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Whynott ran for the NDP for the second time in the 2009 election campaign. Building off his gains in his 2006 election campaign, Whynott was elected in Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville, defeating Barnet, Liberal candidate, Patrick Doyle, and Green candidate Shawn Redmond. On June 9, 2009, Whynott took the riding with more votes than the Liberal and Conservative candidates combined, [2] becoming the youngest MLA ever elected in Nova Scotia. [3]

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Following his victory in the 2009 election, Whynott was named the Government Caucus Whip and served on the legislative committees of Public Accounts, Assembly Matters and was the Chair of the Human Resources Committee. On November 26, 2010, he was named the Chair of the provincial Suburban Priorities Team, [4] and in 2011, he was chosen as a member of the provincial Cyberbullying Task Force where he facilitated focus groups across the province on the challenges and possible solutions to cyber bullying [5]

On January 31, 2012, Whynott officially endorsed NDP leadership candidate Brian Topp for the Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. [6]

In the 2013 election, Whynott was defeated by Liberal Stephen Gough in Sackville-Beaver Bank. [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Nova Scotia Votes 2009: Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville. cbc.ca.
  2. ↑ "NDP has iron grip on Metro Halifax". CBC News. June 9, 2009. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  3. ↑ "Young politicians no longer a novelty in Canada". CBC News, October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Metro - Priority team for suburbs". Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2012-02-01., Metro Halifax, November 26, 2010
  5. ↑ , Government of Nova Scotia Cyber Bullying Task Force Update, October 19, 2011
  6. ↑ "NOVA SCOTIA MLAs LENORE ZANN, MAT WHYNOTT ENDORSE BRIAN TOPP FOR NDP LEADERSHIP | Brian Topp". Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2012-02-23., Brian Topp Official Campaign Website, January 31, 2012
  7. ↑ Nova Scotia Votes 2013: Sackville-Beaver Bank. CBC News. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  8. ↑ Nova Scotia votes: Riding-by-riding results for Halifax region Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine . Metro, October 8, 2013.
  9. ↑ "New Nova Scotia gov’t will include two Blacks" Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine . Share , October 16, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
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Mathew Whynott
MLA for Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville
In office
June 19, 2009 –October 8, 2013