The 2009 Nova Scotia general election was held on June 9, 2009 to elect members of the 61st House of Assembly of the Province of
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. The government was defeated on a
money bill
In the Westminster system (and, colloquially, in the United States), a money bill or supply bill is a bill that solely concerns taxation or government spending (also known as appropriation of money), as opposed to changes in public law.
Conv ...
on May 4, and the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ...
was dissolved by
Lieutenant Governor
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
Mayann Francis
Mayann Elizabeth Francis, (born February 18, 1946) was the 31st Lieutenant Governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Early life and education
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and raised in Whitney Pier, she is the daughter of Archpriest ...
on May 5. thereby triggering an election. The NDP won a majority government, forming government the first time in the province's history, and for the first time in an Atlantic Canadian province. The governing Progressive Conservatives were reduced to third place.
Campaign
The election campaign began on May 5, 2009, after the New Democrats and Liberals voted against the Offshore Offset Revenues Expenditure Act, legislation that would have permitted the government to divert its revenues from oil and gas development in the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
from debt payment, as required under current provincial law, to fund extra spending in the 2009 budget. As the Progressive Conservatives won only a
minority government
A minority government, minority cabinet, minority administration, or a minority parliament is a government and Cabinet (government), cabinet formed in a parliamentary system when a political party or Coalition government, coalition of parties do ...
in the 2006 election, at least one of the two opposition parties would have been required to vote in favour of (or abstain from voting on) the legislation for it to pass.
Timeline
*June 13, 2006 -
Rodney MacDonald
Rodney Joseph MacDonald (born January 2, 1972) is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 ...
Francis MacKenzie
Francis MacKenzie (born May 7, 1960) is a former leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He won the leadership for the party on October 23, 2004.
Early life
Following graduation from St. Francis Xavier University in 1982, MacKenzie worked in On ...
resigns.
*February 20, 2007 -
Cumberland North
Cumberland North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Prior to 1993, it was part of Cumberland East.
The communities of Amherst and Pugwash are within its bounda ...
MLA
Ernie Fage
Ernest Fage (born August 15, 1953) is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Cumberland North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1997 to 2009.
First elected as a Progressive Conservative in a 1997 by-election, F ...
is suspended from the Progressive Conservative caucus after Halifax Police charge him with failing to remain at the scene of an accident, following an incident in November 2006.
*March 1, 2007 - NDP MLA
Kevin Deveaux
Kevin Eugene Deveaux (born September 24, 1966) is a Canadian lawyer and an international expert on parliaments and political parties who worked for the United Nations as the senior global adviser on parliaments and their development from 2008-2 ...
resigns his seat of
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The district was created in 1992 from Cole Harbour.
In 2003, the district lost an area so ...
.
*April 28, 2007 - Stephen McNeil is elected leader of the
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
The Nova Scotia Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada and the provincial section of the Liberal Party of Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition in Nova Scotia, under the leadership of Z ...
.
*October 2, 2007 -
Becky Kent
Rebecca J. Kent is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2007 to 2013. She was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Kent, an early c ...
of the NDP is elected in the Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage byelection.
*December 18, 2007 - Fage is convicted of leaving the scene of an accident, and is expelled from the Progressive Conservative caucus.
*March 2, 2009 - Lunenburg MLA and Finance Minister Michael Baker dies.
*May 4, 2009 - Government is defeated on a budget bill (Bill 240 - ''Offshore Offset Revenues Expenditure Act'' (amendments to ''Provincial finance Act'')).
*May 5, 2009 - Legislature is officially dissolved and election is called for June 9, 2009.
Results by party
Candidates lined up. additional text.
Results by region
Retiring incumbents
;Progressive Conservative
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Brooke Taylor
Brooke Taylor (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2009. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of ...
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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.
The district was created in 1978 from Colchester, and was called Colchester South until 1993 ...
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Jamie Muir
Jamie Muir (born 1943 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish painter and former musician, best known for his work as the percussionist in King Crimson from 1972–1973.
Biography
Muir attended the Edinburgh College of Art during the 1960s, and began playi ...
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Truro-Bible Hill
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The electoral district was created in 1978 and was named ...
Nominated candidates
Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest
Annapolis Valley
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Annapolis
Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
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, Kent Robinson 971 11.10%
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, Henry Spurr 1,131 12.93%
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, Stephen McNeil 6,446 73.70%
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, Jamie Spinney 198 2.26%
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, Stephen McNeil
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, Jimmy Doucet 459 8.75%
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, Paul Comeau 1,326 25.29%
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Wayne Gaudet
Wayne Jean Gaudet (born August 12, 1955) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2013. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Early life
Born in Con ...
Wayne Gaudet
Wayne Jean Gaudet (born August 12, 1955) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2013. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Early life
Born in Con ...
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Digby-Annapolis
Digby—Annapolis is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1993 and 2013 and since 2021. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes the Municipality of th ...
Harold Theriault
Harold Elwood 'Junior' Theriault (born January 1953) is a former Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, who represented the riding of Digby-Annapolis for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2003 to 2013.
Early life ...
3,514 63.48%
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, Namron Bean 78 1.41%
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Harold Theriault
Harold Elwood 'Junior' Theriault (born January 1953) is a former Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, who represented the riding of Digby-Annapolis for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2003 to 2013.
Early life ...
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Hants West
Hants West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The district has existed since 1949. Prior to that it, along with Hants East, were a part of the district of Hants ...
Kings North
Kings North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The electoral district was formed through redistribution in 1956. It was previously part of the district of Ki ...
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Mark Parent
Mark Parent (born August 25, 1954) is a Canadians, Canadian clergyman, author, academic, and former politician in Nova Scotia.
Parent is the son of Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches, Baptist Missionary, missionaries Hazen Coles Parent ...
Mark Parent
Mark Parent (born August 25, 1954) is a Canadians, Canadian clergyman, author, academic, and former politician in Nova Scotia.
Parent is the son of Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches, Baptist Missionary, missionaries Hazen Coles Parent ...
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Kings South
Kings South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the town of Wolfville, the village of New Minas, the community of Coldbrook, and Glooscap First Nati ...
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David Morse
David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor, singer, television director, and writer. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the medical drama series '' St. Elsewhere'' (1982–88). His film c ...
David Morse
David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor, singer, television director, and writer. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the medical drama series '' St. Elsewhere'' (1982–88). His film c ...
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Kings West
Kings West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the towns of Berwick and Kingston, and the village of Greenwood.
Geography
The electoral district ...
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, Chris Palmer 1,667 20.20%
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, Carol Tobin 1,422 17.23%
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Leo Glavine
Leo A. Glavine (born 1948) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 until his retirement from politics in 2021. He is a member of the Liberals.
Early life
Gl ...
Leo Glavine
Leo A. Glavine (born 1948) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 until his retirement from politics in 2021. He is a member of the Liberals.
Early life
Gl ...
Chester-St. Margaret's
Chester—St. Margaret's is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It is located on the South Shore.
The constituency was created in 1956 as a division of Lunenbur ...
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Judy Streatch
Judy Streatch (born October 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chester-St. Margaret's in Nova Scotia from 2005 to 2009.
A schoolteacher by career, Streatch was educated at Saint Mary's U ...
2,762 27.47%
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Denise Peterson-Rafuse
Denise J. Peterson-Rafuse is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Chester-St. Margaret's in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2009 to 2017 as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Early life and ...
4,835 48.09%
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, Jo-Ann Grant 2,122 21.11%
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, Ryan Cameron 335 3.33%
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Judy Streatch
Judy Streatch (born October 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chester-St. Margaret's in Nova Scotia from 2005 to 2009.
A schoolteacher by career, Streatch was educated at Saint Mary's U ...
Pam Birdsall
Pam Birdsall is a Canadians, Canadian politician. Birdsall was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 Nova Scotia general election, 2009 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg (provincial elect ...
4,069 48.01%
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, Rick Welsford 1,374 16.21%
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, Jason A. Remai 145 1.71%
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, Milton Countway 489 5.77%
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, Vacant
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Lunenburg West
Lunenburg West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1956 from the riding of Lunenburg County.
The riding includes the town of Bridgewater, La ...
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Carolyn Bolivar-Getson
Carolyn Bolivar-Getson (born February 10, 1964) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Born in 19 ...
Mark Furey
Mark Ignatius Furey is a Canadian politician and retired police officer, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of L ...
Carolyn Bolivar-Getson
Carolyn Bolivar-Getson (born February 10, 1964) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Born in 19 ...
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Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
Richard Hurlburt
Richard Melbourne Hurlburt (born April 25, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2010.
Biography
In June 1999, he barely escaped with his life when ...
4,537 61.34%
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, David Olie 1,696 22.93%
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, David Mooney 1,041 14.07%
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, Ronald Mills 123 1.66%
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Richard Hurlburt
Richard Melbourne Hurlburt (born April 25, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2010.
Biography
In June 1999, he barely escaped with his life when ...
Fundy-Northeast
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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.
The district was created in 1978 from Colchester, and was called Colchester South until 1993 ...
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, Steve Streatch 2,265 29.07%
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Gary Burrill
Gary Clayton Burrill (born 1955)Burrill, Gary, 1955- MemoryNS is a
Brooke Taylor
Brooke Taylor (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2009. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of ...
Karen Casey
Karen Lynn Casey (born April 24, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, first as a Progressive Conservative (2006 to 2011), and then as member of the Lib ...
Karen Casey
Karen Lynn Casey (born April 24, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, first as a Progressive Conservative (2006 to 2011), and then as member of the Lib ...
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Cumberland North
Cumberland North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Prior to 1993, it was part of Cumberland East.
The communities of Amherst and Pugwash are within its bounda ...
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, Keith Hunter 1,359 17.23%
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Brian Skabar
Brian Skabar (born February 25, 1952) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. Skabar won the riding of Cumberland North for the New Democratic Party. He obtained 40 per cen ...
Cumberland South
Cumberland South is a provincial electoral district in Cumberland Country, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created before the 1993 election from most of Cumberland West and Cumber ...
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Murray Scott
Murray K. Scott (born January 18, 1953) is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2010. He served as a member of the Progressive Conserva ...
4,334 67.66%
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, Don Tabor 1,659 25.90%
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, Joseph Archibald 325 5.07%
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, Danny Melvin 88 1.37%
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Murray Scott
Murray K. Scott (born January 18, 1953) is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2010. He served as a member of the Progressive Conserva ...
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Hants East
Hants East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Margaret Miller of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Th ...
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, Todd Williams 1,567 16.82%
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, John MacDonell 6,052 64.96%
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, Maurice Rees 1,467 15.75%
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, Emerich Winkler 231 2.48%
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, John MacDonell
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Truro-Bible Hill
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The electoral district was created in 1978 and was named ...
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, Hughie MacIsaac 2,544 30.23%
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Lenore Zann
Lenore Zann (born November 22, 1959) is a Canadian actress and former politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Cumberland—Colchester in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party. Before ...
Jamie Muir
Jamie Muir (born 1943 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish painter and former musician, best known for his work as the percussionist in King Crimson from 1972–1973.
Biography
Muir attended the Edinburgh College of Art during the 1960s, and began playi ...
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Central Halifax
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Halifax Chebucto
Halifax Chebucto is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
It is one of several ridings within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It encompasses the neighbourhood kn ...
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, David Atchison 544 6.91%
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, Howard Epstein 4,446 56.47%
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, Jane Spurr 2,535 32.20%
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, Chris Hanlon 348 4.42%
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, Howard Epstein
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Halifax Citadel
Citadel Hill is a hill that is a National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Four fortifications have been constructed on Citadel Hill since the city was founded by the English in 1749, and were referred to as Fort George—but only ...
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, Ted Larsen 1,000 12.99%
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Leonard Preyra
Leonard Preyra (born February 10, 1955) is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Career ...
Leonard Preyra
Leonard Preyra (born February 10, 1955) is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Career ...
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Halifax Clayton Park
Clayton Park West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The riding was created in 1978 as Halifax Bedford Basin from a portion of Halifax Cobequid. In 2003, the ...
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, Debbie Hum 1,084 10.56%
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, Linda Power 3,924 38.24%
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Diana Whalen
Diana Caroline Whalen (born November 20, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Halifax Clayton Park in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003-2013, and Clayton Park West from 2013-2017, as a member of the ...
5,030 49.02%
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, Amanda Hester 172 1.68%
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, Jonathan Dean 51 0.50%
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Diana Whalen
Diana Caroline Whalen (born November 20, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Halifax Clayton Park in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003-2013, and Clayton Park West from 2013-2017, as a member of the ...
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Halifax Fairview
Halifax Armdale is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. This Halifax district covers the growing population of the Fairmount, Armdale and Cowie Hill areas. The north ...
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, Paul Henderson 893 12.16%
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Graham Steele
Graham J. Steele (July 8, 1964, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian lawyer, author, and former politician, having represented the constituency of Halifax Fairview in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2001-2013 for the Nova Scotia New Democrat ...
Graham Steele
Graham J. Steele (July 8, 1964, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian lawyer, author, and former politician, having represented the constituency of Halifax Fairview in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2001-2013 for the Nova Scotia New Democrat ...
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Halifax Needham
Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically.
Halifax Needham encomp ...
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, Jason Cameron 536 6.76%
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Maureen MacDonald
Maureen MacDonald (born 1954) is a Canadian academic and politician. She represented the riding of Halifax Needham in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2016. She served as the interim leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party fr ...
Maureen MacDonald
Maureen MacDonald (born 1954) is a Canadian academic and politician. She represented the riding of Halifax Needham in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2016. She served as the interim leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party fr ...
Suburban Halifax
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Bedford-Birch Cove
Bedford was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kelly Regan.
The electoral district was created in 1978 as Bedfo ...
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Len Goucher
Leonard Goucher (born September 19, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Bedford in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2009. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
A town councilor in ...
2,268 20.75%
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, Brian Mosher 3,552 32.50%
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Kelly Regan
Kelly Maureen Regan (née Smith) MLA (born 4 February 1961) is a Canadian politician who has served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly since 2009, most recently as the MLA for Bedford Basin. She was first elected as the Member for Bedford-Bi ...
4,861 44.48%
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, Neil Green 248 2.27%
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Len Goucher
Leonard Goucher (born September 19, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Bedford in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2009. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
A town councilor in ...
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Halifax Atlantic
Halifax Atlantic is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Brendan Maguire of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. ...
5,253 61.09%
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, Jim Hoskins 2,003 23.29%
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, Anthony Rosborough 378 4.40%
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Michele Raymond
Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael.
Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically ...
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Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville
Hammonds Plains—Upper Sackville is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed from 2003 to 2013. It elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the electoral district i ...
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Barry Barnet
Barry Barnet (born June 13, 1961) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Sackville-Beaver Bank and Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009. He was a member of the Progr ...
2,218 23.05%
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Mat Whynott
Mathew Whynott is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. From 2009 to 2013, he represented the electoral district of Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville as a member of the New ...
Barry Barnet
Barry Barnet (born June 13, 1961) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Sackville-Beaver Bank and Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009. He was a member of the Progr ...
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Sackville-Cobequid
Sackville—Cobequid is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The riding was created in 1978 when the former district of Halifax Cobequid was redistributed. In 1993 ...
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, Jessica Alexander 976 12.46%
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, Dave Wilson 5,120 65.34%
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, Scott Hemming 1,548 19.75%
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, Ian Charles 192 2.45%
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, Dave Wilson
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Timberlea-Prospect
Timberlea—Prospect is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2013 has been Iain Rankin of the Nova Scotia Liberal ...
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, Gina Byrne 795 9.10%
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Bill Estabrooks
William Irvine Estabrooks (born July 26, 1947) is a Canadian retired educator and politician from Nova Scotia.
A native of Sackville, New Brunswick, Estabrooks attended Mount Allison University from which he graduated in 1969. Estabrooks found ...
6,174 70.70%
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, Lisa Mullin 1,535 17.58%
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, Thomas Trappenberg 229 2.62%
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Bill Estabrooks
William Irvine Estabrooks (born July 26, 1947) is a Canadian retired educator and politician from Nova Scotia.
A native of Sackville, New Brunswick, Estabrooks attended Mount Allison University from which he graduated in 1969. Estabrooks found ...
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Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
It was created in 2003 from Bedford-Fall River and Sackville-Beaver Bank. In 2013, it los ...
Percy Paris
Percy Alonzo Paris is a Canadians, Canadian former politician from Nova Scotia. He represented the constituency of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party between 2006-2013. ...
5,007 54.47%
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Bill Horne
William H. Horne (born March 28, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Waverley- ...
2,290 24.91%
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, Damon Loomer 199 2.16%
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Percy Paris
Percy Alonzo Paris is a Canadians, Canadian former politician from Nova Scotia. He represented the constituency of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party between 2006-2013. ...
Darrell Dexter
Darrell Elvin Dexter (born 1957) is a Canadian lawyer, journalist and former naval officer who served as the 27th premier of Nova Scotia from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, he served as party leader from 2001 t ...
5,849 68.82%
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Tony Ince
Tony Ince (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Cole Harbour for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party where he defeated the i ...
1,509 17.76%
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, Donna Toews 202 2.38%
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Darrell Dexter
Darrell Elvin Dexter (born 1957) is a Canadian lawyer, journalist and former naval officer who served as the 27th premier of Nova Scotia from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, he served as party leader from 2001 t ...
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Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The district was created in 1992 from Cole Harbour.
In 2003, the district lost an area so ...
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, Lloyd Jackson 1,074 15.90%
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Becky Kent
Rebecca J. Kent is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2007 to 2013. She was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Kent, an early c ...
Becky Kent
Rebecca J. Kent is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2007 to 2013. She was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Kent, an early c ...
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Dartmouth East
Dartmouth East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is located in the community of Dartmouth, in the urban area of Halifax.
In 1978, the district was ...
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, Bert Thompson 873 9.60%
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Joan Massey
Joan Massey (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly representing the riding of Dartmouth East for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2009.
Born in Dartmouth, Nova Scot ...
3,908 42.95%
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Andrew Younger
Andrew Younger is a Canadian politician and journalist, first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009. He represented the district of Dartmouth East first as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and subsequently as an Inde ...
4,133 45.43%
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Joan Massey
Joan Massey (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly representing the riding of Dartmouth East for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2009.
Born in Dartmouth, Nova Scot ...
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, David Losey 568 7.95%
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, Trevor Zinck 4,053 56.75%
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, Jim Smith 2,316 32.43%
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, Alex Donaldson 205 2.87%
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Dartmouth South-Portland Valley
Dartmouth South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is currently represented by Claudia Chender of the NDP.
The district was created in 1966, under the ...
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, George Jordan 1,389 13.58%
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Marilyn More
Marilyn More is a Canadian retired educator and politician from Nova Scotia.
A resident of Dartmouth, More worked as a teacher.
Political career
More was first elected to political office in 1978, when she became the first woman to be elected ...
5,583 54.59%
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, Colin Hebb 2,946 28.80%
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, David Croft 310 3.03%
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Marilyn More
Marilyn More is a Canadian retired educator and politician from Nova Scotia.
A resident of Dartmouth, More worked as a teacher.
Political career
More was first elected to political office in 1978, when she became the first woman to be elected ...
Dwayne Provo
Dwayne Provo (born October 7, 1970) is a Canadian athlete, school administrator, and politician.
Early life
Provo was born in North Preston, Nova Scotia (one of Canada's largest Black communities) and attended university at Saint Mary's Univers ...
Keith Colwell
Keith Wayne Colwell (born October 3, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Preston-Dartmouth for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, from 1993 to 1999 and from 2003 ...
Keith Colwell
Keith Wayne Colwell (born October 3, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Preston-Dartmouth for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, from 1993 to 1999 and from 2003 ...
Central Nova
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Antigonish
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Angus MacIsaac
Angus "Tando" MacIsaac (born June 4, 1943) is a politician, educator and businessman in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Political career
Angus MacIsaac's father, Alexander MacIsaac, was MLA of Guysborough prior to October 1968. Upon Alexander MacIsaac's ...
3,613 38.08%
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, Maurice Smith 3,338 35.18%
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, Miles Tompkins 2,378 25.06%
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, Rebecca Mosher 160 1.69%
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Angus MacIsaac
Angus "Tando" MacIsaac (born June 4, 1943) is a politician, educator and businessman in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Political career
Angus MacIsaac's father, Alexander MacIsaac, was MLA of Guysborough prior to October 1968. Upon Alexander MacIsaac's ...
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Guysborough-Sheet Harbour
Guysborough-Tracadie is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
It was created in 1867 as Guysborough. It included all of Guysborough County and elected two members t ...
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Ron Chisholm
Ron Chisholm (born September 30, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury and Guysborough-Sheet Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Prog ...
1,750 24.96%
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Jim Boudreau
Jim Boudreau is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough-Sheet Harbour as a member of the New Democratic Party.
In June 20 ...
3,621 51.64%
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Lloyd Hines
Lloyd P. Hines is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Guysborough–Eastern Shore– ...
1,558 22.22%
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, Amy Florian 83 1.18%
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Ron Chisholm
Ron Chisholm (born September 30, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury and Guysborough-Sheet Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Prog ...
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Pictou Centre
Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
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Ross Landry
Peter Ross Landry is a Canadian retired police officer and politician.
A native of Trenton, Nova Scotia, Landry is a retired police officer, having served in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Political career
In December 2008, Landry success ...
3,650 46.30%
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, Neil MacIsaac 567 7.19%
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, Jim Lindsey 147 1.86%
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Pictou East
Pictou East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since the 2013 election is Tim Houston of the Progressive Conservativ ...
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, J. Ed MacDonald 1,984 25.94%
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Clarrie MacKinnon
Clarence "Clarrie" MacKinnon is a former Canadian politician, who represented the constituency of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
MacKinnon has a Bach ...
Clarrie MacKinnon
Clarence "Clarrie" MacKinnon is a former Canadian politician, who represented the constituency of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
MacKinnon has a Bach ...
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Pictou West
Pictou West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2013 has been Karla MacFarlane of the Progressive Conservative A ...
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, Leonard Fraser 1,466 19.99%
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Charlie Parker
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...
4,226 57.63%
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, Paul Landry 1,471 20.06%
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, Chelsea Richardson 170 2.32%
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Charlie Parker
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...
Cape Breton
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, Chris Ryan 479 7.53%
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Frank Corbett
Francis "Frank" Corbett (born 1954) is a former Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia.
He represented the riding of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2015. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
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5,096 80.14%
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, Joe MacPherson 685 10.77%
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, Chris Alders 99 1.56%
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Frank Corbett
Francis "Frank" Corbett (born 1954) is a former Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia.
He represented the riding of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2015. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
E ...
Cecil Clarke
Cecil Phillip Clarke (born April 12, 1968) is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality from 2012 to 2020, and represented the riding of Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, ...
3,477 44.47%
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, Russell MacDonald 3,312 42.36%
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, Ken Jardine 921 11.78%
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, Chris Milburn 108 1.38%
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Cecil Clarke
Cecil Phillip Clarke (born April 12, 1968) is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality from 2012 to 2020, and represented the riding of Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, ...
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Cape Breton Nova
Cape Breton Nova is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1956 and 2013. It elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the district included the northern part ...
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, Cory Hann 276 4.14%
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Gordie Gosse
Gordon Leonard Gosse Jr. (August 22, 1955 – November 14, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Cape Breton Nova and Sydney-Whitney Pier in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2015. He was a memb ...
4,735 71.07%
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, Donnie Morrison 1,549 23.25%
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, Michael P. Milburn 102 1.53%
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Gordie Gosse
Gordon Leonard Gosse Jr. (August 22, 1955 – November 14, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Cape Breton Nova and Sydney-Whitney Pier in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2015. He was a memb ...
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, Steve Tobin 1,387 15.12%
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, Wayne McKay 3,332 36.33%
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Manning MacDonald
Manning MacDonald CD, ECNS (born September 18, 1942) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from May 25, 1993 to May 29, 2013. He is a member of the Liberals ...
Manning MacDonald
Manning MacDonald CD, ECNS (born September 18, 1942) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from May 25, 1993 to May 29, 2013. He is a member of the Liberals ...
Alfie MacLeod
Alfred Wallace MacLeod (born March 10, 1956) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Before politics
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Alfie MacLeod
Alfred Wallace MacLeod (born March 10, 1956) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Before politics
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay (Scottish Gaelic: ''Glasbaidh'') is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton.
Formerly an incorporated t ...
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, Tom MacPherson 810 11.41%
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, Myrtle Campbell 2,829 39.84%
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, Dave Wilson 3,380 47.60%
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, Todd Pettigrew 82 1.15%
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Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...
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Rodney MacDonald
Rodney Joseph MacDonald (born January 2, 1972) is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 ...
Rodney MacDonald
Rodney Joseph MacDonald (born January 2, 1972) is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 ...
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Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
Michel Samson
Michel P. Samson (born 1972) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond, formerly Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2017. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
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3,228 55.36%
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, John Percy 81 1.39%
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Michel Samson
Michel P. Samson (born 1972) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond, formerly Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2017. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
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Victoria-The Lakes
Victoria—The Lakes is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since the 2017 election has been Keith Bain of the Progress ...
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Keith Bain
Keith Leslie Bain (born October 24, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Bain first ran ...
Gerald Sampson
Gerald E. Sampson is a Canadian businessman and politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2006. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Life and career
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1,912 30.60%
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, James V. O'Brien 143 2.29%
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, Stemer MacLeod 97 1.55%
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Keith Bain
Keith Leslie Bain (born October 24, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Bain first ran ...
2009
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