Eddie Orrell | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Northside-Westmount Cape Breton North (2011-2013) | |
| In office June 21, 2011 – July 31, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Murray Ryan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 7, 1965[1][2] Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | North Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | physiotherapist |
Ralph Edward Orrell (born February 7, 1965) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Northside-Westmount in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from June 2011 to July 2019 as a Progressive Conservative.
On June 21, 2011, Orrell was elected in a byelection for the electoral district of Cape Breton North.[3] In the 2013 provincial election, Orrell was re-elected in the new riding of Northside-Westmount.[4][5] He was re-elected in the 2017 election.[6]
On May 10, 2019, Orrell announced he will seek the Conservative nomination in Sydney—Victoria for the 2019 federal election.[7] On July 15, 2019, it was announced that Orrell was selected as the candidate.[8] Orrell resigned his provincial seat on July 31, 2019.[9][10]
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Education
He graduated from Memorial Composite High School in 1983 and from Dalhousie University in 1987.
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Sydney—Victoria | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jaime Battiste | 14,250 | 39.2 | +8.3 | $68,768.55 | |||
| Conservative | Eddie Orrell | 13,166 | 36.3 | +8.6 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Jeff Ward | 7,217 | 19.9 | -0.2 | $11,605.07 | |||
| People's | Ronald Angus Barron | 1,176 | 3.2 | N/A | $1,145.74 | |||
| Green | Mark Embrett | 376 | 1.0 | -4.5 | $0.00 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Nikki Boisvert | 127 | 0.3 | N/A | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,312 | 98.7 | ±0.0 | $102,433.21 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 472 | 1.3 | ±0.0 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,784 | 61.6 | -6.5 | |||||
| Registered voters | 59,757 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.2 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Sydney—Victoria | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jaime Battiste | 12,536 | 30.90 | −42.30 | $63,429.21 | |||
| Conservative | Eddie Orrell | 11,227 | 27.68 | +17.04 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Jodi McDavid | 8,146 | 20.08 | +7.02 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Archie MacKinnon | 5,679 | 14.00 | New | none listed | |||
| Green | Lois Foster | 2,249 | 5.54 | +3.04 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Kenzie MacNeil | 480 | 1.18 | New | none listed | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Randy Joy | 248 | 0.61 | New | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,565 | 98.72 | $99,536.07 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 528 | 1.28 | +0.71 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,093 | 68.12 | −0.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 60,322 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −29.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Eddie Orrell | 4179 | 44.03 | ||
| Liberal | John Higgins | 3716 | 39.12 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Cecil Snow | 1597 | 16.82 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Eddie Orrell | 3975 | 54.88 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Russell MacDonald | 2265 | 31.27 | ||
| Liberal | Brian McGean | 931 | 12.85 | ||
| Atlantica | Jonathan Dean | 72 | 0.99 | ||
References
- ^ "Nova Scotia PC Party on Twitter: "A very happy birthday to our own @EddieOrrell today!"". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Nova Scotia Legislature - Home » Members » MLAs » Eddie Orrell". nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Tory Eddie Orrell wins CB North byelection". CBC News. June 21, 2011. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Orrell takes Northside-Westmount riding after close race". Cape Breton Post. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Cape Breton voters buck election trend of change". CBC News. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ "Election brings change to CBRM". Cape Breton Post. May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Orrell to seek Conservative nomination in Sydney-Victoria riding". Cape Breton Post. May 10, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ^ "Make it three: N.S. MLA Orrell joins d'Entremont and MacLeod as federal Tory candidates". Global News. July 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "Three of Nova Scotia's PC MLAs resign to run in federal election". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Two Cape Breton Tory MLA's Resigning Today". The Coast. July 31, 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Sydney—Victoria". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Cape Breton North byelection results" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. June 21, 2011. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
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