Suzy Hansen (politician)
Sue Ellen “Suzy” Hansen (born 1979) 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 Halifax Needham as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Suzy Hansen | |
|---|---|
| Chief Whip of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office September 7, 2021 | |
| Leader | Gary Burrill and Claudia Chender |
| Critic, Education and Early Childhood Development; Housing; African Nova Scotian Affairs; Office of Equity & Anti-Racism Initiatives; Immigration; Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services | |
| Assumed office September 7, 2021 | |
| Leader | Gary Burrill and Claudia Chender |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Needham | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Roberts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979[1] |
| Political party | NDP |
Prior to her election, Ms. Hansen was a former board member of the Halifax Regional School Board and other boards and an active volunteer.[3] She was also one of four Black Canadians elected to the Nova Scotia legislature in 2021.[2]
Electoral record
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Needham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Suzy Hansen | 5,308 | 58.96 | +7.67 | ||||
| Liberal | Colin Coady | 2,617 | 29.07 | +0.65 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Scott Ellis | 904 | 10.04 | -4.36 | ||||
| Green | Kai Trappenberg | 173 | 1.92 | -3.97 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,002 | 99.52 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 43 | 0.48 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,045 | 53.34 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,957 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.51 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4] | ||||||||
References
- N.S. legislature increases Black, female presence, still has no Indigenous member Chat News Today
- "Record number of Black MLAs elected to Nova Scotia Legislature". CBC News Nova Scotia, August 18, 2021.
- "Nova Scotia Legislature-MLA Profile". Nova Scotia Legislature. Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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