Ben Jessome

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2017 Nova Scotia general election: Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
Ben Jessome
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
In office
October 8, 2013 October 27, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ben Jessome 3,43246.69-5.55
Progressive Conservative Matt Whitman2,42132.94+11.09
New Democratic Paul McGuinness1,15715.74-8.57
Green Jessica Alexander3404.62
Total valid votes7,350100.00
Total rejected ballots160.22-0.15
Turnout7,36657.34+0.29
Eligible voters12,847
Liberal hold Swing -8.32
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [11] [12]
2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Ben Jessome3,40252.24N/A
  New Democratic Party Peter Lund1,58324.31N/A
  Progressive Conservative Gina Byrne1,42321.85N/A
Atlantica Jonathan Dean1041.60N/A

References

  1. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Jessome, Benjamin Thomas, page 126 Nova Scotia Legislature
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  11. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  12. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.