David Mark Ritcey (born October 10, 1971)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on March 10, 2020.[2][3] A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, he represents the electoral district of Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River. He has had many years of hockey coaching experience and is a former interim president of the Maritime Junior Hockey League.[4][5] His grandfather, Gerald Ritcey,[6] had been a MLA for Colchester, parts of which became the current riding, from 1968 to 1974.
Dave Ritcey | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River | |
| Assumed office March 10, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lenore Zann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Mark Ritcey October 10, 1971 Truro, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse |
Amber Ball Ritcey (m. 2003) |
| Residence | Truro, Nova Scotia |
Electoral record
edit2021 general election
edit| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Ritcey | 4,025 | 47.85 | -3.55 | ||||
| Liberal | Tamara Tynes Powell | 2,541 | 30.21 | +5.85 | ||||
| New Democratic | Darlene DeAdder | 1,398 | 16.62 | +0.35 | ||||
| Green | Shaun Trainor | 448 | 5.33 | -1.67 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,412 | 99.68 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 27 | 0.32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,439 | 51.11 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,510 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -4.70 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7] | ||||||||
2020 by-election results
edit| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, March 10, 2020 Upon the resignation of Lenore Zann | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Ritcey | 2,922 | 51.40 | +19.44 | ||||
| Liberal | Allan Kennedy | 1,385 | 24.36 | +0.27 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kathleen Kevany | 925 | 16.27 | -27.68 | ||||
| Green | Ivan Drouin | 398 | 7.00 | |||||
| Atlantica | Matthew Rushton | 55 | 0.97 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,685 | 99.61 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.39 | -0.35 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,707 | 35.72 | -12.71 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 15,975 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +23.56 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Ritcey, David, page 245 Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ Michael Gorman, "Opposition parties split Nova Scotia byelections". CBC News Nova Scotia, March 10, 2020.
- ^ Lynn Curwin, "VIDEO: Dave Ritcey wins Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River byelection"The Chronicle Herald March 10th, 2020.
- ^ Saltwire Network, "Dykeman named new president of MHL" June 3, 2019
- ^ "Dave Ritcey Named Interim MHL President" January 12, 2019
- ^ James Faulkner, "Dave Ritcey Secures PC Nomination for Truro-Bible Hill-Milbrook-Salmon River". CKTO-FM July 22, 2019
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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