Tory Rushton
Tory Rushton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cumberland South | |
| Assumed office June 19, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jamie Baillie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tory George Rushton July 10, 1979 |
| Party | Progressive 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
[edit]| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Cumberland South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tory Rushton | 3,442 | 77.21 | 8.74 | ||||
| Liberal | Liam D. MacDonald | 540 | 12.11 | -7.06 | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 476 | 10.68 | 1.48 | ||||
| Total | 4,458 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | |||||||
| Turnout | 4,496 | 38.07 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,810 | |||||||
| 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][6] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Tories win in Jamie Baillie's former Cumberland South riding". CBC News. June 19, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ^ "Rushton takes Cumberland South for PCs". Truro Daily News. June 19, 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". 11 May 2018.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
