor with the Department of Community Services. He also worked as a project coordinator with the Black Educators Association.[1]
Political career edit
Ince ran in the 2009 provincial election losing to Dexter. He was elected in the 2013 provincial election.
On October 22, 2013, Ince was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served as Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage as well as Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs and the Minister responsible for the Heritage Property Act.[4][5]
Ince was re-elected in the 2017 election.[6] On June 15, 2017, premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, moving Ince to Minister of the Public Service Commission, while keeping the Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs portfolio.[7][8]
Electoral record edit
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 2,118 | 39.75 | +2.90 | $25,071.93 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Johnson | 1,704 | 31.98 | -0.96 | $25,039.43 | |||
| New Democratic | Jerome Lagmay | 1,431 | 26.86 | +0.61 | $20,436.91 | |||
| Atlantica | Chris Kinnie | 75 | 1.41 | $200.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 5,328 | 99.46 | -0.12 | $62,536.79 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.54 | +0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,357 | 53.30 | -1.00 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,051 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.93 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Cole Harbour-Portland Valley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 3,583 | 36.85 | -4.18 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Mont | 3,203 | 32.94 | +14.80 | ||||
| New Democratic | Andre Cain | 2,552 | 26.25 | -14.57 | ||||
| Green | Melanie Mulrooney | 385 | 3.96 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 9,723 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 41 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,764 | 54.30 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,982 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -18.98 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[11][12] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 4,002 | 41.03 | N/A | |
| New Democratic Party | Darrell Dexter | 3,981 | 40.82 | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Frampton | 1,769 | 18.14 | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Darrell Dexter | 5,847 | 68.83 | ||
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 1,519 | 17.88 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Josey | 930 | 10.95 | ||
| Green | Donna Toews | 199 | 2.34 | – | |
References edit
- ^ a b Wong, Julia. "Meet Tony Ince: the man who beat Darrell Dexter". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Little-known Liberal unseats NDP leader Dexter". The Chronicle Herald. October 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Nova Scotia votes: Riding-by-riding results for Halifax region". Metro. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Premier Stephen McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet". CBC News. October 22, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- ^ "McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. October 22, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "'Giant-killer' Ince survives vote". The Chronicle Herald. May 31, 2017. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Stephen McNeil shuffles cabinet, but vows not to change course". CBC News. June 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ^ "N.S. cabinet unveiled: Casey now deputy premier, finance minister". The Chronicle Herald. June 15, 2017. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
External links edit
- Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly
- Liberal caucus profile