Colchester North (provincial electoral district)
Colchester North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1978 when the former district of Colchester was redistributed.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 18,238 | ||
| Electors | 13,879 | ||
| Area (km²) | 2,235 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 8.2 | ||
| Census division(s) | Colchester County | ||
The Member of the Legislative Assembly has been Karen Casey of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia from 2006-2011 and the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia from 2011–present.
The riding includes the northern half of Colchester County. Communities include Debert, Great Village, and Tatamagouche.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | Karen Casey | Liberal | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2011–2013 | |||
| 2009–2011 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Bill Langille | Progressive Conservative | |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Ed Lorraine | Liberal | |
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 55th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Jack Coupar | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Ed Lorraine | Liberal | |
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Bill Campbell | Progressive Conservative | |
| Colchester prior to 1978 | ||||
Election results
2017 general election
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Karen Casey | 3,654 | 46.49 | -14.46 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rebecca Taylor | 3,225 | 41.04 | +14.65 | ||||
| New Democratic | James Finnie | 980 | 12.47 | -0.19 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,859 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 41 | |||||||
| Turnout | 7,900 | 54.6 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,476 | |||||||
2013 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Karen Casey | 5,005 | 60.95 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Kendrick MacDonald | 2,167 | 26.39 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Jim Wyatt | 1,040 | 12.66 | ||
2009 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Karen Casey | 3,784 | 50.16 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Arthur Hartlen | 2,354 | 31.20 | ||
| Liberal | Lorenda Ebbett | 1,243 | 16.48 | ||
| Green | Judy Davis | 163 | 2.16 | ||
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Karen Casey | 3,809 | 50.96 | ||
| Liberal | Bob Taylor | 1,979 | 26.47 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Rob Assels | 1,511 | 20.21 | ||
| Green | Judy Davis | 176 | 2.35 | ||
2003 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Langille | 3,324 | 45.22 | ||
| Liberal | John Davidson | 2,183 | 29.70 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Garfield Forrest | 1,843 | 25.07 | ||
1999 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Langille | 3,728 | 44.31 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Ralph Martin | 2,411 | 28.66 | ||
| Liberal | John Davidson | 2,274 | 27.03 | ||
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