Ali Duale

Ali Duale
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Halifax Armdale
In office
August 17, 2021 – October 27, 2024
Preceded byLena Diab
Succeeded byRod Wilson
Personal details
BornSomalia
Political partyLiberal

Ali Duale is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[1] He represented the riding of Halifax Armdale as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party until 2024.

Originally from Somalia, Duale came to Canada as a refugee from the Somali Civil War, and has worked for the Halifax Fire Department. He was one of four Black Canadians elected to the Nova Scotia legislature in 2021.[1]

Duale was member of the Human Resources and Veterans Affairs Committees.[2]

From September 22, 2024, to his 2024 electoral defeat, Duale served as the Official Opposition critic for Communities, Culture, and Heritage.

Electoral record

2024 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Rod Wilson 2,510 39.2%
Progressive Conservative Craig Myra 2,287 30.7%
Liberal Ali Duale 1,598 25.0%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 6,395
Eligible voters
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +13.86
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]
2021 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ali Duale 3,070 40.35 –3.22 $70,351.56
New Democratic Julie Melanson 2,593 34.08 +1.33 $53,488.81
Progressive Conservative Richard MacLean 1,681 22.09 +3.43 $26,722.37
Green Jo-Ann Roberts 202 2.65 –1.26 $260.94
Independent Stephen Chafe 63 0.83 – $2,271.79
Total valid votes/expense limit 7,609 99.67 – $82,778.45
Total rejected ballots 25 0.33
Turnout 7,634 53.52
Eligible voters 14,265
Liberal hold Swing –2.28
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4]
2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ali Duale 3,070 40.35 –4.23
New Democratic Julie Melanson 2,593 34.08 +2.50
Progressive Conservative Richard MacLean 1,681 22.09 +3.23
Green Jo-Ann Roberts 202 2.65 –1.05
Independent Stephen Chafe 63 0.83
Total valid votes 7,609 99.67
Total rejected ballots 25 0.33
Turnout 7,634 54.02
Eligible voters 14,131
Liberal hold Swing –3.37
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Record number of Black MLAs elected to Nova Scotia Legislature". CBC News Nova Scotia, August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ david (2021-08-19). "Ali Duale". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865533/nova-scotia-election-2024-halifax-armdale/
  4. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.


Flag of Nova ScotiaPolitician icon

This article about a Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.