# Eddie Orrell

Ralph Edward Orrell (born February 7, 1965) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Northside-Westmount in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from June 2011 to July 2019 as a Progressive Conservative.
On June 21, 2011, Orrell was elected in a byelection for the electoral district of Cape Breton North. In the 2013 provincial election, Orrell was re-elected in the new riding of Northside-Westmount. He was re-elected in the 2017 election.
On May 10, 2019, Orrell announced he will seek the Conservative nomination in Sydney—Victoria for the 2019 federal election. On July 15, 2019, it was announced that Orrell was selected as the candidate. Orrell resigned his provincial seat on July 31, 2019.

## Education

He graduated from Memorial Composite High School in 1983 and from Dalhousie University in 1987.

## Electoral record
### Federal elections

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Sydney—Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jaime Battiste | 14,250 | 39.2 | +8.3 | $68,768.55 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Orrell | 13,166 | 36.3 | +8.6 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Jeff Ward | 7,217 | 19.9 | -0.2 | $11,605.07 |
| | People's | Ronald Angus Barron | 1,176 | 3.2 | N/A | $1,145.74 |
| | Green | Mark Embrett | 376 | 1.0 | -4.5 | $0.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Nikki Boisvert | 127 | 0.3 | N/A | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,312 | 98.7 | ±0.0 | $102,433.21 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 472 | 1.3 | ±0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,784 | 61.6 | -6.5 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 59,757 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.2 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Sydney—Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jaime Battiste | 12,536 | 30.90 | −42.30 | $63,429.21 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Orrell | 11,227 | 27.68 | +17.04 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Jodi McDavid | 8,146 | 20.08 | +7.02 | none listed |
| | Independent | Archie MacKinnon | 5,679 | 14.00 | New | none listed |
| | Green | Lois Foster | 2,249 | 5.54 | +3.04 | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Kenzie MacNeil | 480 | 1.18 | New | none listed |
| | Veterans Coalition | Randy Joy | 248 | 0.61 | New | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,565 | 98.72 | | $99,536.07 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 528 | 1.28 | +0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,093 | 68.12 | −0.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 60,322 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −29.67 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Provincial elections

2013 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive Conservative | Eddie Orrell | 4,179 | 44.03 |
| Liberal | John Higgins | 3,716 | 39.12 |
| New Democratic Party | Cecil Snow | 1,597 | 16.82 |
June 21, 2011 By-election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive Conservative | Eddie Orrell | 3,975 | 54.88 |
| New Democratic Party | Russell MacDonald | 2,265 | 31.27 |
| Liberal | Brian McGean | 931 | 12.85 |
| Atlantica | Jonathan Dean | 72 | 0.99 |