David M. Morse (born October 31, 1954) is a

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politician in

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. He represented the electoral district of

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in the

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from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

Early life and education

Morse graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from

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, and then received a master's degree in Business Administration from

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. Morse was a self-employed life and disability insurance broker before running for politics in 1999.

Political career

Morse first attempted to enter provincial politics in 1998, running as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Kings South. He finished third in the 1998 election, losing to Liberal incumbent

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. In the 1999 election, Morse was again nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding, this time defeating Harrison. Morse was re-elected in the

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and

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elections. On January 18, 2001, Morse was appointed to the

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as Minister of Environment and Labour. In a December 2002 cabinet shuffle, Morse was named Minister of Community Services. He retained that post following both the 2003 election, and the swearing-in of the

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government in February 2006. Following the 2006 election, Morse was shuffled to Minister of Natural Resources. In January 2009, Morse was named Minister of Environment, Minister of Emergency Management, and Minister Responsible for Military Relations. In the 2009 election, Morse was defeated by

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candidate Ramona Jennex. On October 27, 2010, Morse announced that was he was seeking the

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nomination in the riding of

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for the 2011 federal election. He became the candidate on January 6, 2011, winning the nomination by

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. On election night, Morse was defeated by

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incumbent

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. Morse was nominated again as the Conservative candidate in Kings—Hants for the 2015 federal election. On October 19, 2015, Brison defeated Morse by over 24,000 votes.

Personal life

Morse and his wife, Lynn Morse, have five children, three of whom are in the military.

Electoral record

, - ,

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, David Mangle , align="right", 2,794 , align="right", 31.43 , align="right", , - ,

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, Mary DeWolfe , align="right", 2,567 , align="right", 26.55 , align="right",

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morse, David Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Living people 1954 births Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons People from Kings County, Nova Scotia Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia municipal councillors Nova Scotia candidates for Member of Parliament