Mark Parent

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"Politics is the art of doing the impossible, with the unwilling, for the ungrateful."

Mark Parent
The Daily News
October 2, 1999

In 1997, Parent volunteered as the Policy Chair for the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

In 1999 Parent successfully ran for the Progressive Conservative nomination in the riding of Kings North. [1] He was elected in the 1999 provincial election with 49.05% of the vote. [2]

As a legislator, Parent became known for speaking frankly both in the House of Assembly and to the media, [3] [4] and expressed dissatisfaction with how the legislature conducted its business. [5]

Parent was re-elected in the 2003 provincial election with 50.2%. [6] In the 2006 election, Parent was re-elected with 50.07%. [7]

In 2006 Parent was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served as Minister of Environment and Labour. [8] [9] While Minister, Parent oversaw the division of the Department of Environment and Labour into two portfolios in April 2008, consisting of a separate Department of Environment and a separate Department of Labour and Workforce Development. [10] Parent served as Minister for those portfolios until January 2009, when he was appointed Minister of Agriculture, [11] just days before he was to release Nova Scotia's climate change plan. [12] [13] During his time in cabinet, Parent was also responsible for Part II of the Gambling Control Act, the Workers' Compensation Act (except Part II) and the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act.

Parent was defeated in the 2009 provincial election, with 36.08% of the vote in his riding. [14] [15] [16]

Electoral record

Federal

The Honourable
Mark Parent
Ph.D M.Div.
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Kings North
In office
July 27, 1999 –June 9, 2009
2021 Canadian federal election : Kings—Hants
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Kody Blois 20,19244.92+1.61
Conservative Mark Parent 13,23429.44+4.66
New Democratic Stephen Schneider8,64519.23+2.05
People's Steven Ford1,9454.33+2.69
Green Sheila G. Richardson9402.09-10.46
Total valid votes44,956100.00
Total rejected ballots251
Turnout45,20763.42-5.34
Registered voters71,285
Source: Elections Canada [17]
Liberal hold Swing -1.53

Provincial

2009 Nova Scotia general election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 New Democrat Jim Morton 3,53541.43
 Progressive ConservativeMark Parent3,07936.08
 LiberalShirley Fisher1,54118.06
Green Anna-Maria Galante-Ward3784.43–
2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
 Progressive ConservativeMark Parent415350.07
 New DemocratJim Morton219026.40
 LiberalMadonna Spinazola175721.18
Green Chris Alders1952.35
2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 Progressive ConservativeMark Parent406350.2
 New DemocratJim Morton234029.91
 LiberalMichael Landry153318.94
Marijuana Ben "Budman" Friesen1571.94
1999 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 Progressive ConservativeMark Parent432149.05
 New DemocratNeil H. McNeil251328.53
 LiberalPeter Hill197522.42

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  2. ↑ "Election Returns, 1999 (Kings North)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Parent contemplates quitting". CBC. 2 November 2000. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Teacher layoffs prompt debate in legislature". CBC. 25 April 2000. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "MLA's "just bums in chairs," says politician". CBC. 1 December 2000. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Election Returns, 2003 (Kings North)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Election Returns, 2006 (Kings North)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Premier Announces New Cabinet Lineup". NS Government News Release. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
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  10. ↑ "Government Introduces New Department of Labour and Workforce Development". NS Government News Release. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
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  12. ↑ "Morse's environmental shakeup". The Coast. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  13. ↑ "Provincial cabinet gets long-awaited shuffle". Metro. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  14. ↑ "More than half of Tory cabinet defeated". CBC. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Nova Scotia Votes - Kings North". CBC. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  16. ↑ "Election Returns, 2009 (Kings North)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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