Tony Ince
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| image =
| name = Tony Ince
| honorific-suffix =
| birth_name = Robert Anthony Ince[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/district-13-cole-harbour-portland-valley-1.1410244 District 13 Profile - 2013] CBC News
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}}{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Julia |title=Meet Tony Ince: the man who beat Darrell Dexter |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/892465/meet-tony-ince-the-man-who-beat-darrell-dexter/ |website=globalnews.ca |publisher=Global News |accessdate=March 12, 2019}}
| birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| office = Canadian Senator
from Nova Scotia
| term_start = March 7, 2025
| term_end =
| nominator = Justin Trudeau
| appointed = Mary Simon
| constituency_AM1 = Cole Harbour
Cole Harbour-Portland Valley (2013-2021)
| assembly1 = Nova Scotia House of
| term_start1 = October 8, 2013
| term_end1 = October 27, 2024
| predecessor1 = Darrell Dexter
| successor1 = Leah Martin
| party = Liberal
| religion =
| spouse =
| occupation = }}
Robert Anthony "Tony" Ince (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Cole Harbour for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party where he defeated the incumbent, Premier Darrell Dexter.{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1159388-little-known-liberal-unseats-ndp-leader-dexter|title=Little-known Liberal unseats NDP leader Dexter|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=October 9, 2013|accessdate=2023-11-19|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009034227/http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1159388-little-known-liberal-unseats-ndp-leader-dexter|archivedate=October 9, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://metronews.ca/news/halifax/818290/nova-scotia-votes-riding-by-riding-results-for-halifax-region/|title=Nova Scotia votes: Riding-by-riding results for Halifax region|work=Metro|date=October 8, 2013|access-date=2023-11-19|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009014349/http://metronews.ca/news/halifax/818290/nova-scotia-votes-riding-by-riding-results-for-halifax-region/|archivedate=October 9, 2013}} In October 2024, Ince announced that he would not seek reelection.
Early life and education
Political career
Ince ran in the 2009 provincial election losing to Dexter. He was elected in the 2013 provincial election.
On October 22, 2013, Ince was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served as Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage as well as Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs and the Minister responsible for the Heritage Property Act.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/premier-stephen-mcneil-welcomes-16-member-cabinet-1.2158475|title=Premier Stephen McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet|work=CBC News|date=October 22, 2013|accessdate=2014-10-23}}{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1162086-mcneil-welcomes-16-member-cabinet|title=McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=October 22, 2013|accessdate=2023-11-19|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022143356/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1162086-mcneil-welcomes-16-member-cabinet|archivedate=October 22, 2013}}
Ince was re-elected in the 2017 election.{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/nsvotes/1473755-%E2%80%98giant-killer%E2%80%99-ince-survives-vote|title='Giant-killer' Ince survives vote|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=May 31, 2017|accessdate=2023-11-19|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611132708/http://thechronicleherald.ca/nsvotes/1473755-%E2%80%98giant-killer%E2%80%99-ince-survives-vote|archivedate=June 11, 2017}} On June 15, 2017, premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, moving Ince to Minister of the Public Service Commission, while keeping the Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs portfolio.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cabinet-politics-liberal-government-stephen-mcneil-1.4161624|title=Stephen McNeil shuffles cabinet, but vows not to change course|publisher=CBC News|date=June 15, 2017|accessdate=2017-06-16}}{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1478027-n.s.-cabinet-unveiled-casey-now-deputy-premier-finance-minister|title=N.S. cabinet unveiled: Casey now deputy premier, finance minister|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=June 15, 2017|accessdate=2023-11-19|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615183345/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1478027-n.s.-cabinet-unveiled-casey-now-deputy-premier-finance-minister|archivedate=June 15, 2017}}
As of September 22, 2024, Ince serves as the Official Opposition critic for the Public Service Commission, Military Relations, and African Nova Scotian Affairs.
In October 2024, Ince announced that he would not run in the next Nova Scotia general election to spend more time with family.{{Cite news |last=LaRoche |first=Jean |date=October 24, 2024 |title=3 more Liberals sitting out the next Nova Scotia election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ns-election-liberals-dartmouth-halifax-clayton-park-2024-1.7364026 |access-date=October 25, 2024 |work=CBC News}}
On March 7, 2025, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Electoral record
{{2021 Nova Scotia general election/Cole Harbour}}
{{2017 Nova Scotia general election/Cole Harbour-Portland Valley}}
{{Election box begin | title=2013 Nova Scotia general election}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}
|Tony Ince
|align="right"| 4,002
|align="right"| 41.03
|align="right"|N/A
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|align="right"| 3,981
|align="right"| 40.82
|align="right"|N/A
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|Greg Frampton
|align="right"| 1,769
|align="right"| 18.14
|align="right"|N/A
|}
{{Election box begin | title=2009 Nova Scotia general election}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|align="right"|5,847
|align="right"|68.83
|align="right"|
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}
|Tony Ince
|align="right"|1,519
|align="right"|17.88
|align="right"|
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|Mike Josey
|align="right"|930
|align="right"|10.95
|align="right"|
|-
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Donna Toews|199|2.34|–}}
|}
References
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External links
- [https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/tony-ince Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141023121820/http://nsliberalcaucus.ca/team/view/30 Liberal caucus profile]
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Category:Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
Category:People from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
Category:Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
Category:Black Canadian politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Category:Canadian senators from Nova Scotia