David Wilton (born 1967 or 1968) is a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in a by-election on July 14, 2015. He represented the district of

Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier, formerly Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of ...

as a member of the

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. He also ran for the Liberals in Cape Breton Centre in the 2013 election, losing to incumbent MLA

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. In the 2017 election, Wilton was defeated by NDP candidate Tammy Martin.

Election results

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References

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