Jill Balser
Jill Balser | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Digby-Annapolis | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1986 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Jill Suzanne Balser (born March 3, 1986) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[2] She represents the riding of Digby-Annapolis as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.
She is the daughter of Gordon Balser, who represented the same district from 1998 to 2003.[3]
On August 31, 2021, Balser was made Minister of Labor, Skills, and Immigration, as well as Minister responsible for Apprenticeship.[4]
Electoral record
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Digby-Annapolis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jill Balser | 3,300 | 73.22% | +23.67 | ||||
| Liberal | Joey Amero | 854 | 18.95% | -16.12 | ||||
| New Democratic | Shannon Long | 353 | 7.83% | -2.94 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,507 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 40 | 0.88% | ||||||
| Total declined ballots | 4 | 0.09% | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,551 | 41.65% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,928 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Digby-Annapolis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Jill Balser | 2,636 | 49.55 | +26.02 | $18,174.72 | |||
| Liberal | Jimmy MacAlpine | 1,865 | 35.06 | -16.71 | $31,375.32 | |||
| New Democratic | Michael Carty | 626 | 11.77 | -11.61 | $21,949.92 | |||
| Green | Jessica Walker | 113 | 2.12 | +1.09 | $200.00 | |||
| Atlantica | Tyler Ducharme | 80 | 1.50 | +1.21 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 5,320 | 99.66 | – | $62,588.83 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,338 | 52.98 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,075 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +21.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6][7] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Nova Scotia election riding results: Digby-Annapolis Global News
- ^ "Tri-County NS Election Recap: PC’s Take Three Of Five Seats". CJLS-FM, August 18, 2021.
- ^ Tina Comeau, "PC candidate Jill Balser follows in dad's footsteps with Digby-Annapolis election win". SaltWire Network, August 18, 2021.
- ^ "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". 11 May 2018.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. pp. 140–141. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. pp. 140–141. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 47. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
