2012 Nova Scotia municipal elections

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2012 Nova Scotia municipal elections
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Municipal elections were held across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on October 20, 2012. [1]

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Selected mayoral races are as follows. Each town and regional municipality in the province held an election for mayor, while one county (Colchester) and one municipal district (Lunenburg) held races for mayor as well.

Amherst

CandidateVote %
Rob Small (X)1,58953.72
Wayne Bishop1,36946.28

Bridgewater

CandidateVote %
David Walker1,07952.43
Gary Macneil97947.57

Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Mayor

CandidateVote %
Cecil Clarke 27,73258.6
Rankin MacSween17,84737.7
Elizabeth Barrie8001.7
Glenn Jessome6601.4
Wilf Isaac2860.6

Council

CandidateVote %
District 1
Clarence Prince (X)3,34478.2
Robert Hillman69216.2
Paul Power2425.7
District 2
Charlie Keagan1,45133.0
Lloyd Wilkie1,27629.0
Bill MacDonald91420.8
Beth Johnston75817.2
District 3
Mae Rowe (X)2,30663.7
Esmond (Blue) Marshall1,31536.3
District 4
Claire Detheridge (X)2,45956.0
Kenneth MacQueen1,56135.5
John Hashem3748.5
District 5
Eldon MacDonald1,03827.5
Jim "Rico" MacEachern72919.3
Charlie Long69318.4
Leah Boyd3479.2
Mike Targett3429.1
Max MacDonald2566.8
Doug Johnston2155.7
George Woodberry1514.0
District 6
Ray Paruch (X)2,25150.4
Tom Wilson (X)1,91542.9
Roberta (Robin) Lynch2976.7
District 7
Ivan Doncaster2,28261.9
Dave LeBlanc (X)1,40238.1
District 8
Kevin Saccary (X)1,74050.4
Hugh Kennedy88725.7
Amanda McDougall52715.3
Sandra Clarke2998.7
District 9
George MacDonald (X)Acclaimed
District 10
Darren Bruckschwaiger (X)3,19165.5
Lee McNeil (X)93819.2
Cecil Saccary4519.3
David MacKeigan2956.1
District 11
Lowell CormierAcclaimed
District 12
Jim MacLeod (X)1,44741.7
Jason MacLean1,06330.6
Brandon Ellis81623.5
Tim Waler1474.2

Colchester County

CandidateVote %
Bob Taylor (X)Acclaimed

Halifax Regional Municipality

CandidateVote %
Mike Savage 63,54757.7
Tom Martin21,91219.9
Fred Connors20,27718.4
Aaron Eisses1,6281.5
Steve Mackie1,4581.3
Robert (Wesley) McCormack1,2181.1

Kentville

CandidateVote %
David Corkum (X)Acclaimed

Lunenburg (Town)

CandidateVote %
Rachel Bailey85174.9
Ron Stockton28525.1

District of the Municipality of Lunenburg

CandidateVote %
Don Downe (X)4,62078.0
Kirk Meisner1,30012.0

New Glasgow

CandidateVote %
Barrie MacMillan (X)1,80362.3
Mark Firth62521.6
Ken Langille46516.1

Oxford

CandidateVote %
Trish Stewart23843.0
Arnold H. MacDonald21338.6
Lloyd D. Jenkins (X)10218.4

Region of Queens Municipality

CandidateVote %
Chris Clarke1,96147,4
David Dagley1,41434.1
Owen Hamlin3849.3
Mervin Hartlin3829.2

Truro

CandidateVote %
Bill Mills (X)2,22853.53
Kelti Jones1,93446.47

Yarmouth (Town)

CandidateVote %
Pam Mood1,79156.7
Charles A. Crosby 72523.0
Byron Boudreau64120.3

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References

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