Brian Comer
Brian Comer | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg | |
| Assumed office September 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Alfie MacLeod |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1985 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Donkin, Nova Scotia |
Brian Keith Comer (born 1985)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on September 3, 2019.[2] He represents the electoral district of Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia caucus.
On August 31, 2021, Comer was made Minister of Communications Nova Scotia, as well as Minister responsible for Youth and Mental Health and Addictions.[3]
Prior to his election to the legislature, Comer worked as mental health and addictions nurse at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.[4]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Comer | 3,897 | 46.27 | +2.54 | $55,547.93 | |||
| Liberal | Heather Peters | 3,094 | 36.73 | +5.36 | $65,200.97 | |||
| New Democratic | Barbara Beaton | 1,432 | 17.00 | +9.32 | $24,642.72 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 8,423 | 99.37 | -0.29 | $81,087.67 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 53 | 0.63 | +0.29 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,476 | 61.42 | +12.56 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,801 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -1.41 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5][6] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Comer, Brian Keith, page 51 Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "Comer continues PC blue in Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg". Valley Journal Advertiser, September 3, 2019.
- ^ "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". 11 May 2018.
- ^ "PC Party selects candidate for Sydney River- Mira-Louisbourg byelection". Cape Breton Post, August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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