Gordie Gosse
| Gordie Gosse | |
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| Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly | |
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In office January 19, 2011 – October 24, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Parker |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Murphy |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Sydney-Whitney Pier Cape Breton Nova (2003-2013) |
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In office August 5, 2003 – April 2, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Paul MacEwan |
| Succeeded by | Derek Mombourquette |
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| Born | 1955 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Susan |
| Children | two sons |
| Residence | Whitney Pier, Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | youth worker |
Gordon Leonard Gosse, Jr. (born 1955) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Cape Breton Nova and Sydney-Whitney Pier in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2015. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
A native of Sydney's Whitney Pier neighbourhood, Gosse is a third generation steel worker, having worked for Sydney Steel Corporation for 18 years. An amateur athlete, Gosse also worked as a youth worker and served as Executive Director of the Whitney Pier Youth Club for 10 years. Gosse was an active member of the Whitney Pier Memorial Junior High School Advisory Council, the Youth Resource Association, the Health Studies Working Group (Joint Action Group), the Community Health and Safety Advisory Committee, and the Board of Directors of the local YMCA.
In 1999, Gosse successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Cape Breton Nova, but was defeated by incumbent Paul MacEwan in the 1999 provincial election. In 2003, Gosse was again nominated as the NDP candidate in the riding. He was elected in the 2003 provincial election, achieving 44.54% of the vote and winning by a margin of 74 votes. He was re-elected in the 2006 provincial election with 60.92%, an increase of 2521 votes. He was re-elected in the 2009 provincial election with 71.07% and a margin of 3186 votes over his closest challenger. The riding of Cape Breton Nova was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundaries review. Gosse was re-elected in the new riding of Sydney-Whitney Pier in the 2013 provincial election with 49.37% and a margin of 550 votes over his closest challenger.
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