Further reading
- Ayers, Tom (13 November 2024). "Former MLA who switched to PCs admits he took Liberal Party information". CBC News . Nova Scotia: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
Fred Tilley | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Northside-Westmount | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Murray Ryan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 12,1968 Cape Breton,Nova Scotia,Canada |
| Party | Progressive Conservative (2024–) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (until 2024) |
| Spouse | Jean Tilley |
| Residence(s) | Cape Breton Regional Municipality,Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | MLA for Northside-Westmount |
Fred Tilley (born November 12,1968) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. [1] He represents the riding of Northside-Westmount as a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives,having been elected as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Prior to becoming an MLA,Tilley worked in the retail,construction,fishing,harvesting,and post-secondary education industries. [2] Tilley served as Principal of NSCC's Marconi Campus from 2013 to 2021 and Academic Chair from 2001 to 2013.
Following the resignation of Liberal Party of Nova Scotia leader Iain Rankin,Tilley publicly expressed his interest in launching a bid for the leader. [3] However,on February 18,2021,Tilley announced his intent to support Angela Simmonds for leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. [4]
Tilley is a member of the Community Services Committee. [5]
On October 22,2024,Tilley crossed the floor to the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives. [6] [7]
Tilley was re-elected in the 2024 election. [8]
On December 12,2024,Tilley was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Public Works. [9]
| Assembly | Act Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assembly 64,Session 1 | Consumer Protection Office Act [10] | October 25,2021 |
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election : Northside-Westmount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Fred Tilley | 4,978 | 67.9% | |||||
| Liberal | Danny Laffin | 1,675 | 22.8% | |||||
| New Democratic | Katelyn Armstrong | 679 | 9.3% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 7,332 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | + | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia [11] | ||||||||
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Fred Tilley | 4,030 | 46.86 | +25.49 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Ryan | 3,140 | 36.51 | +7.55 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jennifer Morrison | 1,430 | 16.63 | -0.36 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,600 | 99.20 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 69 | 0.80 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,669 | 53.34 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,251 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +8.97 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia [12] | ||||||||
