Becky Kent | |
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MLA for Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | |
In office October 2, 2007 – October 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Deveaux |
Succeeded by | Joyce Treen |
Personal details | |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Occupation | early childhood educator, municipal councillor |
Rebecca J. Kent is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2007 to 2013. She was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. [1] She presently sits on the Halifax Regional Council.
Kent, an early childhood educator, [2] was elected as a municipal councillor for the Halifax Regional Municipality district of Woodside- Eastern Passage in 2004. [3] She entered provincial politics in October 2007, winning a by-election in the Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage riding. [4] [5] She was re-elected in the 2009 election. [6] In January 2011, Kent was elected Deputy Speaker. [7] In March 2013, she was appointed ministerial assistant to the Minister of Education. [8] Kent was defeated by Liberal Joyce Treen when she ran for re-election in the 2013 election. [9] In the 2020 Halifax municipal election, she returned to Halifax Regional Council as a councillor for Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joyce Treen | 3,057 | 40.62 | ||
New Democratic Party | Becky Kent | 2,914 | 38.72 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Jackson | 1,555 | 20.66 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Democratic Party | Becky Kent | 4,402 | 65.17 | ||
Progressive Conservative Party | Lloyd Jackson | 1,074 | 15.9 | ||
Liberal Party | Orest Ulan | 1,054 | 15.6 | ||
Green | Denise Menard | 225 | 3.33 | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Democratic Party | Becky Kent | 2,459 | 44.39 | ||
Progressive Conservative Party | Michael Eddy | 1,863 | 33.63 | ||
Liberal Party | Kelly Rambeau | 958 | 17.30 | ||
Green | Beverley Woodfield | 259 | 4.68 | – |
Becky Kent | |
---|---|
MLA for Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | |
In office October 2, 2007 – October 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Deveaux |
Succeeded by | Joyce Treen |
Personal details | |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Occupation | early childhood educator, municipal councillor |
Rebecca J. Kent is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2007 to 2013. She was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. [1] She presently sits on the Halifax Regional Council.
Kent, an early childhood educator, [2] was elected as a municipal councillor for the Halifax Regional Municipality district of Woodside- Eastern Passage in 2004. [3] She entered provincial politics in October 2007, winning a by-election in the Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage riding. [4] [5] She was re-elected in the 2009 election. [6] In January 2011, Kent was elected Deputy Speaker. [7] In March 2013, she was appointed ministerial assistant to the Minister of Education. [8] Kent was defeated by Liberal Joyce Treen when she ran for re-election in the 2013 election. [9] In the 2020 Halifax municipal election, she returned to Halifax Regional Council as a councillor for Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joyce Treen | 3,057 | 40.62 | ||
New Democratic Party | Becky Kent | 2,914 | 38.72 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Jackson | 1,555 | 20.66 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Democratic Party | Becky Kent | 4,402 | 65.17 | ||
Progressive Conservative Party | Lloyd Jackson | 1,074 | 15.9 | ||
Liberal Party | Orest Ulan | 1,054 | 15.6 | ||
Green | Denise Menard | 225 | 3.33 | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Democratic Party | Becky Kent | 2,459 | 44.39 | ||
Progressive Conservative Party | Michael Eddy | 1,863 | 33.63 | ||
Liberal Party | Kelly Rambeau | 958 | 17.30 | ||
Green | Beverley Woodfield | 259 | 4.68 | – |