| Ben Jessome | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | |
| In office October 8, 2013 – October 27, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Rick Burns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Thomas Jessome (1986-10-22) October 22, 1986 (age 38) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Benjamin Thomas Jessome (born October 22, 1986) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville.
Early life and education
Jessome attended Hammonds Plains Consolidated School, Madeline Symonds Middle School and Charles P. Allen High School. He graduated from Hebron Academy in 2006. In 2011, Jessome completed a bachelor's degree in recreation management from Acadia University. While at Acadia, Jessome was elected President of the Students' Union, was a member of the University Board of Governors and Senate, and represented the interests of his constituents to the provincial and national governments, as a delegate with the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations (now Students Nova Scotia) and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations.
Political career
In May 2013, Jessome successfully ran for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville. He was elected in the 2013 provincial election. Currently Jessome is Vice Chair of the Private & Local Bills Committee. He is a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee. Jessome is also a member of the economic Development and Human Resources Committee, with a focus on Youth Employment strategies.
On February 23, 2021, Jessome was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of the Public Service Commission.
Jessome was re-elected in the 2021 election, however the Rankin Liberals lost government becoming the Official Opposition.
As of September 22, 2024, Jessome serves as the Official Opposition critic for the Emergency Management Office, Internal Services, and Communications Nova Scotia.
Electoral record
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ben Jessome | 3,432 | 46.69 | -5.55 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matt Whitman | 2,421 | 32.94 | +11.09 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul McGuinness | 1,157 | 15.74 | -8.57 | ||||
| Green | Jessica Alexander | 340 | 4.62 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,350 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.22 | -0.15 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,366 | 57.34 | +0.29 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,847 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -8.32 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ben Jessome | 3,402 | 52.24 | N/A | |
| New Democratic Party | Peter Lund | 1,583 | 24.31 | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Gina Byrne | 1,423 | 21.85 | N/A | |
| Atlantica | Jonathan Dean | 104 | 1.60 | N/A | |
References
- Ben Jessome on Twitter: @ohanleyjk thanks Julia :) Twitter
- The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Jessome, Benjamin Thomas, page 126 Nova Scotia Legislature
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- ^ "MLA biography". The Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- "Ben Jessome biography". Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- "Liberals nominate Hammonds Plains-Lucasville candidate". The Chronicle Herald. May 11, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- "Metro Halifax ridings turn Liberal red". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- "Iain Rankin sworn in as Nova Scotia premier, along with 16 cabinet ministers". CBC News. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- "Bad campaign, leader who didn't connect with voters led to N.S. Liberal loss: Experts". August 18, 2021.
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- "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.