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♂ R. Edward Orrell
aliasR. Edward Orrell
Record
47313 · 4282

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Nova Scotia 3 0 3
Total 3 2 5
Birth 7 February 1965
Age 59 years + 2 months
First mandate 21 June 2011 → 12 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 4 years + 8 months ago (31 July 2019)
Special notes
Better known as Eddie Orrell.
 
R. Edward Orrell (1965– )
© Photo 2016 Charles F. Allison — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 8 1 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Jaime Battiste  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 14,114 Votes: 7,299 Participation: 51.71% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
61		 Nova Scotia
21 June 2011
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 14233(F) — 16 Sep 2021 21:44 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
PC
 1/4 3,975 54.88% +1,710 Loser:
NDP
 2,265 31.27% Russell MacDonald

Service: 2 years 3 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,367 Votes: 9,570 Participation: 58.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
62		 Nova Scotia
8 October 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7213(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 4,179 44.03% +463 Loser:
LIB
 3,716 39.15% John H. Higgins

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,679 Votes: 9,444 Participation: 56.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
63		 Nova Scotia
30 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7843(F) — 9 Feb 2022 20:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 5,941 63.46% +3,956 Loser:
LIB
 1,985 21.20% John H. Higgins
After his election:
31 Jul 2019 54
PC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 2 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,952 Votes: 7,795 Participation: 48.87% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
63		 Nova Scotia
3 September 2019
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27381(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:14 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 2,243 28.96% Murray Ryan
Eligible: 60,322 Votes: 41,093 Participation: 68.12% Candidacies: 7
Federal
43		 Nova Scotia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26896(F) — 22 Sep 2021 08:02 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
CPC
 2/7 11,227 27.68% -1,309 Winner:
LIB
 12,536 30.90% Jaime Battiste
Eligible: 59,786 Votes: 36,784 Participation: 61.53% Candidacies: 6
Federal
44		 Nova Scotia
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36247(F) — 19 May 2022 21:11 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
56
CPC
 2/6 13,166 36.26% -1,084 Winner:
LIB
 14,250 39.24% Jaime Battiste

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Orrell, Ralph Edward (p. 242)		 07 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Eddie Orrell		 07 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Eddie Orrell		 07 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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