Derek Wells

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 (age 78)
Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Political partyLiberal 1993-2021
Other political
affiliations		No Affiliation 2021 – present
ProfessionBusinessman, lawyer

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

Early life and education

Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Wells 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]

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

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] He won the nomination on 4 October.[7] He finished third receiving 17% of the vote.[8]

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.[9]

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
Conservative Gerald Keddy 17,948 43.14 +7.15 $65,637.06
New Democratic Gordon Earle 15,033 36.14 +2.79 $79,480.73
Liberal Derek Wells 7,037 16.92 -6.93 $57,461.22
Green Kris MacLellan 1,579 3.80 -1.43 $41.21
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,597 100.0     $86,455.81
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 282 0.67 +0.20
Turnout 41,879 62.23 +2.03
Eligible voters 67,296
Conservative hold Swing +2.18
Sources:[10][11]

1997 federal election

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Keddy 14,136 36.00 +3.38
Liberal Derek Wells 11,397 29.02 -17.92
New Democratic Blandford Nickerson 8,137 20.72 +15.72
Reform Anne Matthiasson 5,302 13.50 -0.02
Natural Law Terry Harnish 298 0.76 -0.02
Total valid votes 39,270 100.00

1993 federal election

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Derek Wells 17,351 46.94 +4.37
Progressive Conservative Peter McCreath 12,058 32.62 -13.84
Reform Anne Matthiasson 4,999 13.52
New Democratic Eric Hustvedt 1,847 5.00 -5.15
National A. James Donahue 422 1.14
Natural Law Richard Robertson 287 0.78
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. ^ "Past results: South Shore--St. Margaret's (Nova Scotia)". Voter Information Service. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  9. ^ "District 3 Special Election". Municipality of The District of Chester, Nova Scotia. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election


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