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Thomas Trappenberg

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Thomas Trappenberg
Leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia
Assumed office
6 November 2016
Preceded byBrynn Nheiley (Interim)
Personal details
Born1963[1]
Germany
NationalityCanadian
Political partyGreen Party of Nova Scotia
Children2
OccupationProfessor of Computer Science
Websitegreenpartyns.ca

Thomas Trappenberg is a German-Canadian politician and the leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia.[2] He is one of the provincial party's founding members. He previously ran as the Green Party of Canada candidate in the 2011 federal election for Halifax West.

Early life and education[edit]

Born in Germany, Trappenberg received a Master of Science from Aachen University in 1989.[3] He then received a Ph.D from Aachen in 1992.

Career[edit]

Trappenberg is a professor of Computer Science at Dalhousie University.[4]

Personal life[edit]

He lives in Hatchet Lake with his wife, daughter, and adopted son.

Electoral results[edit]

Nova Scotia general election, 2017: Clayton Park West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Atlantica Jonathan Dean 154 1.8%
Liberal Rafah DiCostanzo 4,035 46.0%
Progressive Conservative Paul Kimball 2,304 26.3%
Green Thomas Trappenberg 506 5.8%
New Democratic Rana Zaman 1,764 20.1%
Total valid votes 8,763 100.0%  
Total rejected ballots 30
Turnout 8,793 49.6%
Eligible voters 17,712
Halifax Needham by-election August 30, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  New Democratic Party Lisa Roberts 2,519 50.97 +6.98
  Liberal Rod Wilson 1,662 33.63 -6.77
  Progressive Conservative Andy Arsenault 600 12.14 +1.32
Green Thomas Trappenberg 161 3.26 -1.53
Total valid votes 4,942 100.00
Total rejected ballots 21 0.42 -0.50
Turnout 4,963 32.50 -17.93
Electors on the lists 15,270
New Democratic hold Swing +6.87
Canadian federal election, 2015: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Andy Fillmore 27,431 51.73 +26.08
New Democratic Megan Leslie 19,162 36.13 –15.48
Conservative Irvine Carvery 4,564 8.61 –9.41
Green Thomas Trappenberg 1,745 3.29 –1.10
Marxist–Leninist Allan Bezanson 130 0.25 -0.09
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,032 100.00   $202,243.99
Total rejected ballots 259 0.49
Turnout 53,291 74.68
Eligible voters 71,363
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +20.78
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2013 Nova Scotia general election: Timberlea-Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Iain Rankin 4,471 51.93 +33.78
  New Democratic Party Linda Moxsom-Skinner 2,230 25.90 -44.31
  Progressive Conservative Dr. Bruce Pretty 1,608 18.86 +10.17
Green Thomas Trappenberg 300 3.50 +0.55
Canadian federal election, 2011: Halifax West
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Geoff Regan 16,230 35.92 -5.64 $61,795.88
Conservative Bruce Pretty 13,782 30.50 +9.37 $51,236.29
New Democratic Gregor Ash 13,239 29.30 -0.30 $42,761.72
Green Thomas Trappenberg 1,931 4.27 -2.81 $860.31
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,182 100.0     $84,619.08
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 239 0.53 +0.16
Turnout 45,421 62.34 +3.21
Eligible voters 72,862
Liberal hold Swing -7.47
Sources:[7][8]
2009 Nova Scotia general election: Timberlea-Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  New Democratic Party Bill Estabrooks 6174 70.21
  Liberal Lisa Mullin 1596 18.15
  Progressive Conservative Gina Byrne 764 8.69
Green Thomas Trappenberg 259 2.95
2006 Nova Scotia general election: Timberlea-Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  New Democratic Party Bill Estabrooks 5317 63.15 +3.14
  Progressive Conservative Juanita Cirtwill 2034 24.16 +2.09
Liberal Lisa Mullin 851 10.11 -11.63
Green Thomas Trappenberg 217 2.58
Canadian federal election, 2006: Halifax West
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Geoff Regan 21,818 49.36 +1.86 $54,533.58
New Democratic Alan Hill 10,798 24.43 -3.52 $15,656.30
Conservative Rakesh Khosla 10,184 23.04 +2.10 $46,536.45
Green Thomas Trappenberg 1,406 3.18 -0.43 $642.68
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,206 100.0     $75,552
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 147 0.33 -0.02
Turnout 44,353 63.05 -0.46
Eligible voters 70,349
Liberal hold Swing +2.69

References[edit]

  1. Trappenberg focused on student debt, job creation Signal HFX
  2. Panacci, Amanda (6 November 2016). "Meet the new leader of Nova Scotia's Green Party". Halifax, Nova Scotia: The Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. DR. THOMAS TRAPPENBERG - Biography Dalhousie University
  4. "Green Leadership". Halifax, Nova Scotia: Green Party of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  5. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Halifax (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  6. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2018. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  8. Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

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