Eddie Orrell

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Eddie Orrell
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 byCecil Clarke
Succeeded byMurray Ryan
Personal details
Born (1965-02-07) February 7, 1965 (age 59)[1][2]
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)North Sydney, Nova Scotia
Occupationphysiotherapist

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]

Education[edit]

He graduated from Memorial Composite High School in 1983 and from Dalhousie University in 1987.

Electoral record[edit]

2021 Canadian federal election: Sydney—Victoria
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
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]
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Eddie Orrell 4179 44.03
  Liberal John Higgins 3716 39.12
  New Democratic Party Cecil Snow 1597 16.82
June 21, 2011 By-election[14]
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[edit]

  1. ^ "Nova Scotia PC Party on Twitter: "A very happy birthday to our own @EddieOrrell today!"". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Nova Scotia Legislature - Home » Members » MLAs » Eddie Orrell". nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tory Eddie Orrell wins CB North byelection". CBC News. June 21, 2011. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Cape Breton voters buck election trend of change". CBC News. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  6. ^ "Election brings change to CBRM". Cape Breton Post. May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  7. ^ "Orrell to seek Conservative nomination in Sydney-Victoria riding". Cape Breton Post. May 10, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Two Cape Breton Tory MLA's Resigning Today". The Coast. July 31, 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  11. ^ "Confirmed candidates — Sydney—Victoria". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  12. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Cape Breton North byelection results" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. June 21, 2011. Retrieved 2017-11-23.

External links[edit]

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