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| Claudia ChenderMLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assemblyfor Dartmouth South | |
| Assumed office May 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Marian Mancini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jamie MacLellan |
| Residence | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Claudia Chender is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, she represents the electoral district of Dartmouth South.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Chender was raised in the Shambhala Buddhist community.[2] She graduated from Dalhousie University in 1999 with a bachelor of arts and then from the University of Victoria in 2004 with a bachelor of laws.
Electoral record[edit]
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Claudia Chender | 3,545 | 39.7% | +4.45 | ||||
| Liberal | Vishal Bhardwaj | 3,348 | 37.4% | +3.41 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jad Crnogorac | 1,418 | 15.9% | -7.26 | ||||
| Green | June Trenholm | 506 | 5.7% | -- | ||||
| Atlantica | Jim Murray | 123 | 1.4% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.0 | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Nova Scotia election: NDP Claudia Chender elected in Dartmouth South riding". Global News, May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Women team up to ‘uplift’ downtown" Archived 2017-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Halifax Chronicle Herald, February 25, 2014.