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Tony Ince 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.
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