Tim Olive

Timothy A. Olive (born December 19, 1946) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Tim Olive
MLA for Dartmouth South
In office
1999–2003
Preceded byDon Chard
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1946-12-19) December 19, 1946
London, England
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceDartmouth, Nova Scotia
OccupationBusinessman

Born in 1946 at London, England, Olive is a businessman in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.[2] Olive was nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Dartmouth South in the 1999 election.[3] On July 27, 1999, Olive was elected MLA, defeating New Democrat incumbent Don Chard by 645 votes.[4][5] On August 18, 1999, Olive was named chair of the government's caucus.[6]

On June 17, 2002, Olive was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources and Minister responsible for the Emergency Measures Act.[7] Olive was defeated by New Democrat Marilyn More when he ran for re-election in 2003, losing by more than 1,000 votes in the new riding of Dartmouth South-Portland Valley.[8][9][10] Olive ran again in the 2006 election, but was again defeated by More.[11]

Prior to June 2012, Olive served as the Executive Director of the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission.[12]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  2. "Cabinet biography". Nova Scotia Legislature. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  3. "Dartmouth South Tories look to Olive". The Chronicle Herald. June 25, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  4. "Election Returns, 1999 (Dartmouth South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  5. "Defeated MLAs lining up new jobs". The Chronicle Herald. July 30, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  6. "Hamm makes Olive caucus chairman". The Chronicle Herald. August 19, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  7. "Balser named Energy Minister; Olive and Clarke join cabinet". Government of Nova Scotia. June 17, 2002. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  8. "Election Returns, 2003 (Dartmouth South-Portland Valley)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  9. "Metro unravelled Tory majority". The Chronicle Herald. August 6, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  10. "Several ministers lose seats". The Chronicle Herald. August 6, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  11. "Election Returns, 2006 (Dartmouth South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  12. "It's ferries first for Rissesco". The Chronicle Herald. October 22, 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-21.


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