Benjamin Thomas Jessome[2] (born October 22, 1986) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represents the electoral district of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville.[3]
Ben Jessome | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | |
| Assumed office October 8, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Thomas Jessome October 22, 1986[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
Early life and education edit
Jessome attended Hammonds Plains Consolidated School, Madeline Symonds Middle School and Charles P. Allen High School. He graduated from Hebron Academy in 2006.[4] In 2011, Jessome completed a bachelor's degree in recreation management from Acadia University. While at Acadia, Jessome was elected President of the Students' Union, was a member of the University Board of Governors and Senate, and represented the interests of his constituents to the provincial and national governments, as a delegate with the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations (now Students Nova Scotia) and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations.[5][6]
Political career edit
In May 2013, Jessome successfully ran for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville.[7] He was elected in the 2013 provincial election.[8] Currently Jessome is Vice Chair of the Private & Local Bills Committee. He is a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee.[5] Jessome is also a member of the economic Development and Human Resources Committee, with a focus on Youth Employment strategies.
On February 23, 2021, Jessome was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of the Public Service Commission.[9]
Jessome was re-elected in the 2021 election, however the Rankin Liberals lost government becoming the Official Opposition.[10][11]
Electoral record edit
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ben Jessome | 3,432 | 46.69 | -5.55 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matt Whitman | 2,421 | 32.94 | +11.09 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul McGuinness | 1,157 | 15.74 | -8.57 | ||||
| Green | Jessica Alexander | 340 | 4.62 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,350 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.22 | -0.15 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,366 | 57.34 | +0.29 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,847 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -8.32 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[12][13] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ben Jessome | 3,402 | 52.24 | N/A | |
| New Democratic Party | Peter Lund | 1,583 | 24.31 | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Gina Byrne | 1,423 | 21.85 | N/A | |
| Atlantica | Jonathan Dean | 104 | 1.60 | N/A | |
References edit
- ^ Ben Jessome on Twitter: @ohanleyjk thanks Julia :) Twitter
- ^ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Jessome, Benjamin Thomas, page 126 Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "Nova Scotia votes: Riding-by-riding results for Halifax region". Metro. Halifax. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Alum Spotlight: Ben Jessome '06 (Nova Scotia MLA)". Hebron Today. March 21, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "MLA biography". The Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Ben Jessome biography". Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Liberals nominate Hammonds Plains-Lucasville candidate". The Chronicle Herald. May 11, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2017. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Metro Halifax ridings turn Liberal red". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Iain Rankin sworn in as Nova Scotia premier, along with 16 cabinet ministers". CBC News. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Bad campaign, leader who didn't connect with voters led to N.S. Liberal loss: Experts". August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Progressive Conservatives surge to surprise majority win in Nova Scotia election". CBC News.
- ^ "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.