Tory Rushton

The Honourable
Tory Rushton
MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Cumberland South
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 19, 2018
Preceded byJamie Baillie
Personal details
Born
Tory George Rushton

(1979-07-10) July 10, 1979 (age 45)
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Tory George Rushton (born July 10, 1979) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a byelection on June 19, 2018. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he represents the electoral district of Cumberland South.[1][2]

On August 31, 2021, Rushton was made the first Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables.[3]

Electoral record

2024 Nova Scotia general election: Cumberland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tory Rushton 3,440 77.4%
Liberal Liam MacDonald 530 11.9%
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 476 10.7%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 4,446
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4]
2021 Nova Scotia general election: Cumberland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Tory Rushton 3,900 68.47 +9.28 $29,144.30
Liberal Rollie Lawless 1,092 19.17 -12.51 $22,771.07
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 524 9.20 +4.14 $1,495.12
Green Nicholas Hendren 180 3.16 -0.91 $200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 5,696 99.46 – $66,923.01
Total rejected ballots 31 0.54
Turnout 5,727 52.12
Eligible voters 10,989
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.90
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5]

References

  1. ^ "Tories win in Jamie Baillie's former Cumberland South riding". CBC News. June 19, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  2. ^ "Rushton takes Cumberland South for PCs". Truro Daily News. June 19, 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  3. ^ "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". 11 May 2018.
  4. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865514/nova-scotia-election-2024-cumberland-south/
  5. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.