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The Honourable
Tim Halman
MLA
The Honourable Tim Halman MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly; for Dartmouth East
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 30, 2017
Preceded by	Andrew Younger
Personal details
Born	1977; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Ginette Thibault-Halman (?-March 5, 2017)
Occupation	Teacher

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Timothy Halman (born 1977)^[1] is a Canadian politician. He 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 Dartmouth East.^[2] While in opposition, Halman was the PC critic for Education and Early Childhood Development.^[3]

Career

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Halman spent most of his youth in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He later moved back to Quebec with his family as his father worked in the film industry. He studied at Concordia University before settling in Dartmouth where he pursued his Bachelor's and a master's degree in Education at Mount Saint Vincent University.

Prior to his election to the House of Assembly, Halman was a teacher for Prince Andrew High School.

With the support of his late wife, Ginette Thibault-Halman, he decided to leave the classroom to run as a candidate for the 2017 Nova Scotia general election.

On August 31, 2021, Halman was made Minister of Environment and Climate Change as well as Chair of Treasury Board and Policy Board.^[4]

Halman currently lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with his partner, Christine, and their four children.

Bills introduced

Assembly	Act Title	Date
Assembly 62, Session 2	School Supplies Tax Credit Act	October 6, 2017
Assembly 62, Session 2	Pre-primary Education Act (amended)	March 19, 2018
Assembly 62, Session 1	Education Act (amended)	March 26, 2018

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Tim Halman	3,260	38.99	-2.16	$37,157.69
	Liberal	D'Arcy Poultney	2,900	34.68	-4.10	$38,011.92
	New Democratic	Tyler J. Colbourne	1,974	23.61	+11.62	$27,154.74
	Green	Sara Adams	187	2.24	-5.84	$500.82
	Atlantica	Chris Bowie	41	0.49		$200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			8,362	99.67	–	$85,132.57
Total rejected ballots			28	0.33
Turnout			8,390	57.44
Eligible voters			14,607
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+0.97
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[5]

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tim Halman	3,309	41.15	+27.52
	Liberal	Edgar Burns	3,118	38.78	-25.07
	New Democratic	Bill McEwen	964	11.99	-10.53
	Green	Matthew Richey	650	8.08
Total valid votes			8,041	99.36
Total rejected ballots			52	0.64
Turnout			8,093	54.84
Eligible voters			14,758
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+26.30
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[6]^[7]

References

^ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Halman, Timothy, page 104 Nova Scotia Legislature
^ "Who won in your riding? See the list of elected MLAs". CBC News, May 30, 2017.
^ "Baillie names Official Opposition critic responsibilities - PC Party NS". PC Party NS. June 19, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
^ "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". August 31, 2021.
^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[nslegislature-1] The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Halman, Timothy, page 104 Nova Scotia Legislature

[2] "Who won in your riding? See the list of elected MLAs". CBC News, May 30, 2017.

[3] "Baillie names Official Opposition critic responsibilities - PC Party NS". PC Party NS. June 19, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[4] "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". August 31, 2021.

[5] "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[6] "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[7] "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

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v t e Current members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Progressive Conservative	Houston Adams Bain Balser Barkhouse Boudreau Comer Corkum-Greek Craig Dunn Druhan Grosse Halman Harrison Johns C. LeBlanc Lohr MacDonald MacLeod MacMaster Maguire Masland Morrow Palmer Ritcey Rushton Sheehy-Richard Smith Taggart Thompson White Wong Young
Liberal	Churchill Arab Clark DiCostanzo Duale Ince Irving Jessome Kerr R. LeBlanc Mombourquette Nicoll Rankin Regan Tilley
New Democratic	Chender Burrill Coombes Hansen Lachance S. Leblanc
Independent	Smith-McCrossin