Carman Kerr
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Carman Kerr
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| birth_place = Annapolis County, Nova Scotia[https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/people/mlabios.pdf Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present] Nova Scotia Legislature
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| assembly = Nova Scotia House of
| constituency_AM = Annapolis
| term_start = August 17, 2021
| term_end = October 27, 2024
| predecessor = Stephen McNeil
| successor = David Bowlby
| party = Liberal
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| occupation = Politician
| website = [https://carmankerr.ca carmankerr.ca]
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Carman Kerr is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[https://globalnews.ca/news/8012925/nova-scotia-election-annapolis-2021/ "Nova Scotia election riding results: Annapolis"]. Global News, August 17, 2021. He represented the riding of Annapolis as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2021-2024.
Prior to becoming an MLA, Kerr worked in the tourism sector.{{cite web |title=Nova Scotia Legislature-MLA Profile |url=https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/carman-kerr |website=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Nova Scotia House of Assembly |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=18 October 2021}} He is a member of the Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee.{{Cite web|last=david|date=2019-07-31|title=Carman Kerr|url=https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/carman-kerr|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Nova Scotia Legislature|language=en}} As of September 22, 2024, Kerr serves as the Official Opposition critic for Agriculture.
He was unseated in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election by a margin of 7 votes.{{Cite web |title=Nova Scotia election 2024 results: Annapolis - Halifax {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10865491/nova-scotia-election-2024-annapolis/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}
Bills introduced
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!Assembly !Act Title !Date |
| Assembly 64, Session 1
|Sustainable Forest Practices Accountability Act{{Cite web|title=Bills From Current Session|url=https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/carman-kerr/bills-current-session|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Nova Scotia Legislature|language=en}} |October 18, 2021 |
Electoral record
{{Canadian election result/top|NS|2021|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Carman Kerr|4,231|49.62|-16.49}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Jennifer Ehrenfeld-Poole|2,753|32.29|+17.38}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Cheryl Burbidge|1,127|13.22|-0.71}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Krista Grear|306|3.59|-0.10}}
{{CANelec|NS|Atlantica|Mark Robertson|109|1.28|-0.08}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|8,526|99.52}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|41|0.48|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|8,567|57.80|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|14,821}}
{{CANelec/hold|NS|Liberal|-16.94}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Nova Scotia{{cite web |title=Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results |url=https://results.electionsns.ca/ |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |accessdate=October 7, 2021}}}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
Category:People from Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
Category:21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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