Ben Jessome | |
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Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | |
Assumed office October 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Riding Established |
Personal details | |
Born | Benjamin Thomas Jessome October 22,1986 [1] |
Political party | Liberal |
Benjamin Thomas Jessome [2] (born October 22,1986) is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party,he represents the electoral district of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville. [3]
Jessome attended Hammonds Plains Consolidated School,Madeline Symonds Middle School and Charles P. Allen High School. He graduated from Hebron Academy in 2006. [4] In 2011,Jessome completed a bachelor's degree in recreation management from Acadia University. While at Acadia,Jessome was elected President of the Students' Union,was a member of the University Board of Governors and Senate,and represented the interests of his constituents to the provincial and national governments,as a delegate with the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations (now Students Nova Scotia) and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. [5] [6]
In May 2013,Jessome successfully ran for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville. [7] He was elected in the 2013 provincial election. [8] Currently Jessome is Vice Chair of the Private &Local Bills Committee. He is a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee. [5] Jessome is also a member of the economic Development and Human Resources Committee,with a focus on Youth Employment strategies.
On February 23,2021,Jessome was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of the Public Service Commission. [9]
Jessome was re-elected in the 2021 election,however the Rankin Liberals lost government becoming the Official Opposition. [10] [11]
2017 Nova Scotia general election : Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Ben Jessome | 3,432 | 46.69 | -5.55 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Matt Whitman | 2,421 | 32.94 | +11.09 | ||||
New Democratic | Paul McGuinness | 1,157 | 15.74 | -8.57 | ||||
Green | Jessica Alexander | 340 | 4.62 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 7,350 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.22 | -0.15 | |||||
Turnout | 7,366 | 57.34 | +0.29 | |||||
Eligible voters | 12,847 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -8.32 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [12] [13] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ben Jessome | 3,402 | 52.24 | N/A | |
New Democratic Party | Peter Lund | 1,583 | 24.31 | N/A | |
Progressive Conservative | Gina Byrne | 1,423 | 21.85 | N/A | |
Atlantica | Jonathan Dean | 104 | 1.60 | N/A |
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