Jill Balser
Jill S. Balser is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[2] She represents the riding of Digby-Annapolis as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.
Jill Balser | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Digby-Annapolis | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Digby, Nova Scotia[1] |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
She is the daughter of Gordon Balser, who represented the same district from 1998 to 2003.[3]
On August 31, 2021, Balser was made Minister of Labor, Skills, and Immigration, as well as Minister responsible for Apprenticeship.[4]
Electoral record
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jill S. Balser | 2,636 | 49.55 | +26.02 | ||||
| Liberal | Jimmy MacAlpine | 1,865 | 35.06 | -16.71 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michael Carty | 626 | 11.77 | -11.61 | ||||
| Green | Jessica Walker | 113 | 2.12 | +1.09 | ||||
| Atlantica | Tyler Ducharme | 80 | 1.50 | +1.21 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,320 | 99.66 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,338 | 52.98 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,075 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +21.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
References
- Nova Scotia election riding results: Digby-Annapolis Global News
- "Tri-County NS Election Recap: PC’s Take Three Of Five Seats". CJLS-FM, August 18, 2021.
- Tina Comeau, "PC candidate Jill Balser follows in dad's footsteps with Digby-Annapolis election win". SaltWire Network, August 18, 2021.
- "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". 11 May 2018.
- "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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