Ross Landry

Peter Ross Landry is a Canadian retired police officer and politician.

The Honourable
Ross Landry
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Pictou Centre
In office
June 19, 2009 – October 8, 2013
Preceded byPat Dunn
Succeeded byPat Dunn
Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia
In office
June 19, 2009 – October 22, 2013
Preceded byCecil Clarke
Succeeded byLena Diab
Personal details
BornTrenton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
Occupationpolice officer

A native of Trenton, Nova Scotia, Landry is a retired police officer, having served in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Political career

In December 2008, Landry successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP) nomination in the provincial riding of Pictou Centre.[1] Landry was elected in the 2009 provincial election[2] and represented the riding until his defeat in the 2013 provincial election.[3]

Landry was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia on June 19, 2009 where he served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nova Scotia until October 22, 2013.[4]

On July 13, 2015, Landry announced that he was seeking the New Democratic Party nomination in the Central Nova riding for the 42nd Canadian federal election.[5][6] He won the nomination on July 26; in the election on October 19, he finished in third place behind Liberal Sean Fraser and Conservative Fred DeLorey.[7]

2015 Canadian federal election: Central Nova
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSean Fraser25,90958.53+44.58$113,362.49
ConservativeFred DeLorey11,41825.80–29.49$109,137.26
New DemocraticRoss Landry4,53210.24–16.57$63,038.54
GreenDavid Hachey1,8344.14+0.34$11,206.15
IndependentAlexander J. MacKenzie5701.29––
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,263100.00 $204,540.28
Total rejected ballots 2330.52
Turnout 44,49674.68
Eligible voters 59,585
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +37.04
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References
  1. "RCMP officer hands in badge, tosses hat into political ring". The News. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. "Landry rides orange wave to the top". The News. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  3. "PC's Pat Dunn regains Pictou Centre seat". The News. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  4. "Atlantic Canada's 1st NDP government takes office in Nova Scotia". CBC News. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. "Former MLA Ross Landry to seek federal NDP nomination in Central Nova". CBC News. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. "Ross Landry announces his candidacy for federal NDP in riding of Central Nova". Metro. Halifax. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  7. "Central Nova Liberals, NDP and Conservatives pick candidates". CBC News. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  8. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Central Nova (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine


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