2007 Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election

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2007 Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election
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Riding of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
NDP
PC
Lib
Candidate Becky Kent Michael EddyKelly Rambeau
Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal
Popular vote2,4591,863958
Percentage44.39%33.63%17.30%
SwingDecrease2.svg20.01%Increase2.svg14.71%Increase2.svg2.07%
MLA before election

Kevin Deveaux
New Democratic

Elected MLA

Becky Kent
New Democratic

A provincial by-election was held in Nova Scotia on 2 October 2007 to fill the vacancy in the House of Assembly riding of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage. [1] The byelection resulted from the resignation of New Democrat MLA Kevin Deveaux. [2] New Democrat Becky Kent won the byelection by almost 600 votes. [3]

Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage by-election, 2 October 2007 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  New Democratic Party Becky Kent 2,45944.39-20.01
  Progressive Conservative Party Michael Eddy1,86333.63+14.71
  Liberal Party Kelly Rambeau95817.30+2.07
Green Beverley Woodfield2594.68+2.24

References

  1. ↑ "N.S. premier sets byelection date". CBC News. August 28, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NDP's Deveaux quits politics for UN post". CBC News. January 25, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "NDP holds seat in Halifax-area byelection". CBC News. October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage byelection results" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.


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