Bedford was a provincial
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
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 Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley from the redistribution of
Halifax Cobequid Halifax Cobequid was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1956 as Halifax Northwest from part of the former district of Halifax West. In 1966, the dist ...
. The name was changed to Bedford-Fall River in 1993 and the district lost the Musquodoboit Valley area to
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley.
In 2003, the district was renamed Bedford. It lost the Fall River and Waverley areas and gained one third of
Halifax Bedford Basin
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 d ...
, as well as an area along the Hammonds Plains Road. It comprises most of Bedford and all of the community southeast of the
Bicentennial Highway.
Bedford - Constituency History
Nova Scotia Legislature
The district is notable for the electoral loss of Liberal leader 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 ...
, in the 2006 election. MacKenzie attempted to win the seat in 2006 for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. The party polled less than 24% across the province. He lost by more than 800 votes to Len Goucher.
On September 30, 2008 the name of the Bedford district was officially changed to Bedford-Birch Cove. With the 2012 electoral boundary changes, the area of Kearney Lake and Birch Cove moved to Clayton Park West and name of the district officially changed back to Bedford.[Elections Nova Scotia]
Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report (September 12, 2012)
. Retrieved on March 11, 2013
In the 2021 Nova Scotia general election
The 2021 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 17, 2021, to elect members to the 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia.
In April 2019, the Electoral Boundaries Commission released its final report entitled, ''Balancing Effective Represe ...
, the riding was abolished into Bedford South
Bedford South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaid ...
and Bedford Basin.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Election results
1978 general election
1981 general election
1984 general election
1988 general election
1993 general election
1998 general election
1999 general election
2003 general election
2006 general election
2009 general election
2013 general election
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, Nova Scotia Liberal Party, Liberal
, Kelly Regan
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, Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party, Progressive Conservative
, Joan Christie
, align="right", 2,026
, align="right", 20.21
, align="right", -0.54
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, New Democratic Party
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, Mike Poworozynk
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, align="right", 16.97
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2017 general election
External links
2006 riding profile
2003 riding profile
Kelly Regan
References
*Elections Nova Scotia
Complete Results and Statistics (August 5, 2003)
Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
*Elections Nova Scotia
Complete Results and Statistics (June 13, 2006)
Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
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Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts
Politics of Halifax, Nova Scotia