Brad Johns
Brad Johns | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Sackville-Uniacke | |
| Assumed office May 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Gough |
| Member of Halifax Regional Council | |
| In office November 6, 2012 – November 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Blackburn |
| Constituency | District 14 Middle/Upper Sackville – Beaver Bank - Lucasville |
| In office November 7, 2000 – November 6, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Barnet |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | District 19 Middle and Upper Sackville - Lucasville |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nova Scotia | |
| In office August 31, 2021 – April 19, 2024 | |
| Premier | Tim Houston |
| Preceded by | Randy Delorey |
| Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia | |
| In office August 31, 2021 – April 19, 2024 | |
| Premier | Tim Houston |
| Preceded by | Randy Delorey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Politician |
Bradley Harris Johns 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, he represents the electoral district of Sackville-Uniacke.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Johns grew up in Middle Sackville and graduated from Sackville High School in 1988 and then attended Mount Saint Vincent University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History.[2]
Before politics
[edit]Prior to his election to the House of Assembly, Johns was a Halifax Regional Municipal Councillor from 2000 until his defeat in 2016. During his tenure as a councillor, Johns was twice ranked as "HRM's most absent councillor", missing 19 Committee of the Whole, standing committee and community council meetings in 2015, and 25 in 2014.[3] From 2007-2010, Johns did not receive a grade above "C" from The Coast's Councillor Report Cards, receiving a "D" grade in 2007, 2008 and 2010.[4] He also received a "D" grade in the year 2000.[5] When asked for an interview prior to the 2008 grades being released, Johns was quoted as saying, "Why the hell would I want to meet with The Coast?... You guys keep giving me a D and I get elected with more votes than anyone else.".[5]
Johns was also the first elected representative to serve as a chairperson for the RCMP / HRP Board of Police Commissioners and was deputy mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality in 2010 and 2011.[6]
Political career
[edit]In November 2017, Johns endorsed Nova Scotia PC leadership candidate Tim Houston.[7]
On August 31, 2021, Johns was made Minister of Justice and Attorney General as well as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Labor Relations.[8]
On April 19, 2024, Johns resigned from Cabinet, one day after stating that he did not believe domestic violence was an epidemic. Johns made the comments on the four-year anniversary of the mass shooting in Nova Scotia, which resulted in the deaths of 22 people.[9] Johns was the second minister of the Houston government to quit cabinet, following the resignation of Trevor Boudreau.
He was re-elected in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election.
Electoral record
[edit]| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Sackville-Uniacke | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brad Johns | 2,925 | 48.99 | 5.16 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lisa Blackburn | 2,529 | 42.35 | 20.68 | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Trappenberg | 517 | 8.66 | -24.14 | ||||
| Total | 5,971 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 58 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,394 | 42.26 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,130 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[10] | ||||||||
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Sackville-Uniacke | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Brad Johns | 3,104 | 43.82 | +0.24 | $22,052.59 | |||
| Liberal | Donalda MacIsaac | 2,323 | 32.80 | +0.67 | $30,586.74 | |||
| New Democratic | Thomas Hill | 1,535 | 21.67 | +1.81 | $31,376.42 | |||
| Green | Carson LeQuesne | 121 | 1.71 | -1.73 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,083 | 99.72 | – | $81,042.78 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,103 | 51.44 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 13,809 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.22 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Sackville-Beaver Bank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brad Johns | 2,923 | 43.58 | +20.86 | ||||
| Liberal | Stephen Gough | 2,155 | 32.13 | -8.08 | ||||
| New Democratic | Dennis Kutchera | 1,332 | 19.86 | -17.21 | ||||
| Green | Michael Montgomery | 231 | 3.44 | |||||
| Atlantica | Rita Billington | 66 | 0.98 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,707 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.21 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,721 | 48.69 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 13,803 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | -3.12 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[13][14] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Who won in your riding? See the list of elected MLAs". CBC News, May 30, 2017.
- ↑ ABOUT BRAD | brad-johns-home bradleyjohns.wixsite.com
- ↑ Boon, Jacob. "Brad Johns once again HRM's most absent city councillor". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ↑ Bousquet, Tim. "Brad Johns". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- 1 2 Bousquet, Tim. "District 19 - Brad Johns". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ↑ Brad Johns - MLA for Sackville-Beaverbank
- ↑ "'Time to win': Tim Houston running for PC Party leader". CBC News. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ↑ "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". May 11, 2018.
- ↑ "N.S. Justice Minister Brad Johns resigns from cabinet". CBC News. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2017). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2018). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
