The Honourable
Randy Delorey
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Antigonish
In office
October 8, 2013 – July 17, 2021
PremierStephen McNeil
Preceded byMaurice Smith
Succeeded byMichelle Thompson
Minister of Environment
In office
October 22, 2013 – July 24, 2015
PremierStephen McNeil
Preceded bySterling Belliveau
Succeeded byAndrew Younger
Minister of Gaelic Affairs
In office
October 22, 2013 – October 8, 2020
PremierStephen McNeil
Preceded byMaurice Smith
Succeeded bySuzanne Lohnes-Croft
Minister of Finance and Treasury Board
In office
July 24, 2015 – June 15, 2017
PremierStephen McNeil
Preceded byDiana Whalen
Succeeded byKaren Casey
Minister of Environment
In office
November 5, 2015 – January 12, 2016
PremierStephen McNeil
Preceded byAndrew Younger
Succeeded byMargaret Miller
Minister of Health and Wellness
In office
June 15, 2017 – October 8, 2020
PremierStephen McNeil
Preceded byLeo Glavine
Succeeded byLeo Glavine
Minister of Justice and
Attorney General of Nova Scotia
In office
February 23, 2017 – July 17, 2021
PremierStephen McNeil
Preceded byMark Furey
Succeeded byBrad Johns
Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia
In office
February 23, 2017 – July 17, 2021
PremierStephen McNeil
Preceded byMark Furey
Succeeded byBrad Johns
Personal details
Born
Randy Delorey
Political partyLiberal

Randy Delorey[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. He was one of three candidates to succeed Stephen McNeil as the leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and Premier of Nova Scotia. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Antigonish until 2021.[2][3]

Early life and education

Delorey graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish in 2000. Delorey then received a Bachelor of Information Systems degree from St. Francis Xavier University, an MBA from the Université de Moncton, and he is a PhD candidate in management at Saint Mary's University.

Before politics

Prior to his election to the legislature, Delorey was a professor of business management at St. Francis Xavier University. He has also worked as an advocate for community-based education in rural Nova Scotia during controversial school closures in rural Nova Scotia, during which over twenty rural schools were in review for possible closure.[4][5]

Political career

Delorey entered provincial politics in 2013, defeating Progressive Conservative Darren Thompson and New Democrat cabinet minister Maurice Smith in the Antigonish riding.[6][7] On October 22, 2013, Delorey was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment and Minister of Gaelic Affairs.[8]

Since being appointed Minister of Environment, he has passed the Importation of Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater Prohibition Act, and has taken steps to deal with the seven million gallons of wastewater in Debert, Nova Scotia.[9]

In March 2014, he provided conditional approval for the Goldboro, Nova Scotia Liquefied Natural Gas project, which will turn Goldboro into the “energy hub” of Nova Scotia by 2018. The project will lead to a marine terminal and a natural gas liquefaction plant in that community.[10]

In July 2014, Delorey signed an agreement with Pictou Landing First Nation after a blockade of the Boat Harbour effluent treatment facility used by the Northern Pulp mill. The agreement allowed Northern Pulp to continue its work to repair a broken pipe that had spilled effluent near a First Nations burial ground, and will lead to a timeline for the closure of the Boat Harbour Effluent Treatment Facility.[11][12]

On July 24, 2015, premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, naming Delorey as Minister of Finance.[13][14]

Delorey was re-elected in the Antigonish riding following the 40th Provincial General Election on May 30, 2017. He defeated Progressive Conservative Ray Mattie, New Democrat Moraig MacGillivray, and Atlantica candidate Ryan Smyth.[15] Liberals and Progressive Conservatives saw their vote shares increase from the previous election while the NDP saw a decline.

On June 15, 2017, premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, naming Delorey as Minister of Health and Wellness.[16]

On October 7, 2020, Delorey resigned as Minister of Health and Wellness to become a candidate for the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[17]

Leadership campaign

On October 8, 2020, Delorey announced his candidacy for the Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[18] He was the third candidate to enter the race, following Labi Kousoulis, MLA for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island and Iain Rankin, MLA for Timberlea-Prospect.

Delorey's Campaign was Co-Chaired by Kelly Regan, MLA for Bedford and Gordon Wilson, MLA for Clare-Digby, and has received the endorsement of 7 sitting members of the Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus, the most of any leadership candidate.[19]

Delorey finished in third with 23.10% of points, and was therefore eliminated on the first ballot. The leadership was eventually won narrowly by Iain Rankin who beat out Labi Kousoulis with 52.41% to Kousoulis’ 47.59%.

Randy Delorey Leadership Campaign logo

Electoral record

2021 Nova Scotia general election: Antigonish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michelle Thompson 4,707 49.98 +14.86
Liberal Randy Delorey 2,997 31.82 -11.56
New Democratic Moraig Macgillivray 1,552 16.48 -3.83
Green Will Fraser 128 1.36
Atlantica Ryan Smyth 34 0.36 -0.83
Total valid votes 9,418 99.59
Total rejected ballots 39 0.41
Turnout 9,457 64.78
Eligible voters 14,599
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +13.21
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[20]
2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Randy Delorey 3877 43.38 +0.60
  Progressive Conservative Ray Mattie 3139 35.12 +3.51
  New Democratic Party Moraig MacGillivray 1815 20.31 -5.30
Atlantica Ryan Smyth 106 1.19 --
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Randy Delorey 3882 42.78 +19.89
  Progressive Conservative Darren Thompson 2868 31.61 -4.10
  New Democratic Party Maurice Smith 2324 25.61 -15.79

References

  1. ^ Minister McKenna meets with provincial and territorial counterparts in Paris newswire.ca
  2. ^ "Nova Scotia Liberals have plenty of veterans to choose from for top posts". CTV News. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  3. ^ "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. ^ "Randy Delorey biography". Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  5. ^ "Save Community Schools". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  6. ^ "Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  7. ^ "Antigonish Liberals feeling upbeat and confident following Delorey's election win". The Xaverian. November 4, 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  8. ^ "Premier Stephen McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet". CBC News. October 22, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  9. ^ "Fate of Hydraulic Fracturing Uncertain in Nova Scotia". The Oil and Gas Journal. February 1, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  10. ^ "Goldboro LNG Project". Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  11. ^ "Pictou Landing chief hails Boat Harbour cleanup victory". The Chronicle Herald. June 16, 2014. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  12. ^ "Pictou Landing and NS Government reach agreement on Boat Harbour". Nova News Now. June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  13. ^ "Andrew Younger sworn back in to cabinet after shuffle". CBC News. July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  14. ^ "Cabinet shuffle: Whalen out as finance minister, Younger back in". The Chronicle Herald. July 24, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  15. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume 1, September 2017" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. September 2017. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  16. ^ "Stephen McNeil shuffles cabinet, but vows not to change course". CBC News. June 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  17. ^ Morse, B. Jack. "Delorey exits cabinet before likely leadership bid". 101.5 The Hawk. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  18. ^ Randy's Launch Video, retrieved 2020-10-26
  19. ^ "2021 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election", Wikipedia, 2020-12-08, retrieved 2020-12-09
  20. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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