Ali Duale
Ali Duale | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Armdale | |
| In office August 17, 2021 – October 27, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lena Diab |
| Succeeded by | Rod Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Liberal |
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 represented the riding of Halifax Armdale as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party until 2024.
Originally from Somalia, Duale came to Canada as a refugee from the Somali Civil War, and has worked for the Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency. He was one of four Black Canadians elected to the Nova Scotia legislature in 2021.[1]
Duale was member of the Human Resources and Veterans Affairs Committees.[2]
From September 22, 2024, to his 2024 electoral defeat, Duale served as the Official Opposition critic for Communities, Culture, and Heritage.
Electoral record
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rod Wilson | 2,521 | 39.40 | +5.04 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Craig Myra | 2,280 | 35.64 | +13.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Ali Duale | 1,597 | 24.96 | -15.72 | ||||
| Total | 6,398 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 45 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,443 | 44.66 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,426 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3] | ||||||||
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ali Duale | 3,070 | 40.35 | –3.22 | $70,351.56 | |||
| New Democratic | Julie Melanson | 2,593 | 34.08 | +1.33 | $53,488.81 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard MacLean | 1,681 | 22.09 | +3.43 | $26,722.37 | |||
| Green | Jo-Ann Roberts | 202 | 2.65 | –1.26 | $260.94 | |||
| Independent | Stephen Chafe | 63 | 0.83 | – | $2,271.79 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,609 | 99.67 | – | $82,778.45 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,634 | 53.52 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,265 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –2.28 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5] | ||||||||
| 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[6] | ||||||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.