Tammy Scott-Wallace
Tammy Scott-Wallace is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician who has represented Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 2020.[1] Prior to running for politics, Scott-Wallace worked as an award-winning journalist for over 25 years, with the majority of those years spent writing for the Kings County Record and the Telegraph-Journal.
Tammy Scott-Wallace | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture | |
| Assumed office September 29, 2020 | |
| Premier | Blaine Higgs |
| Preceded by | Bruce Fitch |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins | |
| Assumed office September 14, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Northrup |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Belleisle, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservatives |
Scott-Wallace is a member of the Executive Council of New Brunswick, serving as Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, as well as Minister responsible for Women's Equality.[2] She is the first woman to be elected to represent the riding of Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins.
Electoral record
Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins
| 2020 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tammy Scott-Wallace | 4,366 | 56.29 | +6.83 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Jim Bedford | 1,321 | 17.03 | -7.26 | ||||
| Liberal | Cully Robinson | 971 | 12.52 | -3.19 | ||||
| Green | Tim Thompson | 969 | 12.49 | +5.95 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jonas Lanz | 129 | 1.66 | -1.63 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,756 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.26 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,776 | 64.92 | +0.87 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,978 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +7.04 | ||||||
References
- "Live New Brunswick election results 2020: Real-time results in the provincial election". Global News. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- Government of New Brunswick, Canada (29 Sep 2020). "Swearing-in ceremony held". www2.gnb.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
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