Kim Masland
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Kimberly "Kim" Dawn Masland (born July 16, 1970) is a Canadian politician who 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.
Early life and education
Masland graduated from North Queens Community School in 1988. 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.
She was re-elected in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election.
Electoral record
| vte2024 Nova Scotia general election: Queens | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Kim Masland | 3,461 | 79.93 | +9.56 | |
| Liberal | Cathy DeRome | 487 | 11.25 | -9.14 | |
| New Democratic | Brian Skabar | 382 | 8.82 | +2.56 | |
| Total | 4,330 | – | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,354 | 46.65 | |||
| Eligible voters | 9,333 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Kim Masland | 3,627 | 70.37 | +19.96 | |
| Liberal | Susan McLeod | 1,051 | 20.39 | -7.04 | |
| New Democratic | Mary Dahr | 323 | 6.27 | -12.28 | |
| Green | Brian Muldoon | 153 | 2.97 | -0.64 | |
| Total valid votes | 5,154 | 99.59 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.41 | |||
| Turnout | 5,175 | 58.36 | |||
| Eligible voters | 8,868 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +13.50 | |||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Kim Masland | 3,244 | 43.82 | +11.33 | |
| Liberal | Vernon Oickle | 2,303 | 31.11 | +3.25 | |
| New Democratic | John Davis | 1,581 | 21.36 | -15.74 | |
| Green | Kathleen Milan | 275 | 3.71 | +1.16 | |
| Total valid votes | 7,403 | 100.0 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.34 | -0.31 | ||
| Turnout | 7,428 | 53.20 | -6.78 | ||
| Eligible voters | 13,961 |