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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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| Assumed office August 17, 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Lena Diab |
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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 represents the riding of Halifax Armdale as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Originally from Somalia, Duale came to Canada as a refugee from the Somalian 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 is member of the Human Resources and Veterans Affairs Committees.
Electoral record
| 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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