Chuck Porter (politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Chuck Porter
Birth Date:December 29, 1964
Residence:Windsor, Nova Scotia
Assembly:Nova Scotia House of
Constituency Am:Hants West
Term Start:June 13, 2006
Term End:July 17, 2021
Predecessor:Ron Russell
Successor:Melissa Sheehy-Richard
Party:Liberal
Otherparty:Independent (2014–2016)
Progressive Conservative (2006–2014)
Occupation:Paramedic
Birth Name:Garnet Charles Porter

Garnet Charles "Chuck" Porter (born December 29, 1964) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hants West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal from 2006 until his retirement from politics in 2021.[1]

Medicine and municipal politics

Porter was a paramedic for 17 years and also served as a councillor in the town of Windsor, Nova Scotia.

Provincial career

Elected in 2006, Porter was a member of the Progressive Conservatives until June 13, 2014, when he left the party to sit as an independent citing Jamie Baillie's management style as a factor (Baillie said Porter neglected his duties).[2] On February 17, 2016, he joined the Liberal caucus.[3] He was reelected in the 2017 election.[4]

On July 5, 2018, Porter was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Municipal Affairs.[5]

Electoral record

|-|Progressive Conservative|Chuck Porter|align="right"|4,468 |align="right"|50.75|align="right"||-|Liberal|Claude Sherman O'Hara|align="right"|3,279 |align="right"|37.24 |align="right"||-|New Democratic Party| Brian Stephens|align="right"|888 |align="right"|10.28|align="right"||}

|-|Progressive Conservative|Chuck Porter|align="right"|3,364|align="right"|37.24|align="right"||-|Liberal|Paula Lunn|align="right"|3,065|align="right"|33.93|align="right"||-|New Democratic Party|Barbara Gallagher|align="right"|2,401|align="right"|26.58|align="right"||-

|}|-|Progressive Conservative|Chuck Porter|align="right"|2,969|align="right"|34.60|align="right"||-|Liberal|Paula Lunn|align="right"|2,924|align="right"|34.08|align="right"||-|New Democratic Party|Sean Bennett|align="right"|2,486|align="right"|28.97|align="right"||-

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chuck Porter, former Progressive Conservative MLA, joins Liberals. CBC News. February 17, 2016. 2016-02-17.
  2. Web site: Chuck Porter leaves PC caucus, cites leadership as a factor. CBC News. June 13, 2014. 2014-06-13.
  3. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/chuck-porter-joins-liberal-caucus-1.3451445 Chuck Porter, former Progressive Conservative MLA, joins Liberals
  4. Web site: Hants West riding election results. Hants Journal. May 30, 2017. 2017-05-31.
  5. Web site: Premier shuffles cabinet, puts emphasis on mining sector. CBC News. July 5, 2018. 2018-07-05.