Preston is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia,Canada which existed from 1993 to 2013 and since 2021. It elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district included the black communities of North Preston,East Preston,and Cherrybrook. It also includes the communities of Lake Loon,Lake Echo,Mineville,Montague Gold Mines,Westphal,Lawrencetown and part of Dartmouth.
Bill Dooks is a Canadian politician,who served as the Progressive Conservative member for Eastern Shore in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009.
Robert Lawrence Chisholm is a former trade unionist and politician from Nova Scotia,Canada. He represented the Halifax Atlantic riding in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1991 to 2003. He succeeded Alexa McDonough as leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1996. He served as the leader of the Official Opposition in the Nova Scotia Legislature from 1998 to 1999. He subsequently founded a consulting firm,was co-chair of the 2010–11 United Way of Halifax Region campaign,and sat on the Board of Governors of Dalhousie University. On May 2,2011,Chisholm was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Dartmouth—Cole Harbour riding in Nova Scotia. As a member of the Official Opposition,he served as the Critic for Fisheries and Oceans and Deputy Critic for Employment Insurance until his defeat in the 2015 election.
Cole Harbour is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia,Canada,that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada,that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967,though its boundaries have changed periodically.
Wayne Adams,CM ONS is a Canadian former provincial politician who was the first Black Canadian member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and cabinet minister.
Michel P. Samson is a Canadian politician,who represented the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond,formerly Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2017. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Francis "Frank" Corbett is a former Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia.
Joan Massey is a Canadian politician,who was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly representing the riding of Dartmouth East for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2009.
Percy Alonzo Paris is a Canadian former politician from Nova Scotia. He represented the constituency of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party between 2006-2013.
The 2007 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election was held on April 27,2007 at the Dartmouth Sportsplex,following the resignation of Francis MacKenzie,shortly after failing to win a seat in the 2006 election. This was the third leadership convention for the Liberals since 2002. In addition to the leadership convention,the party will hold its Annual General Meeting including the election of officers,adoption of policies,and potential constitutional amendments. It was won by Annapolis MLA Stephen McNeil.
Andrew Younger is a Canadian politician and journalist,first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009. He represented the district of Dartmouth East first as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and subsequently as an Independent. In 2015,Younger was removed from cabinet and the Liberal caucus after invoking parliamentary privilege in order to avoid giving testimony at a criminal trial.
Thomas Johnson McInnis is a retired Canadian senator. He also represented the electoral district of Halifax Eastern Shore in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993,as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Brendan Oliver Maguire 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 Halifax Atlantic.
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.
Benjamin Thomas Jessome 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.
Joanne Lynn Bernard is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. As a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party,she represented the electoral district of Dartmouth North until her defeat in the 2017 election.
James Alexander Smith was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 2003. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
David Hendsbee is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Preston in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Today he sits on the Halifax Regional Council.
The 2021 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 17,2021,to elect members to the 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia.
