Derek Mombourquette

Derek Mombourquette (born July 14, 1980) is a Canadian politician. He represents the district of Sydney-Whitney Pier as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[3]

The Honourable Derek Mombourquette MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Sydney-Whitney Pier
Incumbent
Assumed office July 14, 2015
Preceded by	Gordie Gosse
Personal details
Born	July 14, 1980[1][2] Sydney, Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal

Early life and education

Mombourquette attended Cape Breton University, serving as both President and Vice-President of the student union.[2]

Political career

Mombourquette served on the municipal council of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality from 2008 to 2012.[4]

In 2013, Mombourquette ran for the Liberals in Sydney-Whitney Pier in the 2013 election, losing to incumbent MLA Gordie Gosse.[4][5]

He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on July 14, 2015 for the riding of Sydney-Whitney Pier.[6][7]

Mombourquette was re-elected in the 2017 election.[8] On June 15, 2017, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Municipal Affairs.[9] On July 5, 2018, Mombourquette was moved to Minister of Energy and Mines in a cabinet shuffle.[10]

Election record

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015: Sydney-Whitney Pier On the resignation of Gordie Gosse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Derek Mombourquette	3,794	49.05	+5.02
	New Democratic	Madonna Doucette	2,332	30.15	-19.22
	Progressive Conservative	Brian E. MacArthur	1,609	20.80	+14.20
Total valid votes			7,735	99.55
Total rejected ballots			35	0.45
Turnout			7,770	42.60
Electors on the lists			18,238
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+12.12

2013 Nova Scotia general election: Sydney-Whitney Pier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gordie Gosse	5,084	49.37	−5.25
	Liberal	Derek Mombourquette	4,534	44.03	+8.80
	Progressive Conservative	Leslie MacPhee	680	6.60	−1.79
Total valid votes			10,298	99.40
Total rejected ballots			62	0.60
Turnout			10,360	57.86
Electors on the lists			17,906	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		−7.03
Source(s) "Voters in two Cape Breton ridings head to polls Tuesday". Cape Breton Post. July 13, 2015.

References

1. Joachim Stroink on Twitter: What a great birthday present for @Derek_Mombo Happy Birthday and welcome to the team @NSLiberal Twitter
2. "Derek Mombourquette will be a new face on municipal council". pressreader.com. Cape Breton Post. October 20, 2008. Missing or empty |url= (help)
3. "Derek Mombourquette MLA biography". The Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
4. "Nova Scotia byelection campaigns enter final week". CBC News. July 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
5. "Gosse elected in Sydney-Whitney Pier". Cape Breton Post. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
6. "Liberals pick up 2 of 3 seats in Nova Scotia byelections". CTV News. July 14, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
7. "Mombourquette takes Sydney-Whitney Pier for Liberals". Cape Breton Post. July 14, 2015. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
8. "Cape Breton protest vote had effect on election". Cape Breton Post. May 30, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
9. "Stephen McNeil shuffles cabinet, but vows not to change course". CBC News. June 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
10. "Premier shuffles cabinet, puts emphasis on mining sector". CBC News. July 5, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-05.