Claudia Chender

Claudia Chender (born 1977)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election, and re-elected in 2021. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, she is the NDP House Leader and represents the electoral district of Dartmouth South.[2] On February 14, 2021, Chender declared her candidacy for leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party[3]

Claudia Chender
MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Dartmouth South
Assumed office
May 30, 2017
Preceded byMarian Mancini
Personal details
Born1977
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Jamie MacLellan
Residence(s)Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OccupationLawyer

Early life and education

Chender is a lawyer by training and has worked in the not for profit and private sectors. She was raised in the Buddhist and Jewish traditions.[4] 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. She lives in Dartmouth South with her husband and three children.

Electoral record
2021 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticClaudia Chender4,20958.13+18.48
LiberalLesley MacKay1,60322.14-15.31
Progressive ConservativeChris Curtis1,26217.43+1.57
GreenSkylar Martini1672.31-3.35
Total valid votes 7,24199.64
Total rejected ballots 260.36
Turnout 7,26752.96
Eligible voters 13,721
New Democratic hold Swing +16.90
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5][6]
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticClaudia Chender3,54539.7%+4.45
LiberalVishal Bhardwaj3,34837.4%+3.41
Progressive ConservativeJad Crnogorac1,41815.9%-7.26
GreenJune Trenholm5065.7%--
AtlanticaJim Murray1231.4%
Total valid votes 100.0  

References
  1. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Chender, Claudia, page 41 Nova Scotia Legislature
  2. "Nova Scotia election: NDP Claudia Chender elected in Dartmouth South riding". Global News, May 30, 2017.
  3. "Claudia Chender announces her bid for leadership of Nova Scotia NDP Party | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  4. "Women team up to ‘uplift’ downtown" Archived 2017-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Halifax Chronicle Herald, February 25, 2014.
  5. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  6. "Nova Scotia election riding results: Dartmouth South". Global News. July 29, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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