Becky Druhan
Becky Druhan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development | |
| In office August 31, 2021 – December 12, 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Maguire |
| Assembly Member for Lunenburg West | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Furey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rebecca Druhan April 23, 1976[1] Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Party | Independent |
Rebecca Druhan[2] (born April 23, 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[3] Until October 27, 2025 she represented the riding of Lunenburg West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia; she currently sits as and Independent MLA.[4]
Education
Druhan graduated from Dalhousie University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2003, she received a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie Law School and was admitted to the bar in 2004.[5]
Career
Prior to her election to the legislature, Druhan was a lawyer and program coordinator for the Victorian Order of Nurses.[6]
Druhan was sworn in as the minister for Education and Early Childhood Development on August 31, 2021.[7]
She was appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Nova Scotia in December 2024,[8] and served in the position until an October 21, 2025 Cabinet shuffle.[9]
On October 27, 2025, Druhan left the Progressive Conservative party.[4]
Electoral record
2024
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Becky Druhan | 4,239 | 56.3% | +11.88 | ||||
| Liberal | Jonathan Crouse | 2,302 | 30.6% | -4.34 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nicholas Piovesan | 846 | 11.2% | -7.47 | ||||
| Green | Mitchell Langford | 145 | 1.9% | -0.07 | ||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 7,532 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[10] | ||||||||
2021
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Becky Druhan | 4,065 | 44.42 | +16.69 | $41,784.29 | |||
| Liberal | Jennifer Naugler | 3,197 | 34.94 | -12.15 | $43,562.40 | |||
| New Democratic | Merydie Ross | 1,709 | 18.67 | -2.08 | $48,588.41 | |||
| Green | Eric Wade | 180 | 1.97 | -2.46 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 9,151 | 99.75 | – | $94,583.99 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.25 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,174 | 55.65 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,484 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[11] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: A biographical directory from 1984 to the Present" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. p. 83. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Evan Taylor, "PCs Claim All Five Local Ridings". CKBW-FM, August 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Patil, Anjuli (27 October 2025). "Becky Druhan leaves PC Party, will represent Lunenburg West as Independent MLA". CBC News. Nova Scotia: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ Events Workplace.ca
- ^ Evan Taylor, "Meet The Candidate: Becky Druhan". CKBW-FM, August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Nova Scotia's new premier, cabinet sworn in at a ceremony in Halifax - CBC News". CBC. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Nova Scotia Legislature: Becky Druhan". Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "New Cabinet Will Drive Development". Retrieved October 27, 2025.
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865547/nova-scotia-election-2024-lunenburg-west/
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.