Fred Tilley
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| image = |
| name = Fred Tilley
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|November 12, 1968}}
| birth_place = Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
| assembly = Nova Scotia House of
| constituency_AM = Northside-Westmount
| term_start = August 17, 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = Murray Ryan
| successor =
| party = Progressive Conservative (2024–)
| otherparty = Liberal (until 2024)
| residence = Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
| spouse = Jean Tilley
| occupation = MLA for Northside-Westmount
}}
Fred Tilley (born November 12, 1968) 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/8060607/nova-scotia-election-northside-westmount-2021/ "Nova Scotia election riding results: Northside Westmount"]. Global News, August 17, 2021. He represents the riding of Northside-Westmount as a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives, having been elected as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Prior to becoming an MLA, Tilley worked in the retail, construction, fishing, harvesting, and post-secondary education industries.{{cite web |title=Nova Scotia Legislature-MLA Profile |url=https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/fred-tilley |website=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Nova Scotia House of Assembly |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=18 October 2021}} Tilley served as Principal of NSCC's Marconi Campus from 2013 to 2021 and Academic Chair from 2001 to 2013.
Education
Tilley attended St. Francis Xavier University and Mount Saint Vincent University.https://ca.linkedin.com/in/fred-tilley-284a65a {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}
Political career
Following the resignation of Liberal Party of Nova Scotia leader Iain Rankin, Tilley publicly expressed his interest in launching a bid for the leader.{{cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/cape-breton-mla-mulls-provincial-liberal-leadership-bid-but-baffled-by-new-fees-100692212/|title=Cape Breton MLA mulls provincial Liberal leadership bid but baffled by new fees|publisher=SaltWire Network|date=February 11, 2022|access-date=2024-01-27}} However, on February 18, 2021, Tilley announced his intent to support Angela Simmonds for leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/michaeltgorman/status/1494724280105508872|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Twitter|language=en}}
Tilley is a member of the Community Services Committee.{{Cite web|last=david|date=2021-08-19|title=Fred Tilley|url=https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/fred-tilley|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Nova Scotia Legislature|language=en}}
On October 22, 2024, Tilley crossed the floor to the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-22 |title=Liberal caucus chair crosses aisle to join N.S. Progressive Conservatives |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/more/liberal-fred-tilley-joining-n-s-progressive-conservatives-1.7082695 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=CTVNews |language=en}}
Tilley was re-elected in the 2024 election.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pcs-increase-their-riding-count-in-cape-breton-1.7394078|title=PCs increase their riding count in Cape Breton|publisher=CBC News|date=November 27, 2024|access-date=2024-12-06}}
On December 12, 2024, Tilley was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Public Works.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cabinet-politics-tim-houston-1.7408891|title=Nova Scotia's new 21-member cabinet sworn in at Halifax ceremony|publisher=CBC News|date=December 12, 2024|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Bills introduced
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!Assembly !Act Title !Date |
| Assembly 64, Session 1
|Consumer Protection Office Act{{Cite web|title=Bills From Current Session|url=https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/fred-tilley/bills-current-session|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Nova Scotia Legislature|language=en}} |October 25, 2021 |
Electoral record
{{2024 Nova Scotia general election/Northside-Westmount}}
{{Canadian election result/top|NS|2021|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Fred Tilley|4,030|46.86|+25.49}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Murray Ryan|3,140|36.51|+7.55}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Jennifer Morrison|1,430|16.63|-0.36}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|8,600|99.20}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|69|0.80|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|8,669|53.34|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|16,251}}
{{CANelec/gain|NS|Liberal|PC|+8.97}}
{{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 |access-date=October 7, 2021}}}}
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References
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Category:Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
Category:People from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Category:Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
Category:21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly