David Hendsbee (born April 9, 1960) is a Canadian politician. He represented the
electoral district
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of
Preston in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
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. Today he sits on the
Halifax Regional Council
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.
Early life and education
Born in April 1960 at
Oshawa
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,
Ontario
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, Hendsbee graduated from
Saint Mary's University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Political career
From 1989 to 1991, Hendsbee was the executive assistant to provincial cabinet minister
Tom McInnis.
Prior to the
1993 election, Hendsbee wanted to seek the Progressive Conservative nomination in the new Preston riding, but premier
Donald Cameron Donald Cameron may refer to:
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refused to sign his nomination papers, prompting him to run as an
Independent
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candidate. On election night, Hendsbee finished second, losing to Liberal
Wayne Adams by 491 votes. Hendsbee turned to municipal politics and was elected a councillor in
Halifax County, Nova Scotia
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. In December 1995, Hendsbee was elected a
councillor
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Canada
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for the newly established
Halifax Regional Municipality
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.
Hendsbee ran for the Progressive Conservatives in the
1999 election, and defeated New Democrat incumbent
Yvonne Atwell
Yvonne Atwell (born 1943) is a Canadian community activist, former provincial politician and former hospital administrator. She is known for being the first Black woman elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Early life and education
Yvo ...
by 304 votes in the Preston riding. He served as a backbench member of
John Hamm
John Frederick Hamm (born April 8, 1938) is a Canadian physician and politician, who served as the 25th premier of Nova Scotia from 1999 to 2006.
Education
Hamm, a graduate of the University of King's College and Dalhousie University, was a ...
's government, and was defeated by Liberal
Keith Colwell
Keith Wayne Colwell (born October 3, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Preston-Dartmouth for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, from 1993 to 1999 and from 2003 to ...
when he ran for re-election in
2003
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. Following his defeat, Hendsbee announced he would run in a municipal byelection for his old Halifax Regional Council seat. In November 2003, he won the byelection, and was re-elected in the
2004
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Events January
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,
2008
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,
2012
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,
2016
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, and
2020 municipal elections.
Personal life
Hendsbee resides in
Seaforth, Nova Scotia
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with his wife, Susan Goodyer.
References
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1960 births
Living people
Halifax Regional Municipality councillors
Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
People from Oshawa
Saint Mary's University (Halifax) alumni
21st-century Canadian politicians