Derek Wells

Derek M. Wells, KC, (born 28 November 1946) is a Canadian former politician who served a Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of South Shore from 1993 to 1997.

Derek M. Wells
KC
Member of Parliament
for South Shore
In office
1993–1997
Preceded byPeter McCreath
Succeeded byGerald Keddy
Personal details
Born (1946-11-28) 28 November 1946
Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Political partyLiberal 1993-2021
Other political
affiliations		No Affiliation 2021 – present
ProfessionBusinessman, lawyer

Early life and education

Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, he graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 1972.[1]

Political career

Wells won the South Shore electoral district for the Liberal party in the 1993 federal election.[2] After serving in the 35th Canadian Parliament, Wells was defeated in the 1997 federal election.[3] He unsuccessfully attempted to return to Parliament in the 2000 federal election.[4]

He also served as President of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party,[5] supporting the provincial form of the party, and is a partner at Hennigar, Wells, Lamey and Baker in Chester.

Wells announced in September 2009, that he would seek the Liberal party nomination for South Shore—St. Margaret's in the 2011 federal election,[6] and won the nomination on 4 October.[7] He finished third receiving 16.92% of the vote.

Wells is the current District 3 municipal councillor in Chester Municipality. He was elected in 2021 during a by-election after the seat was vacated by current Progressive Conservative MLA Danielle Barkhouse.[8]

Electoral record

2021 Chester Municipal By-Election
2021 Chester Municipal By-Election District 3
Party Candidate Votes Percent
No Affiliation Derek Wells 461 63.67% ✓
No Affiliation Jo-Ann Grant 164 22.65%
No Affiliation Annette Collicut 99 13.67%

Nova Scotian Municipal politics do not have party affiliations.

2011 federal election
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGerald Keddy17,94843.14+7.15$65,637.06
New DemocraticGordon Earle15,03336.14+2.79$79,480.73
LiberalDerek Wells7,03716.92-6.93$57,461.22
GreenKris MacLellan1,5793.80-1.43$41.21
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,597100.0   $86,455.81
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2820.67+0.20
Turnout 41,87962.23+2.03
Eligible voters 67,296
Conservative hold Swing +2.18
Sources:[9][10]

1997 federal election
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGerald Keddy14,13636.00+3.38
LiberalDerek Wells11,39729.02-17.92
New DemocraticBlandford Nickerson8,13720.72+15.72
ReformAnne Matthiasson5,30213.50-0.02
Natural LawTerry Harnish2980.76-0.02
Total valid votes 39,270 100.00

1993 federal election
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDerek Wells17,35146.94+4.37
Progressive ConservativePeter McCreath12,05832.62-13.84
ReformAnne Matthiasson4,99913.52
New DemocraticEric Hustvedt1,8475.00-5.15
NationalA. James Donahue4221.14
Natural LawRichard Robertson2870.78
Total valid votes 36,964 100.00

References
  1. Chesterlaw.ca
  2. "Atlantic region hands Liberals near-clean sweep". The Chronicle Herald. 26 October 1993. Archived from the original on 21 November 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. "Keddy recaptures South Shore for Tories". The Chronicle Herald. 3 June 1997. Archived from the original on 30 November 2001.
  4. "Tories keep South Shore". The Chronicle Herald. 28 November 2000. Archived from the original on 24 January 2005.
  5. "Former MP Wells heads into second term as N.S. Liberal party president". The News. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  6. "I want my Canada back". The Advance. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  7. "Ex-MP Wells picked by South Shore Grits". The Chronicle Herald. 6 October 2009.
  8. "District 3 Special Election". Municipality of The District of Chester, Nova Scotia. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  10. Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election


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