| The HonourableBrian WongMLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Horne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brian Joseph Wong (1963-02-23) February 23, 1963 (age 61) Digby, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Brian Joseph Wong (born February 23, 1963) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represents the riding of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. He was the first Nova Scotian of Chinese descent elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
He previously ran in the same district in the 2013 Nova Scotia general election, losing to Bill Horne.
On August 31, 2021, Wong was made Minister of Advanced Education.
Electoral record
2024
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Wong | 4,653 | 56.7% | |||||
| Liberal | Elizabeth Booth | 1,635 | 19.9% | |||||
| New Democratic | Donna McCarthy | 1,575 | 19.2% | |||||
| Green | Anthony Edmonds | 344 | 4.2% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 8,207 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia | ||||||||
2021
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Wong | 3,938 | 40.38 | +3.02 | $33,476.85 | |||
| Liberal | Marni Tuttle | 3,546 | 36.36 | -0.74 | $36,707.22 | |||
| New Democratic | Christina McCarron | 1,581 | 16.21 | -2.86 | $35,608.26 | |||
| Green | Anthony Edmonds | 617 | 6.33 | -0.06 | $5,170.04 | |||
| Atlantica | Shawn Whitford | 71 | 0.73 | +0.63 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 9,753 | 99.86 | – | $98,713.68 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.14 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,767 | 56.55 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,272 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | +1.88 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia | ||||||||
References
- Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present Nova Scotia Legislature
- "District 50: Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank". CBC News. April 23, 2013.
- "Nova Scotia electing riding results: Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank". Global News, August 17, 2021.
- "Pioneering rookie MLAs share passion for community, humble roots". CBC News. October 21, 2021.
- Pat Healey, "Refreshed Wong eyes PC nod for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank". The Laker, June 1, 2021.
- "Wong named Minister of Advanced Education in Premier Houston's cabinet". August 31, 2021.
- https://globalnews.ca/news/10865569/nova-scotia-election-2024-results-waverley-fall-river-beaver-bank/
- "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
| Cabinet of Premier of Nova Scotia Tim Houston (2021–present) | ||
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| Tim Houston | ||
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