Brian Keith Comer (born December 26, 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.
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 | December 26, 1985 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Donkin, Nova Scotia |
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 | ||||||||
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| 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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