Nova Scotia Parliamentary Expenses scandal
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The Nova Scotia Parliamentary Expenses Scandal is a political scandal in the province of Nova Scotia
in 2010.
, the NDP, under Premier Darrell Dexter
, announced that it would "eliminate an MLA severance payment as well as their ability to sell their office furniture and equipment." According to a report by the CBC, the severance package alone was costing the province $600,000 after the results of the last election. The province did not want MLAs who resign or are defeated to profit from selling their office furniture, and wanted the furniture to become provincial property when the MLA was done with it. The report viewed this as the first step in changing the rules regarding expenses of Nova Scotia MLAs.
The situation truly began on February 3, 2010, when Jacques Lapointe, Nova Scotia's auditor general
, released a 142-page report suggesting that "several politicians had filed 'excessive and unreasonable' claims, in part because of inadequate spending controls."
According to the CBC, "MLAs
in the Nova Scotia Legislature
are entitled to spend $45,000/year in payments that require no receipts.
While Lapointe did not name any MLAs in his report, and said that no one had violated the law currently in place, all three parties in the Nova Scotia legislature were blamed for reckless spending, and announced his hope that more attention would be focused on repairing the expenses system rather than on demonizing legislators.
In the wake of the Auditor General's report, Speaker Charlie Parker
compiled a full list of "questionable expenses", which was made public on February 8.
On February 9, 2010, the first political casualty of the scandal occurred when Richard Hurlburt
, Progressive Conservative
MLA for Yarmouth
, resigned days after the Auditor General's report had shown he had spent about $8,000 on a generator
, for his home. The Speaker's list of expenses also showed that Hurlburt had "bought a 42-inch television worth $2,499, which he paid $579 to have installed" in his constituency office in Yarmouth
.
On March 12, 2010, Dave Wilson
, MLA for Glace Bay
, unexpectedly resigned. It was later revealed by the CBC that the Auditor General had requested a meeting on February 24, with Wilson to discuss his expenses. On February 27, Wilson hired a lawyer, and did not go to the auditor general's meeting. Wilson was originally mentioned in the Auditor general's report for spending $400 on patio furniture. When the opposition parties released figures on how much their MLAs had spent in regards to pay for employees of their constituency office, it was shown that Wilson had spent the largest amount, paying one staffer $24,000 extra over an 18-month period, and $37,000 to others over a three year period.
and former Liberal cabinet minister Russell MacKinnon
were all charged with fraud of over $5,000 and breach of trust by a public officer. Zinck was charged with two counts of theft of over $5,000, and Hurlburt, Wilson and MacKinnon were charged with uttering a forged document. The four will have their first hearing on April 20.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
in 2010.
Background
Part-way through the first session of the 61st General Assembly61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia
61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the current assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that was determined in the 2009 Nova Scotia election.The first session of the General Assembly last between 25 June 2009 to 25 March 2010...
, the NDP, under Premier Darrell Dexter
Darrell Dexter
Darrell Dexter is a Canadian lawyer, journalist and former naval officer who is serving as the 27th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. A member of the New Democratic Party, he has led the Nova Scotia NDP since 2001. He was elected Premier in 2009 after defeating...
, announced that it would "eliminate an MLA severance payment as well as their ability to sell their office furniture and equipment." According to a report by the CBC, the severance package alone was costing the province $600,000 after the results of the last election. The province did not want MLAs who resign or are defeated to profit from selling their office furniture, and wanted the furniture to become provincial property when the MLA was done with it. The report viewed this as the first step in changing the rules regarding expenses of Nova Scotia MLAs.
The situation truly began on February 3, 2010, when Jacques Lapointe, Nova Scotia's auditor general
Auditor General of Canada
The role of the Auditor General of Canada is to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of federal government operations. The Auditor General reports to the House of Commons, not to the government...
, released a 142-page report suggesting that "several politicians had filed 'excessive and unreasonable' claims, in part because of inadequate spending controls."
According to the CBC, "MLAs
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
in the Nova Scotia Legislature
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...
are entitled to spend $45,000/year in payments that require no receipts.
While Lapointe did not name any MLAs in his report, and said that no one had violated the law currently in place, all three parties in the Nova Scotia legislature were blamed for reckless spending, and announced his hope that more attention would be focused on repairing the expenses system rather than on demonizing legislators.
In the wake of the Auditor General's report, Speaker Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker (politician)
C. L. Parker is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represents the constituency of Pictou West for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party....
compiled a full list of "questionable expenses", which was made public on February 8.
On February 9, 2010, the first political casualty of the scandal occurred when Richard Hurlburt
Richard Hurlburt
Richard M. Hurlburt is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from August 16, 1999 to February 9, 2010....
, Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia
The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada....
MLA for Yarmouth
Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)
Yarmouth is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It consists of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth and the town of Yarmouth. Fishing and fish processing continue to drive the economy here, although tourism...
, resigned days after the Auditor General's report had shown he had spent about $8,000 on a generator
Engine-generator
An engine-generator is the combination of an electrical generator and an engine mounted together to form a single piece of equipment. This combination is also called an engine-generator set or a gen-set...
, for his home. The Speaker's list of expenses also showed that Hurlburt had "bought a 42-inch television worth $2,499, which he paid $579 to have installed" in his constituency office in Yarmouth
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may...
.
On March 12, 2010, Dave Wilson
David Wilson (Canadian politician)
Harold David "Dave" Wilson is a former Canadian politician and radio personality. He represented the electoral district of Glace Bay in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2010. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia...
, MLA for Glace Bay
Glace Bay (electoral district)
Glace Bay is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
, unexpectedly resigned. It was later revealed by the CBC that the Auditor General had requested a meeting on February 24, with Wilson to discuss his expenses. On February 27, Wilson hired a lawyer, and did not go to the auditor general's meeting. Wilson was originally mentioned in the Auditor general's report for spending $400 on patio furniture. When the opposition parties released figures on how much their MLAs had spent in regards to pay for employees of their constituency office, it was shown that Wilson had spent the largest amount, paying one staffer $24,000 extra over an 18-month period, and $37,000 to others over a three year period.
Criminal charges
On February 14, 2011, after an eight-month investigation, Hurlburt, Wilson, NDP turned Independent MLA Trevor ZinckTrevor Zinck
Trevor J. Zinck is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Dartmouth North as an Independent. He was first elected for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party in the 2006 election, succeeding retiring NDP MLA Jerry Pye...
and former Liberal cabinet minister Russell MacKinnon
Russell MacKinnon
Russell Vincent MacKinnon is a land surveyor and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1995 and then from 1998 to 2006 as a Liberal and then Independent member....
were all charged with fraud of over $5,000 and breach of trust by a public officer. Zinck was charged with two counts of theft of over $5,000, and Hurlburt, Wilson and MacKinnon were charged with uttering a forged document. The four will have their first hearing on April 20.
Members involved and their claims
Note:The table below counts the total amount claimed by the MLA in expenses. However, not all of these claims are for illegitimate purposes.| Name |
Party | Riding | Expenses (July 2006- June 2009) | Repaid | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Dexter Darrell Dexter Darrell Dexter is a Canadian lawyer, journalist and former naval officer who is serving as the 27th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. A member of the New Democratic Party, he has led the Nova Scotia NDP since 2001. He was elected Premier in 2009 after defeating... |
NDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
Cole Harbour Cole Harbour (electoral district) Cole Harbour is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1998 is Premier Darrell Dexter of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.... |
$19,299.63 | $7,600 | Premier of Nova Scotia. | |
| Keith Colwell Keith Colwell Keith Colwell is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Preston for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He was first elected in the 1993 election for the riding of Eastern Shore and re-elected in the 1998 election... |
Liberal | Preston Preston (electoral district) Preston is a provincial electoral district in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The riding was created in 1993 to provide representation to the area's rural black community... |
$15,333.03 | $252 for Art bought from his brother | Awaiting Speaker's instructions on what to do with the rest of the money | |
| Ron Chisholm Ron Chisholm Ron Chisholm is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough-Sheet Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Formerly Guysborough-Sheet Harbour Guysborough-Sheet Harbour Guysborough—Sheet Harbour is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:*Chuck MacNeil, Progressive Conservative... |
$9,708.55 | Defeated in 2009 | ||
| Leonard Preyra Leonard Preyra Leonard Preyra is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party... |
NDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island | $25,733.20 | |||
| Charlie Parker Charlie Parker (politician) C. L. Parker is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represents the constituency of Pictou West for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.... |
NDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
Pictou West Pictou West Pictou West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2003 has been Charlie Parker of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party .... |
$7,004.65 | Speaker of the House | ||
| Richard Hurlburt Richard Hurlburt Richard M. Hurlburt is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from August 16, 1999 to February 9, 2010.... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Formerly Yarmouth Yarmouth (provincial electoral district) Yarmouth is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It consists of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth and the town of Yarmouth. Fishing and fish processing continue to drive the economy here, although tourism... |
$33,220.18 | Resigned after the expenses were made public | ||
| Len Goucher Len Goucher Len Goucher is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Bedford in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2009... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Formerly Bedford Bedford (electoral district) Bedford-Birch Cove is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.It includes the community of Bedford.Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kelly Regan.... |
$38,694.14 | The highest amount of expenses claimed by an MLA. Defeated in 2009. | ||
| Karen Casey Karen Casey Karen Casey is a Canadian politician. She currently represents the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. She is a member of the Liberal caucus.... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Colchester North Colchester North Colchester North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2006 has been Karen Casey of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.The riding includes the northern half... |
$17,463.23 | Interim Leader of the Progressive Conservatives | ||
| Wayne Gaudet Wayne Gaudet Wayne Gaudet is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.... |
Liberal | Clare Clare (electoral district) Clare is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1993 has been Wayne Gaudet of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.... |
$16,067.20 | |||
| Howard Epstein Howard Epstein Howard Epstein is a Canadian politician, lawyer and part-time law professor.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he is an environmentalist, serving as the director of the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax from 1991-1994.... |
NDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
Halifax Chebucto Halifax Chebucto Halifax Chebucto is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.It is one of several ridings within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It encompasses the neighbourhood known informally as West End, Halifax... |
$14,206.87 | |||
| Rodney MacDonald Rodney MacDonald Rodney Joseph MacDonald is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th Premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009.... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Formerly Inverness Inverness (electoral district) Inverness was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created in the British North America Act of 1867. It was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Inverness—Richmond riding... |
$9,558.00 | Former Premier of Nova Scotia | ||
| John MacDonell | NDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
Hants East Hants East Hants East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1998 has been John MacDonell of the New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia.... |
$26,790.75 | Minister of Natural Resources | ||
| Michel Samson Michel Samson Michel P. Samson is the Liberal MLA for Richmond.He went to high school at Isle Madame District High, where he graduated with distinction. He started his post-secondary education at Dalhousie University, obtaining his B.A. in History. Samson then attended Dalhousie Law School and in May 1997,... |
Liberal | Richmond Richmond (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district) Richmond is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1998 has been Michel Samson of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia.... |
$13,150.50 | |||
| Dave Wilson David Wilson (Canadian politician) Harold David "Dave" Wilson is a former Canadian politician and radio personality. He represented the electoral district of Glace Bay in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2010. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia... |
Liberal | Formerly Glace Bay Glace Bay (electoral district) Glace Bay is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
$13,260.16 | Resigned in March 2010 | ||
| Trevor Zinck Trevor Zinck Trevor J. Zinck is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Dartmouth North as an Independent. He was first elected for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party in the 2006 election, succeeding retiring NDP MLA Jerry Pye... |
NDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
Dartmouth North Dartmouth North Dartmouth North is a provincial electoral district in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
$8,533.24 | |||
| H. Dave Wilson | NDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
Sackville-Cobequid Sackville-Cobequid Sackville—Cobequid is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2003 has been Dave Wilson of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party .-Members of the Legislative Assembly:*Dave... |
$11,892.98 | |||
| Sterling Belliveau Sterling Belliveau Sterling Belliveau is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represents the electoral district of Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, Belliveau serves as Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Minister of Environment... |
NDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
Shelburne Shelburne (provincial electoral district) Shelburne is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since the 2006 election has been Sterling Belliveau of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party . Belliveau defeated PC L. Eddie... |
$15,642.59 | Minister of Fisheries and Minister of the Environment | ||
| Keith Bain Keith Bain Keith Bain is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.-External links:* *... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Victoria-The Lakes Victoria-The Lakes Victoria—The Lakes is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since the 2006 election has been Keith Bain of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, who defeated Gerald... |
$15,486.29 | |||
| Cecil Clarke Cecil Clarke Cecil Phillip Clarke is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the riding of Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, from 2001 to 2011... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Cape Breton North Cape Breton North Cape Breton North is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
$20,044.33 | |||
| Barry Barnet Barry Barnet Barry Barnet is a Canadian politician, who was a Progressive Conservative MLA in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Formerly Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville Hammonds Plains—Upper Sackville is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
$8,616.94 | Defeated in 2009 | ||
| Carolyn Bolivar-Getson Carolyn Bolivar-Getson Carolyn Bolivar-Getson is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Formerly Lunenburg West Lunenburg West Lunenburg West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The riding includes the town of Bridgewater, LaHave, and Hebbville.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:... |
$17,512.32 | Defeated in 2009 | ||
| Vicki Conrad Vicki Conrad Vicki Conrad is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Queens for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party... |
NDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
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$15,830.32 | |||
| Bill Estabrooks Bill Estabrooks Bill Estabrooks is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia and currently Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. He represents the riding of Timberlea-Prospect for the NDP.... |
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Timberlea-Prospect Timberlea-Prospect Timberlea—Prospect is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1998 has been Bill Estabrooks of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party .-Members of the Legislative Assembly:This... |
$2,043.96 | The lowest amount of expenses claimed by an MLA. | ||
| Frank Corbett Frank Corbett Frank Corbett is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia. He represents the riding of Cape Breton Centre for the NDP. He is from New Waterford, Nova Scotia... |
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Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
$8,887.15 | NDP House Leader, previously apologized for expenses related to celebratory meals. | ||
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Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Argyle Argyle (electoral district) Argyle is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Chris d'Entremont of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.... |
$14,268.40 | Former Minister of Finance |