Kim Masland

The Honourable
Kim Masland
MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Queens
Queens-Shelburne (2017-2021)
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 30, 2017
Preceded bySterling Belliveau
Personal details
Born (1970-07-16) July 16, 1970 (age 54)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceLiverpool, Nova Scotia
OccupationExecutive assistant, banker

Kimberly "Kim" Dawn Masland (born July 16, 1970)[1] is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, she represents the electoral district of Queens-Shelburne.[2]

Early life and education

Masland graduated from North Queens Community School in 1988.[3] She then graduated from Halifax Business Academy with a diploma in business administration.

Career

Prior to her election to the House of Assembly, Masland served as chief of staff for former Member of Parliament Gerald Keddy. She previously worked with the Royal Bank of Canada in Liverpool for eight years in personal banking.[3]

On August 31, 2021, Masland was made Minister of Public Works.[4]

She was re-elected in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election.

Electoral record

2024 Nova Scotia general election: Queens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kim Masland 3,461 79.9%
Liberal Cathy De Rome 487 11.2%
New Democratic Brian Skabar 382 8.8%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 4,330
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5]
2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kim Masland 3,627 70.37 +19.96
Liberal Susan McLeod 1,051 20.39 -7.04
New Democratic Mary Dahr 323 6.27 -12.28
Green Brian Muldoon 153 2.97 -0.64
Total valid votes 5,154 99.59
Total rejected ballots 21 0.41
Turnout 5,175 58.36
Eligible voters 8,868
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +13.50
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6]
2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kim Masland 3,244 43.82 +11.33
Liberal Vernon Oickle 2,303 31.11 +3.25
New Democratic John Davis 1,581 21.36 -15.74
Green Kathleen Milan 275 3.71 +1.16
Total valid votes 7,403 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 25 0.34 -0.31
Turnout 7,428 53.20 -6.78
Eligible voters 13,961

References

  1. ^ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Masland, Kimberly, page 190 Nova Scotia Legislature
  2. ^ "Who won in your riding? See the list of elected MLAs". CBC News, May 30, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Kim Masland bio". Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". May 11, 2018.
  5. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865555/nova-scotia-election-2024-queens/
  6. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.