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David M. Morse
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Kings South | |
| In office July 27, 1999 – June 9, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Robbie Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Ramona Jennex |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1954-10-31) October 31, 1954 (age 69) Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
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David M. Morse (born October 31, 1954) is a Canadian politician in Nova Scotia. He represented the electoral district of Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Morse graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University, and then received a master's degree in Business Administration from McMaster University. Morse was a self-employed life and disability insurance broker before running for politics in 1999.
Morse first attempted to enter provincial politics in 1998, running as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Kings South.[1] He finished third in the 1998 election, losing to Liberal incumbent Robbie Harrison.[2] In the 1999 election, Morse was again nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding,[3] this time defeating Harrison.[4] Morse was re-elected in the 2003[5] and 2006 elections.[6]
On January 18, 2001, Morse was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment and Labour.[7] In a December 2002 cabinet shuffle, Morse was named Minister of Community Services.[8] He retained that post following both the 2003 election,[9] and the swearing-in of the Rodney MacDonald government in February 2006.[10] Following the 2006 election, Morse was shuffled to Minister of Natural Resources.[11] In January 2009, Morse was named Minister of Environment, Minister of Emergency Management, and Minister Responsible for Military Relations.[12] In the 2009 election, Morse was defeated by NDP candidate Ramona Jennex.[13][14]
On October 27, 2010, Morse announced that was he was seeking the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in the riding of Kings—Hants for the 2011 federal election.[15] He became the candidate on January 6, 2011, winning the nomination by acclamation.[16] On election night, Morse was defeated by Liberal incumbent Scott Brison.[17]
Morse was nominated again as the Conservative candidate in Kings—Hants for the 2015 federal election.[18] On October 19, 2015, Brison defeated Morse by over 24,000 votes.[19]
Morse and his wife, Lynn Morse, have five children, three of whom are in the military.
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Kings—Hants | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Brison | 33,026 | 70.74 | +31.18 | ||||
| Conservative | David Morse | 8,677 | 18.59 | –18.04 | ||||
| New Democratic | Hugh Curry | 2,998 | 6.42 | –13.61 | ||||
| Green | Will Cooper | 1,569 | 3.36 | –0.42 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Megan Brown-Hodges | 184 | 0.39 | – | ||||
| Independent | Edd Twohig | 132 | 0.28 | – | ||||
| Independent | Cliff James Williams | 100 | 0.21 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 46,686 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 202 | 0.43 | –0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,888 | 70.56 | +8.80 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 66,454 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +24.61 | ||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Kings—Hants | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Brison | 15,887 | 39.56 | -4.62 | ||||
| Conservative | David Morse | 14,714 | 36.63 | +10.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mark Rogers | 8,043 | 20.03 | -1.98 | ||||
| Green | Sheila Richardson | 1,520 | 3.78 | -2.46 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 40,164 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 200 | 0.50 | +0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,364 | 61.76 | +3.17 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 65,355 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -7.56 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| New Democratic Party | Ramona Jennex | 4,038 | 41.18 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 2,759 | 28.14 | ||
| Liberal | Paula Howatt | 2,639 | 26.91 | ||
| Green | Brendan MacNeill | 369 | 3.76 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 3,788 | 42.36 | ||
| New Democratic Party | David Mangle | 3,130 | 35.00 | ||
| Liberal | Ray Savage | 1,797 | 20.10 | ||
| Green | Steve McGowen | 226 | 2.54 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 3,347 | 37.65 | ||
| New Democratic Party | David Mangle | 2,794 | 31.43 | ||
| Liberal | Maura Ryan | 2,682 | 30.17 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Victor Harris | 67 | 0.75 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 3,890 | 40.23 | ||
| Liberal | Robbie Harrison | 3,213 | 33.23 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Mary DeWolfe | 2,567 | 26.55 | ||
