David Morse (politician)

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The Honourable
David M. Morse
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Kings South
In office
July 27, 1999 – June 9, 2009
Preceded byRobbie Harrison
Succeeded byRamona Jennex
Personal details
Born (1954-10-31) October 31, 1954 (age 69)
Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative

David M. Morse (born October 31, 1954) is a Canadian politician in Nova Scotia. He represented the electoral district of Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

Early life and education[edit]

Morse graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University, and then received a master's degree in Business Administration from McMaster University. Morse was a self-employed life and disability insurance broker before running for politics in 1999.

Political career[edit]

Morse first attempted to enter provincial politics in 1998, running as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Kings South.[1] He finished third in the 1998 election, losing to Liberal incumbent Robbie Harrison.[2] In the 1999 election, Morse was again nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding,[3] this time defeating Harrison.[4] Morse was re-elected in the 2003[5] and 2006 elections.[6]

On January 18, 2001, Morse was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment and Labour.[7] In a December 2002 cabinet shuffle, Morse was named Minister of Community Services.[8] He retained that post following both the 2003 election,[9] and the swearing-in of the Rodney MacDonald government in February 2006.[10] Following the 2006 election, Morse was shuffled to Minister of Natural Resources.[11] In January 2009, Morse was named Minister of Environment, Minister of Emergency Management, and Minister Responsible for Military Relations.[12] In the 2009 election, Morse was defeated by NDP candidate Ramona Jennex.[13][14]

On October 27, 2010, Morse announced that was he was seeking the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in the riding of Kings—Hants for the 2011 federal election.[15] He became the candidate on January 6, 2011, winning the nomination by acclamation.[16] On election night, Morse was defeated by Liberal incumbent Scott Brison.[17]

Morse was nominated again as the Conservative candidate in Kings—Hants for the 2015 federal election.[18] On October 19, 2015, Brison defeated Morse by over 24,000 votes.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Morse and his wife, Lynn Morse, have five children, three of whom are in the military.

Electoral record[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election: Kings—Hants
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Brison 33,026 70.74 +31.18
Conservative David Morse 8,677 18.59 –18.04
New Democratic Hugh Curry 2,998 6.42 –13.61
Green Will Cooper 1,569 3.36 –0.42
Rhinoceros Megan Brown-Hodges 184 0.39 –
Independent Edd Twohig 132 0.28 –
Independent Cliff James Williams 100 0.21 –
Total valid votes 46,686 100.0    
Total rejected ballots 202 0.43 –0.07
Turnout 46,888 70.56 +8.80
Eligible voters 66,454
Liberal hold Swing +24.61
2011 Canadian federal election: Kings—Hants
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Brison 15,887 39.56 -4.62
Conservative David Morse 14,714 36.63 +10.49
New Democratic Mark Rogers 8,043 20.03 -1.98
Green Sheila Richardson 1,520 3.78 -2.46
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,164 100.0    
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 200 0.50 +0.01
Turnout 40,364 61.76 +3.17
Eligible voters 65,355
Liberal hold Swing -7.56
2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Ramona Jennex 4,038 41.18
  Progressive Conservative David Morse 2,759 28.14
  Liberal Paula Howatt 2,639 26.91
Green Brendan MacNeill 369 3.76 –
2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative David Morse 3,788 42.36
  New Democratic Party David Mangle 3,130 35.00
  Liberal Ray Savage 1,797 20.10
Green Steve McGowen 226 2.54 –
2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative David Morse 3,347 37.65
  New Democratic Party David Mangle 2,794 31.43
  Liberal Maura Ryan 2,682 30.17
Nova Scotia Party Victor Harris 67 0.75
1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative David Morse 3,890 40.23
  Liberal Robbie Harrison 3,213 33.23
  New Democratic Party Mary DeWolfe 2,567 26.55

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Harrison opponents zero in on BST, P3, health cuts". The Chronicle Herald. March 9, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  2. ^ "Election Returns, 1998 (Kings South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  3. ^ "Morse gets Tory nod in Kings South". The Chronicle Herald. June 27, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  4. ^ "Election Returns, 1999 (Kings South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  5. ^ "Election Returns, 2003 (Kings South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  6. ^ "Election Returns, 2006 (Kings South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  7. ^ "Morse posted to environment, labour". The Chronicle Herald. January 19, 2001. Archived from the original on February 23, 2001. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  8. ^ "Purves new health boss". The Chronicle Herald. December 20, 2002. Archived from the original on March 26, 2003. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  9. ^ "New faces, new jobs among 15 in cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. August 16, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  10. ^ "MacDonald mixes cabinet with old and new". CBC News. February 23, 2006. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  11. ^ "MacDonald's expanded cabinet has 3 rookies". CBC News. June 26, 2006. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  12. ^ "Morse returns to very active Environment portfolio". The Advertiser/Register. January 10, 2009. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  13. ^ "Nine Tory cabinet ministers bounced". The Chronicle Herald. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  14. ^ "NDP gains in Annapolis, PCs lose 2 cabinet ministers". CBC News. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  15. ^ "David Morse throws hat in federal ring". The Advertiser/Register. November 3, 2010. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  16. ^ "Conservatives choose David Morse". The Advertiser/Register. January 26, 2011. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  17. ^ "Brison wins Kings-Hants". The Advertiser/Register. May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  18. ^ "Kings-Hants Conservative candidate optimistic about chances in next election". NovaNewsNow. April 14, 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  19. ^ "Jordan wins South Shore-St. Margarets, Brison back in Kings-Hants". The Chronicle Herald. October 20, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved 2023-11-04.

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