Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 17,979 | ||
| Electors | 13,640 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3,060 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 5.9 | ||
| Census division(s) | Colchester County, Halifax RM | ||
The district was created in 1978 from Colchester, and was called Colchester South until 1993. In 1993, the name was changed to Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley and it gained the Salmon River and Musquodoboit Valley areas from Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley, and Millbrook 27 from Truro-Bible Hill.[1] It includes the southern half of Colchester County (not including the Truro area) plus the Musquodoboit Valley region of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | Larry Harrison | Progressive Conservative | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Gary Burrill | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Brooke Taylor | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2003–2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 1993 | Ken Streatch | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | R. Colin Stewart | ||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
Election results
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Harrison | 3,655 | 50.57 | +8.30 | ||||
| Liberal | Matthew Rushton | 1,947 | 26.94 | -1.46 | ||||
| New Democratic | Janet Moulton | 1,625 | 22.49 | -6.84 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,227 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 53 | |||||||
| Turnout | 7,280 | 51.2 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,225 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Harrison | 3,304 | 42.27 | +13.28 | |
| New Democratic Party | Gary Burrill | 2,293 | 29.33 | -18.76 | |
| Liberal | Tom Martin | 2,220 | 28.40 | +7.79 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Gary Burrill | 3,568 | 48.09 | +22.88 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Streatch | 2,151 | 28.99 | -34.86 | |
| Liberal | Willie Versteeg | 1,529 | 20.61 | +11.85 | |
| Green | Margaret Whitney | 172 | 2.32 | +0.13 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 4,790 | 63.85 | -0.49 | |
| New Democratic Party | Gary Burrill | 1,891 | 25.21 | +1.99 | |
| Liberal | Carolyn Matthews | 657 | 8.76 | -3.68 | |
| Green | Leona MacLeod | 164 | 2.19 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 4,695 | 64.34 | -3.06 | |
| New Democratic Party | Kathryn Belzer | 1,694 | 23.22 | +3.60 | |
| Liberal | Joan Barnhill | 908 | 12.44 | -0.54 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 5,465 | 67.40 | - | |
| New Democratic Party | Jim Harpell | 1,591 | 19.62 | - | |
| Liberal | Leo Stacey | 1052 | 12.97 | - | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | R. Colin Stewart | 3,855 | 56.19 | ||
| Liberal | Larry Thomas | 2,462 | 35.88 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Julia A. Skipper | 554 | 8.07 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | R. Colin Stewart | 3,572 | 61.86 | ||
| Liberal | Fred A. Kennedy | 1,530 | 26.50 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Bernard A. Gay | 492 | 8.52 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | R. Colin Stewart | 3,281 | 56.48 | ||
| Liberal | Laurence Mersereau | 1,683 | 28.97 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Chester Rice | 799 | 13.75 | ||
| } | Independent | Robert (Bob) Kirk | 46 | 0.79 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | R. Colin Stewart | 3,230 | 56.28 | ||
| Liberal | Ed. Lorraine | 2,187 | 38.11 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Chester Rice | 322 | 5.61 | ||
References
- Riding History NS Legislature
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.