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Ali Duale
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Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Armdale |
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In office August 17, 2021 – October 27, 2024 |
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Preceded by | Lena Diab |
Succeeded by | Rod Wilson |
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Born | Somalia |
Political party | Liberal |
Ali Duale is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represented the riding of Halifax Armdale as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party until 2024.
Originally from Somalia, Duale came to Canada as a refugee from the Somali Civil War, and has worked for the Halifax Fire Department. He was one of four Black Canadians elected to the Nova Scotia legislature in 2021.
Duale was member of the Human Resources and Veterans Affairs Committees.
From September 22, 2024, to his 2024 electoral defeat, Duale served as the Official Opposition critic for Communities, Culture, and Heritage.
Electoral record
Nova Scotia general election, 2024: Halifax Armdale | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Rod Wilson | 2,510 | 39.2% | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Craig Myra | 2,287 | 30.7% | |||||
Liberal | Ali Duale | 1,598 | 25.0% | |||||
Total valid votes | ||||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 6,395 | |||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.86 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia |
Nova Scotia general election, 2021: Halifax Armdale | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Ali Duale | 3,070 | 40.35 | –3.22 | $70,351.56 | |||
New Democratic | Julie Melanson | 2,593 | 34.08 | +1.33 | $53,488.81 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Richard MacLean | 1,681 | 22.09 | +3.43 | $26,722.37 | |||
Green | Jo-Ann Roberts | 202 | 2.65 | –1.26 | $260.94 | |||
Independent | Stephen Chafe | 63 | 0.83 | – | $2,271.79 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,609 | 99.67 | – | $82,778.45 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.33 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,634 | 53.52 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 14,265 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | –2.28 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia |
Nova Scotia general election, 2021 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Ali Duale | 3,070 | 40.35 | –4.23 | ||||
New Democratic | Julie Melanson | 2,593 | 34.08 | +2.50 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Richard MacLean | 1,681 | 22.09 | +3.23 | ||||
Green | Jo-Ann Roberts | 202 | 2.65 | –1.05 | ||||
Independent | Stephen Chafe | 63 | 0.83 | |||||
Total valid votes | 7,609 | 99.67 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.33 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,634 | 54.02 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 14,131 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | –3.37 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia |
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