Kim Masland
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| image = Kim Masland, MLA, Queens-Shelburne.jpg
| name = Kim Masland
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|07|16}}
| birth_place =
| assembly = Nova Scotia House of
| constituency_AM =Queens
Queens-Shelburne (2017-2021)
| term_start = May 30, 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor = Sterling Belliveau
| successor =
| party = Progressive Conservative
| religion =
| residence = Liverpool, Nova Scotia
| occupation = Executive assistant, banker
}}
Kimberly "Kim" Dawn Masland (born July 16, 1970)[https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/people/mlabios.pdf The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Masland, Kimberly, page 190] Nova Scotia Legislature is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, she represents the electoral district of Queens-Shelburne.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/election-elected-mla-riding-electoral-district-halifax-1.4135129 "Who won in your riding? See the list of elected MLAs"]. CBC News, May 30, 2017.
Early life and education
Masland graduated from North Queens Community School in 1988.{{cite web|title=Kim Masland bio |url=https://www.pcpartyns.ca/kim_masland |publisher=Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia |accessdate=June 12, 2020 }} She then graduated from Halifax Business Academy with a diploma in business administration.
Career
Prior to her election to the House of Assembly, Masland served as chief of staff for former Member of Parliament Gerald Keddy. She previously worked with the Royal Bank of Canada in Liverpool for eight years in personal banking.
On August 31, 2021, Masland was made Minister of Public Works.{{Cite web|url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20210831003|title = New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians|date=May 11, 2018}}
She was re-elected in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election.
Electoral record
{{2024 Nova Scotia general election/Queens}}{{Canadian election result/top|NS|2021|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Kim Masland|3,627|70.37|+19.96}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Susan McLeod|1,051|20.39|-7.04}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Mary Dahr|323|6.27|-12.28}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Brian Muldoon|153|2.97|-0.64}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|5,154|99.59|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|21|0.41|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|5,175|58.36|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|8,868}}
{{CANelec/hold|NS|PC|+13.50}}
{{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 |archive-date=2021-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007215320/https://results.electionsns.ca/ |url-status=dead }}}}
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{{Canadian election result/top|NS|2017|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Kim Masland|3,244|43.82|+11.33}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Vernon Oickle|2,303|31.11|+3.25}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|John Davis|1,581|21.36|-15.74}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Kathleen Milan|275|3.71|+1.16}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|7,403|100.0 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|25|0.34|-0.31}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|7,428|53.20|-6.78}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|13,961}}
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References
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Category:Dalhousie University alumni
Category:Political chiefs of staff
Category:Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
Category:Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
Category:Royal Bank of Canada people
Category:Women MLAs in Nova Scotia
Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly