Keith Irving

Keith Irving
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Kings South
In office
October 8, 2013 – October 27, 2024
Preceded byRamona Jennex
Personal details
Born1958[1]
Moncton, New Brunswick[2]
Political partyLiberal

Keith Irving (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represents the electoral district of Kings South.[3] Irving has previously served on Wolfville Town Council and Iqaluit Town Council.[4] Irving is a former architect by trade.

In 2017, Irving was re-elected in Kings South.[5]

On February 23, 2021, Irving was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Chair of Treasury and Policy Board.[6] Irving was re-elected in the 2021 election, however the Rankin Liberals lost government becoming the Official Opposition.[7][8]

On July 19, 2024, Irving announced he would not run in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election[9].

Electoral record

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2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Irving 4,049 44.11 -2.60
Progressive Conservative Derrick Kimball 3,046 33.18 +5.87
New Democratic Mercedes Brian 1,808 19.70 -1.32
Green Barry Leslie 276 3.01 -0.68
Total valid votes 9,179 99.70
Total rejected ballots 28 0.30
Turnout 9,207 55.70
Eligible voters 16,531
Liberal hold Swing -4.24
2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Keith Irving 4,269 46.71 + 7.46
  Progressive Conservative Peter Harrison 2,496 27.31 + 4.61
  New Democratic Party Stephen Schneider 1,921 21.02 - 14.53
Green Shelia G. Richardson 337 3.69 + 1.19
Atlantica Joel Hirtle 116 1.27
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Keith Irving 3,939 39.25
  New Democratic Party Ramona Jennex 3,568 35.55
  Progressive Conservative Shane MacKenzie Buchan 2,278 22.70
Green Shelia G. Richardson 251 2.50

References

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  1. ^ Keith Irving - Liberal Annapolis Valley Register - September 26, 2013
  2. ^ 62nd General Assembly Nova Scotia Legislature, retrieved April 5, 2018
  3. ^ "Two new MLAs in Kings North, South; Glavine holds Kings West" Archived 2018-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Nova News Now, October 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "MLA biography". Nova Scotia Legislature. 10 July 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Keith Irving re-elected in Kings South". Annapolis County Spectator. May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Iain Rankin sworn in as Nova Scotia premier, along with 16 cabinet ministers". CBC News. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Bad campaign, leader who didn't connect with voters led to N.S. Liberal loss: Experts". 18 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Progressive Conservatives surge to surprise majority win in Nova Scotia election | CBC News".
  9. ^ Irving, Keith (19 July 2024). "Today, I am announcing after 18 years of service at the municipal and provincial levels, the difficult decision to not re-offer in the next provincial election". Facebook. Retrieved 9 September 2024.