Braedon Clark | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Sackville—Bedford—Preston | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Darrell Samson |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Bedford South | |
| In office 17 August 2021 – 27 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Damian Stoilov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
Other party | NS Liberal |
Braedon Clark (born 25 April 1988) is a Canadian politician, who serves as a Member of Parliament from Bedford, Nova Scotia. Prior to Federal election, he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[1] He represented the riding of Bedford South as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Clark was a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Law Amendments Committee.[2]
As of September 22, 2024, Clark served as the Official Opposition critic for Housing, Healthcare Redevelopment, Service Nova Scotia, and Youth.
On November 26, 2024, Clark was defeated by Damian Stoilov in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election.
Prior to becoming an MLA, Clark worked as a political assistant and in public relations.[3]
Clark was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament in Sackville—Bedford—Preston for the 2025 Canadian federal election.[4][5]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Sackville—Bedford—Preston | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Braedon Clark | 36,062 | 61.97 | +17.32 | ||||
| Conservative | Dave Carroll | 18,860 | 32.41 | +7.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Isaac Wilson | 2,324 | 3.99 | -20.79 | ||||
| Green | Andre Anderson | 526 | 0.90 | -1.15 | ||||
| People's | Ryan Slaney | 418 | 0.72 | -2.77 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,190 | 99.29 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 416 | 0.71 | +0.23 | |||||
| Turnout | 58,606 | 73.16 | +8.77 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,104 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +4.95 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Bedford South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Damian Stoilov | 2,888 | 41.25 | +11.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Braedon Clark | 2,786 | 39.79 | -5.58 | ||||
| New Democratic | Isaac G. Wilson | 1,243 | 17.75 | -4.67 | ||||
| Green | Ron G. Parker | 85 | 1.21 | -0.57 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,002 | 99.52 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.48 | +0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,036 | 56.92 | +1.88 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,362 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.55 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[8] | ||||||||
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Bedford South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Braedon Clark | 3,568 | 45.37 | -5.92 | $64,408.42 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Sura Hadad | 2,338 | 29.73 | +0.25 | $29,251.32 | |||
| New Democratic | David Paterson | 1,763 | 22.42 | +8.29 | $33,813.45 | |||
| Green | Ron G. Parker | 140 | 1.78 | -2.94 | $200.00 | |||
| Atlantica | Alan Nightingale | 55 | 0.70 | +0.34 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,864 | 99.65 | – | $83,142.54 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.35 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,892 | 55.04 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,339 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | -3.09 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9][10] | ||||||||
References
- "Nova Scotia election riding results: Bedford South". Global News, 17 August 2021.
- david (2021-08-19). "Braedon Clark". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- "Nova Scotia Legislature-MLA Profile". Nova Scotia Legislature. Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- Healey, Pat (2025-03-02). "Clark seeking federal Liberal nomination for Sackville-Bedford-Preston". The Laker. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- "Sackville—Bedford—Preston live federal election results". Toronto Star. 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.