Eddie Orrell

Ralph Edward Orrell (born February 7, 1965) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Northside-Westmount in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from June 2011 to July 2019 as a Progressive Conservative.

Eddie Orrell
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Northside-Westmount
Cape Breton North (2011-2013)
In office
June 21, 2011  July 31, 2019
Preceded byCecil Clarke
Succeeded byMurray Ryan
Personal details
Born (1965-02-07) February 7, 1965[1][2]
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)North Sydney, Nova Scotia
Occupationphysiotherapist

On June 21, 2011, Orrell was elected in a byelection for the electoral district of Cape Breton North.[3] In the 2013 provincial election, Orrell was re-elected in the new riding of Northside-Westmount.[4][5] He was re-elected in the 2017 election.[6]

On May 10, 2019, Orrell announced he will seek the Conservative nomination in Sydney—Victoria for the 2019 federal election.[7] On July 15, 2019, it was announced that Orrell was selected as the candidate.[8] Orrell resigned his provincial seat on July 31, 2019.[9][10]

Education

He graduated from Memorial Composite High School in 1983 and from Dalhousie University in 1987.

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: Sydney—Victoria
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJaime Battiste14,25039.2+8.3$68,768.55
ConservativeEddie Orrell13,16636.3+8.6none listed
New DemocraticJeff Ward7,21719.9-0.2$11,605.07
People'sRonald Angus Barron1,1763.2N/A$1,145.74
GreenMark Embrett3761.0-4.5$0.00
Marxist–LeninistNikki Boisvert1270.3N/A$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,31298.7±0.0$102,433.21
Total rejected ballots 4721.3±0.0
Turnout 36,78461.6-6.5
Registered voters 59,757
Liberal hold Swing -0.2
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2019 Canadian federal election: Sydney—Victoria
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJaime Battiste12,53630.90−42.30$63,429.21
ConservativeEddie Orrell11,22727.68+17.04none listed
New DemocraticJodi McDavid8,14620.08+7.02none listed
IndependentArchie MacKinnon5,67914.00Newnone listed
GreenLois Foster2,2495.54+3.04$0.00
IndependentKenzie MacNeil4801.18Newnone listed
Veterans CoalitionRandy Joy2480.61New$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 40,56598.72  $99,536.07
Total rejected ballots 5281.28+0.71
Turnout 41,09368.12−0.84
Eligible voters 60,322
Liberal hold Swing −29.67
Source: Elections Canada[13]
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Eddie Orrell 4179 44.03
  Liberal John Higgins 3716 39.12
  New Democratic Party Cecil Snow 1597 16.82
June 21, 2011 By-election[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Eddie Orrell 3975 54.88
  New Democratic Party Russell MacDonald 2265 31.27
  Liberal Brian McGean 931 12.85
AtlanticaJonathan Dean720.99

References

  1. "Nova Scotia PC Party on Twitter: "A very happy birthday to our own @EddieOrrell today!"". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. "Nova Scotia Legislature - Home » Members » MLAs » Eddie Orrell". nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. "Tory Eddie Orrell wins CB North byelection". CBC News. June 21, 2011. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  4. "Orrell takes Northside-Westmount riding after close race". Cape Breton Post. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  5. "Cape Breton voters buck election trend of change". CBC News. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  6. "Election brings change to CBRM". Cape Breton Post. May 30, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  7. "Orrell to seek Conservative nomination in Sydney-Victoria riding". Cape Breton Post. May 10, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  8. "Make it three: N.S. MLA Orrell joins d'Entremont and MacLeod as federal Tory candidates". Global News. July 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  9. "Three of Nova Scotia's PC MLAs resign to run in federal election". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  10. "Two Cape Breton Tory MLA's Resigning Today". The Coast. July 31, 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  11. "Confirmed candidates — Sydney—Victoria". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  12. "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  13. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  14. "Cape Breton North byelection results" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. June 21, 2011. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
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