Dave Ritcey

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Dave Ritcey
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Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River
Assumed office
March 10, 2020
Residence Truro, Nova Scotia

David Mark Ritcey (born October 10, 1971) [1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on March 10, 2020. [2] [3] A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, he represents the electoral district of Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River. He has had many years of hockey coaching experience and is a former interim president of the Maritime Junior Hockey League. [4] [5] His grandfather, Gerald Ritcey, [6] had been a MLA for Colchester, parts of which became the current riding, from 1968 to 1974.

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On December 12, 2024, Ritcey was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage. [7]

Electoral record

2024 general election

2024 Nova Scotia general election : Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Dave Ritcey 4,10468.0%
New Democratic Cailen Pygott1,06717.7%
Liberal Frank Johnston86714.4%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout6,038
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [8]

2021 general election

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Dave Ritcey4,02547.85-3.55
Liberal Tamara Tynes Powell2,54130.21+5.85
New Democratic Darlene DeAdder1,39816.62+0.35
Green Shaun Trainor4485.33-1.67
Total valid votes 8,41299.68
Total rejected ballots270.32
Turnout8,43951.11
Eligible voters 16,510
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.70
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [9]

2020 by-election results

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, March 10, 2020
Upon the resignation of Lenore Zann
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Dave Ritcey2,92251.40+19.44
Liberal Allan Kennedy1,38524.36+0.27
New Democratic Kathleen Kevany92516.27-27.68
Green Ivan Drouin3987.00
Atlantica Matthew Rushton550.97
Total valid votes5,68599.61
Total rejected ballots220.39-0.35
Turnout5,70735.72-12.71
Eligible voters15,975
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +23.56

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References

  1. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Ritcey, David, page 245 Nova Scotia Legislature
  2. Michael Gorman, "Opposition parties split Nova Scotia byelections". CBC News Nova Scotia, March 10, 2020.
  3. Lynn Curwin, "VIDEO: Dave Ritcey wins Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River byelection" The Chronicle Herald March 10th, 2020.
  4. Saltwire Network, "Dykeman named new president of MHL" June 3, 2019
  5. "Dave Ritcey Named Interim MHL President" January 12, 2019
  6. James Faulkner, "Dave Ritcey Secures PC Nomination for Truro-Bible Hill-Milbrook-Salmon River". CKTO-FM July 22, 2019
  7. "Nova Scotia's new 21-member cabinet sworn in at Halifax ceremony". CBC News. December 12, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  8. https://globalnews.ca/news/10865567/nova-scotia-election-2024-truro-bible-hill-millbrook-salmon-river/
  9. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.