Derek Wells
Canadian politician
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Derek M. Wells KC (born 28 November 1946) is a former Canadian politician who served as the Liberal member of Parliament for the riding of South Shore from 1993 to 1997.
Derek M. Wells | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for South Shore | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Peter McCreath |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Keddy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1946 |
| Party | Liberal 1993-2021 |
| Other political affiliations | No Affiliation 2021 – present |
| Profession | Businessman, lawyer |
Early life and education
Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Wells graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 1972.[1]
Political career
Wells won the South Shore electoral district for the Liberal party in the 1993 federal election.[2] After serving in the 35th Canadian Parliament, Wells was defeated in the 1997 federal election.[3] He unsuccessfully attempted to return to Parliament in the 2000 federal election.[4]
Wells also served as President of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[5] He is a partner at Hennigar, Wells, Lamey and Baker in Chester.[citation needed]
Wells announced in September 2009 that he would seek the Liberal Party nomination for South Shore—St. Margaret's in the 2011 federal election.[6] He won the nomination on 4 October.[7] He finished third receiving 17% of the vote.[8]
Wells is the current District 3 municipal councillor in Chester Municipality. He was elected in 2021 during a by-election after the seat was vacated by current Progressive Conservative MLA Danielle Barkhouse.[9]
Electoral record
2021 Chester Municipal By-Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Affiliation | Derek Wells | 461 | 63.67% | ✓ |
| No Affiliation | Jo-Ann Grant | 164 | 22.65% | |
| No Affiliation | Annette Collicut | 99 | 13.67% |
Nova Scotian Municipal politics do not have party affiliations.
2011 federal election
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Gerald Keddy | 17,948 | 43.14 | +7.15 | $65,637.06 | |||
| New Democratic | Gordon Earle | 15,033 | 36.14 | +2.79 | $79,480.73 | |||
| Liberal | Derek Wells | 7,037 | 16.92 | -6.93 | $57,461.22 | |||
| Green | Kris MacLellan | 1,579 | 3.80 | -1.43 | $41.21 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,597 | 100.0 | $86,455.81 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 282 | 0.67 | +0.20 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,879 | 62.23 | +2.03 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 67,296 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.18 | ||||||
| Sources:[10][11] | ||||||||
1997 federal election
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald Keddy | 14,136 | 36.00 | +3.38 | ||||
| Liberal | Derek Wells | 11,397 | 29.02 | -17.92 | ||||
| New Democratic | Blandford Nickerson | 8,137 | 20.72 | +15.72 | ||||
| Reform | Anne Matthiasson | 5,302 | 13.50 | -0.02 | ||||
| Natural Law | Terry Harnish | 298 | 0.76 | -0.02 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 39,270 | 100.00 | ||||||
1993 federal election
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Derek Wells | 17,351 | 46.94 | +4.37 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter McCreath | 12,058 | 32.62 | -13.84 | ||||
| Reform | Anne Matthiasson | 4,999 | 13.52 | |||||
| New Democratic | Eric Hustvedt | 1,847 | 5.00 | -5.15 | ||||
| National | A. James Donahue | 422 | 1.14 | |||||
| Natural Law | Richard Robertson | 287 | 0.78 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 36,964 | 100.00 | ||||||
