Ali Duale

Ali Duale is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.^[1] He represented the riding of Halifax Armdale as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party until 2024.

Ali Duale
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Armdale
In office August 17, 2021 – October 27, 2024
Preceded by	Lena Diab
Succeeded by	Rod Wilson
Personal details
Born	Somalia
Political party	Liberal

Originally from Somalia, Duale came to Canada as a refugee from the Somali Civil War, and has worked for the Halifax Fire Department. He was one of four Black Canadians elected to the Nova Scotia legislature in 2021.^[1]

Duale was member of the Human Resources and Veterans Affairs Committees.^[2]

From September 22, 2024, to his 2024 electoral defeat, Duale served as the Official Opposition critic for Communities, Culture, and Heritage.

Electoral record

v t e 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Rod Wilson	2,510	39.2%
	Progressive Conservative	Craig Myra	2,287	30.7%
	Liberal	Ali Duale	1,598	25.0%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			6,395
Eligible voters
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+13.86
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ali Duale	3,070	40.35	–3.22	$70,351.56
	New Democratic	Julie Melanson	2,593	34.08	+1.33	$53,488.81
	Progressive Conservative	Richard MacLean	1,681	22.09	+3.43	$26,722.37
	Green	Jo-Ann Roberts	202	2.65	–1.26	$260.94
	Independent	Stephen Chafe	63	0.83	–	$2,271.79
Total valid votes/expense limit			7,609	99.67	–	$82,778.45
Total rejected ballots			25	0.33
Turnout			7,634	53.52
Eligible voters			14,265
	Liberal hold		Swing		–2.28
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4]

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ali Duale	3,070	40.35	–4.23
	New Democratic	Julie Melanson	2,593	34.08	+2.50
	Progressive Conservative	Richard MacLean	1,681	22.09	+3.23
	Green	Jo-Ann Roberts	202	2.65	–1.05
	Independent	Stephen Chafe	63	0.83
Total valid votes			7,609	99.67
Total rejected ballots			25	0.33
Turnout			7,634	54.02
Eligible voters			14,131
	Liberal hold		Swing		–3.37
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5]