Geoff MacLellan

Geoffrey Curtis MacLellan (born December 18, 1978) is a Canadian politician in the province of Nova Scotia.

The Honourable
Geoff MacLellan
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Glace Bay
In office
June 22, 2010 – July 17, 2021
Preceded byDavid Wilson
Succeeded byriding redistributed
Personal details
Born (1978-12-18) December 18, 1978[1]
Sydney, Nova Scotia[2]
Political partyLiberal
Occupationpolitician

Political career

He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on June 22, 2010,[3] and represented the electoral district of Glace Bay as a Liberal until his retirement from politics in 2021.

MacLellan was re-elected in the 2013 election.[4] On October 22, 2013, MacLellan was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal as well as Minister responsible for the Sydney Tar Ponds Agency and Minister responsible for the Sydney Steel Corporation Act.[5] He was re-elected in the 2017 election.[6]

On June 15, 2017, Premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, moving MacLellan to Minister of Business, Minister of Energy, Minister of Trade, and Minister of Service Nova Scotia.[7][8] On July 5, 2018, MacLellan lost his position as Minister of Energy in a cabinet shuffle, but retained the other portfolios he had prior to the shuffle.[9]

On February 4, 2021, MacLellan announced that he would not seek re-election.[10]

Electoral record
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Glace Bay
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGeoff MacLellan3,31646.66-33.7
Progressive ConservativeJohn White2,93841.35+36.21
New DemocraticLois MacDougall71510.06-4.44
AtlanticaSteven MacNeil1371.92
Total valid votes 7,110100
Total rejected ballots 731.03
Turnout 7,18357.4
Eligible voters 12,510
Liberal hold Swing -34.96
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[11][12]
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Geoff MacLellan 5,547 80.36
  NDP Mary Beth MacDonald 1,001 14.50
  PC Thomas Bethell 355 5.14
Byelection June 22, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalGeoff MacLellan3,90153.91
  NDP Myrtle Campbell 2,281 31.52
  PC Michelle Wheelhouse 759 10.48
  Independent Edna Lee 195 2.69
AtlanticaDan Wilson560.77

References
  1. Geoff MacLellan on Twitter: @kaitmortimer only 5 years away honey. Lol Twitter
  2. About - Geoff MacLellan Geoff MacLellan official website
  3. "Liberals win 2 N.S. byelections". CBC News. June 22, 2010.
  4. "Cape Breton voters buck election trend of change". CBC News. October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  5. "Premier Stephen McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet". CBC News. October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  6. "Glace Bay riding became an election nail-biter". Cape Breton Post. May 31, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  7. "Stephen McNeil shuffles cabinet, but vows not to change course". CBC News. June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  8. "N.S. cabinet unveiled: Casey now deputy premier, finance minister". The Chronicle Herald. June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  9. "Premier shuffles cabinet, puts emphasis on mining sector". CBC News. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  10. "Geoff MacLellan latest Liberal MLA leaving N.S. politics". CBC News. February 4, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  11. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  12. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.


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