Dave Ritcey
Canadian politician
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David Mark Ritcey (born October 10, 1971)[1] is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on March 10, 2020.[2][3] A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, he represents the electoral district of Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River. He has had many years of hockey coaching experience and is a former interim president of the Maritime Junior Hockey League.[4][5] His grandfather, Gerald Ritcey,[6] had been a MLA for Colchester, parts of which became the current riding, from 1968 to 1974.
Dave Ritcey | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River | |
| Assumed office March 10, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lenore Zann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Mark Ritcey October 10, 1971 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse |
Amber Ball Ritcey (m. 2003) |
On December 12, 2024, Ritcey was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage.[7]
On February 20, 2026 Ritcey oversaw $130 million dollars in cuts to cultural programs including cuts to scholarships, arts and publishing grants and programs for Mi'kmaw, Black and Gaelic communities, climate change, health, seniors and youth. He also made unprecedented reductions to the Nova Scotia Museum closing 12 of the 28 sites of the museum system, focusing on closing museums in rural Nova Scotia. He told reporters the cuts were needed to focus on resources that make the most difference.[8]
Electoral record
2024 general election
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Ritcey | 4,034 | 67.76 | +19.92 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cailen Pygott | 1,067 | 17.92 | +1.30 | ||||
| Liberal | Frank Johnston | 852 | 14.31 | -15.89 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,953 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 38 | |||||||
| Turnout | 5,994 | 35.27 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,996 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9] | ||||||||
2021 general election
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Ritcey | 4,025 | 47.85 | -3.55 | ||||
| Liberal | Tamara Tynes Powell | 2,541 | 30.21 | +5.85 | ||||
| New Democratic | Darlene DeAdder | 1,398 | 16.62 | +0.35 | ||||
| Green | Shaun Trainor | 448 | 5.33 | -1.67 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,412 | 99.68 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 27 | 0.32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,439 | 51.11 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,510 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -4.70 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[10] | ||||||||
2020 by-election results
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, March 10, 2020 Upon the resignation of Lenore Zann | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Ritcey | 2,922 | 51.40 | +19.44 | ||||
| Liberal | Allan Kennedy | 1,385 | 24.36 | +0.27 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kathleen Kevany | 925 | 16.27 | -27.68 | ||||
| Green | Ivan Drouin | 398 | 7.00 | |||||
| Atlantica | Matthew Rushton | 55 | 0.97 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,685 | 99.61 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.39 | -0.35 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,707 | 35.72 | -12.71 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 15,975 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +23.56 | ||||||
