Lloyd Hines

The Honourable
Lloyd Hines
MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Assumed office
October 8, 2013
Preceded by Jim Boudreau[1]
Personal details
Political party Liberal

Lloyd P. Hines 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 represents the electoral district of Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie.[2]

Prior to his election to the legislature, Hines was a warden of Municipality of the District of Guysborough.[2]

On July 24, 2015, Hines was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources.[3][4]

Hines was involved in a spending scandal related to his time as warden of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, in which he charged thousands of dollars in personal expenses and cash advances to a corporate credit card.[5] The expenses of other members of the Guysborough municipality, including Barry Carroll and Vernon Pitts, were also heavily criticized.

Hines was re-elected in the 2017 election.[6] On June 15, 2017, premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, moving Hines to Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.[7][8]

Electoral record

Nova Scotia general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     Liberal Lloyd Hines 2,876 39.99 N/A
     New Democratic Party Jim Boudreau 2,368 32.93 N/A
     Progressive Conservative Neil Decoff 1,947 27.08 N/A

References

  1. ↑ Guysborough-Sheet Harbour
  2. 1 2 "Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP". The Chronicle Herald, October 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Andrew Younger sworn back in to cabinet after shuffle". CBC News. July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Cabinet shuffle: Whalen out as finance minister, Younger back in". The Chronicle Herald. July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  5. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/guysborough-ombudsman-expense-report-lloyd-hines-municipal-1.4079540
  6. ↑ "Judicial recounts confirm tight Liberal victories for 2 Nova Scotia seats". CBC News. June 9, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  7. ↑ "Stephen McNeil shuffles cabinet, but vows not to change course". CBC News. June 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  8. ↑ "N.S. cabinet unveiled: Casey now deputy premier, finance minister". The Chronicle Herald. June 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-15.


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