Ali Duale is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[1] He represents the riding of Halifax Armdale as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Ali Duale | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Armdale | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lena Diab |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Somalia |
| Political party | Liberal |
Originally from Somalia, Duale came to Canada as a refugee from the Somali Civil War, and has worked for the Halifax Fire Department. He was one of four Black Canadians elected to the Nova Scotia legislature in 2021.[1]
Duale is member of the Human Resources and Veterans Affairs Committees.[2]
As of September 22, 2024, Duale serves as the Official Opposition critic for Communities, Culture, and Heritage.
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ali Duale | 3,070 | 40.35 | –4.23 | ||||
| New Democratic | Julie Melanson | 2,593 | 34.08 | +2.50 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard MacLean | 1,681 | 22.09 | +3.23 | ||||
| Green | Jo-Ann Roberts | 202 | 2.65 | –1.05 | ||||
| Independent | Stephen Chafe | 63 | 0.83 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,609 | 99.67 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,634 | 54.02 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,131 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –3.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Record number of Black MLAs elected to Nova Scotia Legislature". CBC News Nova Scotia, August 18, 2021.
- ^ david (2021-08-19). "Ali Duale". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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