Tim Halman

The Honourable Tim Halman MLA
Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia
In office October 24, 2024 –December 12, 2024

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Halman spent most of his youth in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He later moved back to Quebec with his family as his father worked in the film industry. He studied at Concordia University before settling in Dartmouth where he pursued his Bachelor's and a master's degree in Education at Mount Saint Vincent University.

Prior to his election to the House of Assembly, Halman was a teacher for Prince Andrew High School.

With the support of his late wife, Ginette Thibault-Halman, he decided to leave the classroom to run as a candidate for the 2017 Nova Scotia general election.

On August 31, 2021, Halman was made Minister of Environment and Climate Change as well as Chair of Treasury Board and Policy Board. ^[4]

Electoral record

v t e 2024 Nova Scotia general election : Dartmouth East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tim Halman	3,282	45.5%
	New Democratic	Holly Fraughton	2,210	30.7%
	Liberal	Stacy Chesnutt	1,718	23.8%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			7,210
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [5]

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election : Dartmouth East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Tim Halman	3,260	38.99	-2.16	$37,157.69
	Liberal	D'Arcy Poultney	2,900	34.68	-4.10	$38,011.92
	New Democratic	Tyler J. Colbourne	1,974	23.61	+11.62	$27,154.74
	Green	Sara Adams	187	2.24	-5.84	$500.82
	Atlantica	Chris Bowie	41	0.49		$200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			8,362	99.67	–	$85,132.57
Total rejected ballots			28	0.33
Turnout			8,390	57.44
Eligible voters			14,607
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+0.97
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [6]

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election : Dartmouth East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tim Halman	3,309	41.15	+27.52
	Liberal	Edgar Burns	3,118	38.78	-25.07
	New Democratic	Bill McEwen	964	11.99	-10.53
	Green	Matthew Richey	650	8.08
Total valid votes			8,041	99.36
Total rejected ballots			52	0.64
Turnout			8,093	54.84
Eligible voters			14,758
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+26.30
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [7] [8]

References

1. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Halman, Timothy, page 104 Nova Scotia Legislature
2. "Who won in your riding? See the list of elected MLAs". CBC News, May 30, 2017.
3. "Baillie names Official Opposition critic responsibilities - PC Party NS". PC Party NS. June 19, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
4. "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". August 31, 2021.
5. https://globalnews.ca/news/10865515/nova-scotia-election-2024-dartmouth-east/
6. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
7. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
8. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.