Brian Wong (politician)
Brian Wong | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Horne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brian Joseph Wong February 23, 1963[1] |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Brian Joseph Wong[2] (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.[3] 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.[4]
He previously ran in the same district in the 2013 Nova Scotia general election, losing to Bill Horne.[5]
On August 31, 2021, Wong was made Minister of Advanced Education.[6]
Electoral record
2024
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Wong | 4,653 | 56.70 | +16.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Elizabeth Booth | 1,635 | 19.92 | -16.44 | ||||
| New Democratic | Donna McCarthy | 1,575 | 19.19 | +2.98 | ||||
| Green | Anthony Edmonds | 344 | 4.19 | -2.13 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,207 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 36 | |||||||
| Turnout | 8,244 | 45.20 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 18,237 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7] | ||||||||
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[8][9] | ||||||||
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.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. pp. 278–279. 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.