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Eddie Orrell | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Northside-Westmount Cape Breton North (2011-2013) | |
| In office June 21, 2011 – July 31, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Murray Ryan |
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| Born | February 7, 1965[1][2] Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | North Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | physiotherapist |
Ralph Edward Orrell (born February 7, 1965) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Northside-Westmount in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from June 2011 to July 2019 as a Progressive Conservative.
On June 21, 2011, Orrell was elected in a byelection for the electoral district of Cape Breton North.[3] In the 2013 provincial election, Orrell was re-elected in the new riding of Northside-Westmount.[4][5] He was re-elected in the 2017 election.[6]
On May 10, 2019, Orrell announced he will seek the Conservative nomination in Sydney—Victoria for the 2019 federal election.[7] On July 15, 2019, it was announced that Orrell was selected as the candidate.[8] Orrell resigned his provincial seat on July 31, 2019.[9][10]
- ^ "Nova Scotia PC Party on Twitter: "A very happy birthday to our own @EddieOrrell today!"". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Nova Scotia Legislature - Home » Members » MLAs » Eddie Orrell". nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Tory Eddie Orrell wins CB North byelection". CBC News. June 21, 2011. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Orrell takes Northside-Westmount riding after close race". Cape Breton Post. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Cape Breton voters buck election trend of change". CBC News. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ "Election brings change to CBRM". Cape Breton Post. May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Orrell to seek Conservative nomination in Sydney-Victoria riding". Cape Breton Post. May 10, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ^ "Make it three: N.S. MLA Orrell joins d'Entremont and MacLeod as federal Tory candidates". Global News. July 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "Three of Nova Scotia's PC MLAs resign to run in federal election". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Two Cape Breton Tory MLA's Resigning Today". The Coast. July 31, 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-27.