Nick Wright (politician) explained

Nick Wright
Birth Name:Nicholas dePencier Wright
Birth Date:20 May 1982
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma Mater:University of King's College
Dalhousie University
Party:Green
Office1:Leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia
Term Start1:March 2006
Term End1:May 2007
Successor1:Ken McGowan

Nicholas dePencier Wright (born May 20, 1982)[1] is a Canadian business lawyer and politician. He was the founding leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia and was the founding Executive Director of the Canadian animal advocacy organization Animal Justice.[2] He is currently founder and CEO of foreign affairs publication Geopolitical Monitor[3] and was an elected member ("Bencher") of the governing body of the Law Society of Ontario (2019-2023).

Background and education

Wright was born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] He attended Lakefield College School before moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he received an honours degree in philosophy from the University of King's College, Halifax and an MBA and a law degree from Dalhousie University. He has since additionally earned an LLM in tax law from Osgoode Hall Law School.[4]

Politics

On March 5, 2006, Wright became the leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia at the Party's founding convention—after winning a contested nomination vote over long time Green Party of Canada candidate and organizer Sheila Richardson.[5]

On December 19, 2006, Wright announced that he would be stepping down as leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia upon the completion of his term, which ended in May 2007.[6] [7]

On May 1, 2019 Wright was elected 'Bencher' of the Law Society of Ontario as a representative for Toronto[8]

Elections

In the 2006 federal election, Wright ran for the Green Party of Canada for the riding of Halifax[9] and received 3.9% of the popular vote (1,948 votes), losing to NDP incumbent and former NDP federal and provincial leader Alexa McDonough.

Wright then led the Green Party of Nova Scotia[5] [10] [11] [12] through the 2006 Nova Scotia general election. He ran as a candidate for the district of Halifax Citadel and received 4.18% of the popular vote (292 votes), losing to NDP candidate Leonard Preyra.

On October 27, 2014, Wright ran for City Council in Toronto's Ward 20, losing to Joe Cressy.[13]

On June 22, 2015, Wright was nominated Green Party of Canada candidate for Toronto's University—Rosedale for the 2015 federal election.[14] In the election, Wright received 3% of the popular vote (1,423 votes), losing to Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland.

On May 1, 2019, Wright successfully ran for 'Bencher' to become part of the governing body of the Law Society of Ontario as part of a slate that sought to depoliticize the organization and reduce spending and membership fees.[15]

Post-elections

Wright practices business law in Toronto. He frequently appeared in the media for his work in support of animal protection and civil liberties.[16] [17] [18] [19]

Electoral record

2014 Toronto City Council Election

Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina

CandidateVote%
12,466 41.96
Terri Chu 3,693 12.43
2,808 9.45
Mike Yen1,431 4.82
Phillip Morrison 1,407 4.74
Anshul Kapoor 1,063 3.58
Charles MacDonald 972 3.27
Albert Koehl 853 2.87
Tonny Louie 740 2.49
Daryl Christhoff 705 2.37
Mike Andreae 590 1.99
Sam Goldstein 519 1.75
Nick Wright395 1.33
Stephanie Carty-Kegel 376 1.27
Sam Novak 376 1.27
Graham Hollings 307 1.03
Stella Kargiannakis 286 0.96
Leanne Hicks 212 0.71
Susan Tsai 194 0.65
Michael Monaghan 128 0.43
Kat Shermack 102 0.34
Akeem Fasasi 86 0.29

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: . Parties & Leaders - Nick Wright . . June 1, 2006 . September 19, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310134127/https://www.cbc.ca/nsvotes2006/parties/GREENwright.html . March 10, 2016 . dead.
  2. Web site:
    1. 11: Celebrating 10 Years of Animal Justice with Founder Nick Wright
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  3. Web site: Geopolitical Analysis & Forecasting.
  4. Web site: About Nick Wright | Wright Business Law.
  5. http://www.cbc.ca/nsvotes2006/parties/GREENwright.html "Parties and Leaders, Nick Wright"
  6. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2006/12/19/wright-down.html "Nova Scotia Greens to seek new leader"
  7. http://www.kingscountynews.ca/News/Politics/2007-04-30/article-588998/Greens-to-pick-new-provincial-leader/1 "Greens pick new leader"
  8. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ontario-lawyers-elect-new-governing-body-for-2019-23-term-817830603.html Ontario lawyers elect new governing body for 2019-2023 term
  9. http://www2.canada.com/national/features/decisioncanada/ridings/riding_profile.html?riding=12004 Decision Canada, electoral results
  10. http://www.cbc.ca/nsvotes2006/parties/ "Parties & Leaders"
  11. http://www.ctv.ca/mini/election2006/candidates/12004_GRN.html "Riding by Riding"
  12. http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2006/053106/news&article=18 "Greens hope to make mark in June vote"
  13. http://election.toronto.ca/epr2014/eprDetail.do?C;020,110,309,203,403, Ward” 20 Election Results, City of Toronto
  14. https://greenparty.ca/en/riding/2013-35110 Green Party of Canada Ridings, University-Rosedale
  15. https://bencherelection.lawtimesnews.com/article/nicholas-wright-13626/ Bencher Election Candidate Bio
  16. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/03/04/nicholas-depencier-wright-seal-slaughter-makes-no-economic-sense/ "Nicholas dePencier Wright on Seal Slaughter"
  17. https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/1132150--lawyer-sues-police-for-unlawful-g20-arrest "Lawyer sues police for unlawful G20 arrest"
  18. http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2012-04-04/article-2946854/Humane-Society-to-N.L.-sealers%3A-%26lsquoLet%26rsquos-talk%26rsquo/1 "Humane Society to N.L. Sealers: Let's Talk"
  19. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cbsa-boarder-security-search-phone-travellers-openmedia-1.5119017 "Canada Border Services seizes lawyer's phone, laptop for not sharing passwords"