Brad Johns

Bradley "Brad" Harris Johns is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, he represents the electoral district of Sackville-Beaver Bank.[1]

Brad Johns MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Sackville-Beaver Bank
Incumbent
Assumed office May 30, 2017
Preceded by	Stephen Gough
Member of Halifax Regional Council
In office November 6, 2012 – November 1, 2016
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Lisa Blackburn
Constituency	District 14 Middle/Upper Sackville – Beaver Bank - Lucasville
In office November 7, 2000 – November 6, 2012
Preceded by	Barry Barnet
Succeeded by	District dissolved
Constituency	District 19 Middle and Upper Sackville - Lucasville
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	Politician

Prior to his election to the House of Assembly, Johns was a Halifax Regional Municipal Councillor from 2000 until his defeat in 2016. He has a bachelor of arts in history from Mount Saint Vincent University. Johns was also the first elected representative to serve as a chairperson for the RCMP / HRP Board of Police Commissioners and was deputy mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality in 2010 and 2011.[2]

In November 2017, Johns endorsed Nova Scotia PC leadership candidate Tim Houston.[3]

Electoral record

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Brad Johns	2,923	43.58
	Liberal	Stephen Gough	2,155	32.13
	New Democratic	Dennis Kutchera	1,332	19.86
	Green	Michael Montgomery	231	3.44
	Atlantica	Rita Billington	66	0.98
Total valid votes			6,707	100.0
Total rejected ballots			14	0.21
Turnout			6,721	48.69
Eligible voters			13,803

References

1. "Who won in your riding? See the list of elected MLAs". CBC News, May 30, 2017.
2. Brad Johns - MLA for Sackville-Beaverbank
3. "'Time to win': Tim Houston running for PC Party leader". CBC News. November 19, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-22.