Tony Ince
Tony Ince | |
|---|---|
| Canadian Senator from Nova Scotia | |
| Assumed office March 7, 2025 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Mary Simon |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cole Harbour Cole Harbour-Portland Valley (2013-2021) | |
| In office October 8, 2013 – October 27, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Darrell Dexter |
| Succeeded by | Leah Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Anthony Ince[1] 1958 (age 66–67)[2] Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
Robert Anthony "Tony" Ince (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Cole Harbour for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party where he defeated the incumbent, Premier Darrell Dexter.[3][4] In October 2024, Ince announced that he would not seek reelection.
Early life and education
Ince was born in Halifax and worked as counsellor with the Department of Community Services. He also worked as a project coordinator with the Black Educators Association.[2]
Political career
Ince ran in the 2009 provincial election losing to Dexter. He was elected in the 2013 provincial election.
On October 22, 2013, Ince was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served as Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage as well as Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs and the Minister responsible for the Heritage Property Act.[5][6]
Ince was re-elected in the 2017 election.[7] On June 15, 2017, premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, moving Ince to Minister of the Public Service Commission, while keeping the Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs portfolio.[8][9]
As of September 22, 2024, Ince serves as the Official Opposition critic for the Public Service Commission, Military Relations, and African Nova Scotian Affairs.
In October 2024, Ince announced that he would not run in the next Nova Scotia general election to spend more time with family.[10]
On March 7, 2025, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Electoral record
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 2,118 | 39.75 | +5.01 | $25,071.93 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Johnson | 1,704 | 31.98 | -0.64 | $25,039.43 | |||
| New Democratic | Jerome Lagmay | 1,431 | 26.86 | -1.46 | $20,436.91 | |||
| Atlantica | Chris Kinnie | 75 | 1.41 | $200.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 5,328 | 99.46 | $62,536.79 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.54 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,357 | 52.90 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,126 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.83 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[11] | ||||||||
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Cole Harbour-Portland Valley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 3,583 | 36.85 | -4.18 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Mont | 3,203 | 32.94 | +14.80 | ||||
| New Democratic | Andre Cain | 2,552 | 26.25 | -14.57 | ||||
| Green | Melanie Mulrooney | 385 | 3.96 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 9,723 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 41 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,764 | 54.30 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,982 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -18.98 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[12][13] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 4,002 | 41.03 | N/A | |
| New Democratic Party | Darrell Dexter | 3,981 | 40.82 | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Frampton | 1,769 | 18.14 | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Darrell Dexter | 5,847 | 68.83 | ||
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 1,519 | 17.88 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Josey | 930 | 10.95 | ||
| Green | Donna Toews | 199 | 2.34 | – | |
References
- ^ District 13 Profile - 2013 CBC News
- ^ a b Wong, Julia. "Meet Tony Ince: the man who beat Darrell Dexter". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Little-known Liberal unseats NDP leader Dexter". The Chronicle Herald. October 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Nova Scotia votes: Riding-by-riding results for Halifax region". Metro. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Premier Stephen McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet". CBC News. October 22, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- ^ "McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. October 22, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "'Giant-killer' Ince survives vote". The Chronicle Herald. May 31, 2017. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Stephen McNeil shuffles cabinet, but vows not to change course". CBC News. June 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ^ "N.S. cabinet unveiled: Casey now deputy premier, finance minister". The Chronicle Herald. June 15, 2017. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ LaRoche, Jean (October 24, 2024). "3 more Liberals sitting out the next Nova Scotia election". CBC News. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
External links
- Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly
- Liberal caucus profile
