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Suzy Hansen
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| Chief Whip of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office September 7, 2021 |
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| Leader | Gary Burrill and Claudia Chender |
| Critic, Education and Early Childhood Development; Housing; African Nova Scotian Affairs; Office of Equity & Anti-Racism Initiatives; Immigration; Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services | |
| Assumed office September 7, 2021 |
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| Leader | Gary Burrill and Claudia Chender |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Needham |
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| Assumed office August 17, 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Lisa Roberts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | NDP |
Sue Ellen "Suzy" Hansen (born 1979) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Halifax Needham as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
As of September 22, 2024, Hansen serves as the Third Party spokesperson for Education and Early Childhood Development, Housing, African Nova Scotian Affairs, Office of Equity & Anti-Racism Initiatives, Immigration, Status of Women, Justice, Human Rights Commission, Elections NS, and Accessibility Act. She also serves as the Caucus Chair of the Third Party.
Prior to her election, Hansen was a former board member of the Halifax Regional School Board and other boards and an active volunteer. She was also one of four Black Canadians elected to the Nova Scotia legislature in 2021.
Electoral record
| Nova Scotia general election, 2024: Halifax Needham | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Suzy Hansen | 5,063 | 67.8% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Trayvone Clayton | 1,276 | 17.1% | |||||
| Liberal | Jon Frost | 1,003 | 13.4% | |||||
| Green | Amethyste Hamel-Gregory | 127 | 1.7% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 7,469 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia | ||||||||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2021: Halifax Needham | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Suzy Hansen | 5,308 | 58.96 | +7.67 | ||||
| Liberal | Colin Coady | 2,617 | 29.07 | +0.65 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Scott Ellis | 904 | 10.04 | -4.36 | ||||
| Green | Kai Trappenberg | 173 | 1.92 | -3.97 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,002 | 99.52 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 43 | 0.48 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,045 | 53.34 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,957 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.51 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia | ||||||||
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