Brad Johns
Brad Johns | |
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Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Sackville-Uniacke | |
Assumed office May 30, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Gough |
Member of Halifax Regional Council | |
In office November 6, 2012 – November 1, 2016 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Lisa Blackburn |
Constituency | District 14 Middle/Upper Sackville – Beaver Bank - Lucasville |
In office November 7, 2000 – November 6, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Barry Barnet |
Succeeded by | District dissolved |
Constituency | District 19 Middle and Upper Sackville - Lucasville |
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nova Scotia | |
Assumed office July 17, 2021 | |
Premier | Tim Houston |
Preceded by | Randy Delorey |
Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia | |
Assumed office July 17, 2021 | |
Premier | Tim Houston |
Preceded by | Randy Delorey |
Personal details | |
Born | March 5[1] |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Occupation | Politician |
Bradley "Brad" Harris Johns (born March 5) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, he represents the electoral district of Sackville-Uniacke.[2]
Early life and education
Johns graduated from Sackville High School in 1988 and then attended Mount Saint Vincent University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History.[3]
Before politics
Prior to his election to the House of Assembly, Johns was a Halifax Regional Municipal Councillor from 2000 until his defeat in 2016. Johns was also the first elected representative to serve as a chairperson for the RCMP / HRP Board of Police Commissioners and was deputy mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality in 2010 and 2011.[4]
In November 2017, Johns endorsed Nova Scotia PC leadership candidate Tim Houston.[5]
On August 31, 2021, Johns was made Minister of Justice and Attorney General as well as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Labor Relations.[6]
Electoral record
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Sackville-Uniacke | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Brad Johns | 2,923 | 43.58 | +20.86 | ||||
Liberal | Stephen Gough | 2,155 | 32.13 | -8.08 | ||||
New Democratic | Dennis Kutchera | 1,332 | 19.86 | -17.21 | ||||
Green | Michael Montgomery | 231 | 3.44 | |||||
Atlantica | Rita Billington | 66 | 0.98 | |||||
Total valid votes | 6,707 | 100 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.21 | ||||||
Turnout | 6,721 | 48.69 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 13,803 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | -3.12 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7][8] |
References
- ^ Nova Scotia PC Party on Twitter: Happy Birthday to Brad Johns, MLA for Sackville-Beaverbank! Twitter.com
- ^ "Who won in your riding? See the list of elected MLAs". CBC News, May 30, 2017.
- ^ ABOUT BRAD | brad-johns-home bradleyjohns.wixsite.com
- ^ Brad Johns - MLA for Sackville-Beaverbank
- ^ "'Time to win': Tim Houston running for PC Party leader". CBC News. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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