David Morse (politician)

The Honourable
David Morse
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Kings South
In office
July 27, 1999 – June 9, 2009
Preceded by Robbie Harrison
Succeeded by Ramona Jennex
Personal details
Born (1954-10-31) October 31, 1954
Nova Scotia, Canada
Political party Progressive Conservative

David Morse (born October 31, 1954) is a Canadian politician in Nova Scotia. He represented the electoral district of Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

Early life and education

Morse graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University, and then received a master's degree in Business Administration from McMaster University. Morse was a self-employed life and disability insurance broker before running for politics in 1999.

Political career

Morse first attempted to enter provincial politics in 1998, running as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Kings South.[1] He finished third in the 1998 election, losing to Liberal incumbent Robbie Harrison.[2] In the 1999 election, Morse was again nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding,[3] this time defeating Harrison.[4] Morse was re-elected in the 2003[5] and 2006 elections.[6]

On January 18, 2001, Morse was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment and Labour.[7] In a December 2002 cabinet shuffle, Morse was named Minister of Community Services.[8] He retained that post following both the 2003 election,[9] and the swearing-in of the Rodney MacDonald government in February 2006.[10] Following the 2006 election, Morse was shuffled to Minister of Natural Resources.[11] In January 2009, Morse was named Minister of Environment, Minister of Emergency Management, and Minister Responsible for Military Relations.[12] In the 2009 election, Morse was defeated by NDP candidate Ramona Jennex.[13][14]

On October 27, 2010, Morse announced that was he was seeking the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in the riding of Kings—Hants for the 2011 federal election.[15] He became the candidate on January 6, 2011, winning the nomination by acclamation.[16] On election night, Morse was defeated by Liberal incumbent Scott Brison.[17]

Morse was nominated again as the Conservative candidate in Kings—Hants for the 2015 federal election.[18] On October 19, 2015, Brison defeated Morse by over 24,000 votes.[19]

Personal life

Morse and his wife, Lynn Morse, have five children, three of whom are in the military.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Kings—Hants
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalScott Brison 33,026 70.74 +31.18
ConservativeDavid Morse 8,677 18.59 –18.04
New DemocraticHugh Curry 2,998 6.42 –13.61
GreenWill Cooper 1,569 3.36 –0.42
RhinocerosMegan Brown-Hodges 184 0.39 –
IndependentEdd Twohig 132 0.28 –
IndependentCliff James Williams 100 0.21 –
Total valid votes 46,686100.0   
Total rejected ballots 2020.43–0.07
Turnout 46,88870.56+8.80
Eligible voters 66,454
Liberal hold Swing +24.61
Canadian federal election, 2011: Kings—Hants
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalScott Brison 15,887 39.56 -4.62
ConservativeDavid Morse 14,714 36.63 +10.49
New DemocraticMark Rogers 8,043 20.03 -1.98
GreenSheila Richardson 1,520 3.78 -2.46
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,164100.0   
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2000.50+0.01
Turnout 40,36461.76+3.17
Eligible voters 65,355
Liberal hold Swing -7.56

References

  1. ↑ "Harrison opponents zero in on BST, P3, health cuts". The Chronicle Herald. March 9, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  2. ↑ "Election Returns, 1998 (Kings South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  3. ↑ "Morse gets Tory nod in Kings South". The Chronicle Herald. June 27, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  4. ↑ "Election Returns, 1999 (Kings South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Election Returns, 2003 (Kings South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  6. ↑ "Election Returns, 2006 (Kings South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  7. ↑ "Morse posted to environment, labour". The Chronicle Herald. January 19, 2001. Archived from the original on February 23, 2001. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  8. ↑ "Purves new health boss". The Chronicle Herald. December 20, 2002. Archived from the original on March 26, 2003. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  9. ↑ "New faces, new jobs among 15 in cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. August 16, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  10. ↑ "MacDonald mixes cabinet with old and new". CBC News. February 23, 2006. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  11. ↑ "MacDonald's expanded cabinet has 3 rookies". CBC News. June 26, 2006. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  12. ↑ "Morse returns to very active Environment portfolio". The Advertiser/Register. January 10, 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  13. ↑ "Nine Tory cabinet ministers bounced". The Chronicle Herald. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  14. ↑ "NDP gains in Annapolis, PCs lose 2 cabinet ministers". CBC News. June 9, 2010. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  15. ↑ "David Morse throws hat in federal ring". The Advertiser/Register. November 3, 2010. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  16. ↑ "Conservatives choose David Morse". The Advertiser/Register. January 26, 2011. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  17. ↑ "Brison wins Kings-Hants". The Advertiser/Register. May 2, 2011. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  18. ↑ "Kings-Hants Conservative candidate optimistic about chances in next election". NovaNewsNow. April 14, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  19. ↑ "Jordan wins South Shore-St. Margarets, Brison back in Kings-Hants". The Chronicle Herald. October 20, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-20.


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