Ben Jessome | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | |
| In office October 8, 2013 –October 27, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Rick Burns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Thomas Jessome |
| Political party | Liberal |
Benjamin Thomas Jessome [1] 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 represented the electoral district of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville. [2]
Jessome attended Hammonds Plains Consolidated School,Madeline Symonds Middle School and Charles P. Allen High School. He graduated from Hebron Academy in 2006. [3] 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. [4] [5]
In May 2013,Jessome successfully ran for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville. [6] He was elected in the 2013 provincial election. [7] Currently Jessome is Vice Chair of the Private &Local Bills Committee. He is a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee. [4] 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. [8]
Jessome was re-elected in the 2021 election,however the Rankin Liberals lost government becoming the Official Opposition. [9] [10]
As of September 22,2024,Jessome serves as the Official Opposition critic for the Emergency Management Office,Internal Services,and Communications Nova Scotia.
| 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 [11] [12] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |