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Nick Wright (politician)

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Nick Wright
Wright in October 2018
Leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia
In office
March 2006 – May 2007
Succeeded byKen McGowan
Personal details
Born
Nicholas dePencier Wright

(1982-05-20) May 20, 1982 (age 42)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyGreen
Alma materUniversity of King's College
Dalhousie University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Nicholas dePencier Wright (born May 20, 1982)[1] is a Canadian business lawyer and politician. He was the founding leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia and was the founding Executive Director of the Canadian animal advocacy organization Animal Justice.[2] He is currently founder and CEO of foreign affairs publication Geopolitical Monitor[3] and was an elected member ("Bencher") of the governing body of the Law Society of Ontario (2019-2023).

Background and education

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Wright was born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] He attended Lakefield College School before moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he received an honours degree in philosophy from the University of King's College, Halifax and an MBA and a law degree from Dalhousie University. He has since additionally earned an LLM in tax law from Osgoode Hall Law School.[4]

Politics

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On March 5, 2006, Wright became the leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia at the Party's founding convention—after winning a contested nomination vote over long time Green Party of Canada candidate and organizer Sheila Richardson.[5]

On December 19, 2006, Wright announced that he would be stepping down as leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia upon the completion of his term, which ended in May 2007.[6][7]

On May 1, 2019 Wright was elected 'Bencher' of the Law Society of Ontario as a representative for Toronto[8]

Elections

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In the 2006 federal election, Wright ran for the Green Party of Canada for the riding of Halifax[9] and received 3.9% of the popular vote (1,948 votes), losing to NDP incumbent and former NDP federal and provincial leader Alexa McDonough.

Wright then led the Green Party of Nova Scotia[5][10][11][12] through the 2006 Nova Scotia general election. He ran as a candidate for the district of Halifax Citadel and received 4.18% of the popular vote (292 votes), losing to NDP candidate Leonard Preyra.

On October 27, 2014, Wright ran for City Council in Toronto's Ward 20, losing to Joe Cressy.[13]

On June 22, 2015, Wright was nominated Green Party of Canada candidate for Toronto's University—Rosedale for the 2015 federal election.[14] In the election, Wright received 3% of the popular vote (1,423 votes), losing to Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland.

On May 1, 2019, Wright successfully ran for 'Bencher' to become part of the governing body of the Law Society of Ontario as part of a slate that sought to depoliticize the organization and reduce spending and membership fees.[15]

Post-elections

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Wright practices business law in Toronto. He frequently appeared in the media for his work in support of animal protection and civil liberties.[16][17][18][19]

Electoral record

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2015 Canadian federal election: University—Rosedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Chrystia Freeland 27,849 49.80 +19.23 $185,406.36
New Democratic Jennifer Hollett 15,988 28.59 −15.24 $142,562.73
Conservative Karim Jivraj 9,790 17.51 −2.62 $83,600.78
Green Nick Wright 1,641 2.93 −1.73 $19,152.70
Libertarian Jesse Waslowski 233 0.42 $393.64
Animal Alliance Simon Luisi 126 0.22 $153.10
Communist Drew Garvie 125 0.22
Bridge David Berlin 122 0.21
Marxist–Leninist Steve Rutchinski 51 0.10
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,925 100.0   $206,261.82
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters 71,945
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +17.24
Source: Elections Canada[20][21][22]
2014 Toronto City Council Election: Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina
Candidate Vote %
Joe Cressy 12,466 41.96
Terri Chu 3,693 12.43
Sarah Thomson 2,808 9.45
Mike Yen 1,431 4.82
Phillip Morrison 1,407 4.74
Anshul Kapoor 1,063 3.58
Charles MacDonald 972 3.27
Albert Koehl 853 2.87
Tonny Louie 740 2.49
Daryl Christhoff 705 2.37
Mike Andreae 590 1.99
Sam Goldstein 519 1.75
Nick Wright 395 1.33
Stephanie Carty-Kegel 376 1.27
Sam Novak 376 1.27
Graham Hollings 307 1.03
Stella Kargiannakis 286 0.96
Leanne Hicks 212 0.71
Susan Tsai 194 0.65
Michael Monaghan 128 0.43
Kat Shermack 102 0.34
Akeem Fasasi 86 0.29
2006 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Leonard Preyra 3,054 42.03% 10.83%
Progressive Conservative Bill Black 2,724 37.49% 7.22%
Liberal Devin Maxwell 1,181 16.25% -21.09%
Green Nick Wright 307 4.23%
Total 7,266
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
2006 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Alexa McDonough 23,420 46.88 +5.33 $67,353.61
Liberal Martin MacKinnon 15,437 30.90 -8.21 $62,643.27
Conservative Andrew House 8,992 18.00 +3.37 $73,744.64
Green Nick Wright 1,948 3.90 -0.81 $861.16
Marxist–Leninist Tony Seed 164 0.33 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,961 100.0     $77,542
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 210 0.42 -0.17
Turnout 50,171 65.25
Eligible voters 76,885
New Democratic hold Swing +6.77

References

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  1. ^ a b "Parties & Leaders - Nick Wright". CBC News. June 1, 2006. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "#11: Celebrating 10 Years of Animal Justice with Founder Nick Wright".
  3. ^ "Geopolitical Analysis & Forecasting".
  4. ^ "About Nick Wright | Wright Business Law".
  5. ^ a b "Parties and Leaders, Nick Wright" Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006 Jun 1
  6. ^ "Nova Scotia Greens to seek new leader" Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006 Dec 19
  7. ^ "Greens pick new leader" Kings County Advertiser-Register
  8. ^ https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ontario-lawyers-elect-new-governing-body-for-2019-23-term-817830603.html Ontario lawyers elect new governing body for 2019-2023 term
  9. ^ Decision Canada, electoral results Archived 2015-09-09 at the Wayback Machine Canada.com
  10. ^ "Parties & Leaders" Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  11. ^ "Riding by Riding"[dead link] CTV, 2006
  12. ^ "Greens hope to make mark in June vote" by Keith Corcoran. SouthShoreNow.ca
  13. ^ http://election.toronto.ca/epr2014/eprDetail.do?C;020,110,309,203,403, Ward” 20 Election Results, City of Toronto
  14. ^ https://greenparty.ca/en/riding/2013-35110 Green Party of Canada Ridings, University-Rosedale
  15. ^ https://bencherelection.lawtimesnews.com/article/nicholas-wright-13626/ Bencher Election Candidate Bio
  16. ^ "Nicholas dePencier Wright on Seal Slaughter" Archived 2012-07-10 at archive.today National Post, 2011 Mar 4
  17. ^ "Lawyer sues police for unlawful G20 arrest" thestar.com, 2012 Feb 15
  18. ^ "Humane Society to N.L. Sealers: Let's Talk" Ashley Fitzpatrick. The Telegram, 2012 Apr 04
  19. ^ "Canada Border Services seizes lawyer's phone, laptop for not sharing passwords" CBC 2019 May 05
  20. ^ "Voter Information Service – Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015.
  21. ^ "Final Candidate Election Expenses Limits 42nd General Election October 19, 2015". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015.
  22. ^ "Official Voting Results". elections.ca.
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Preceded by
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Leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia
2006-2007
Succeeded by