Cecil Clarke

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2011 Canadian federal election: Sydney—Victoria
The Honourable
Cecil Clarke
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office
June 29, 2006 –October 23, 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Mark Eyking 14,78839.91-9.49$67,454.53
Conservative Cecil Clarke 14,02337.85+17.23$77,334.98
New Democratic Kathy MacLeod7,04919.02-5.42$17,238.77
Green Chris Milburn1,1913.21-2.33$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit37,051100.0   $80,666.28
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots2790.75+0.03
Turnout37,33061.48+4.07
Eligible voters60,719
Liberal hold Swing -13.36
Sources: [23] [24]
2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Cecil Clarke3,47744.47-6.24
New Democratic Russell MacDonald3,31242.36+16.53
Liberal Ken Jardine92111.78-10.21
Green Chris Milburn1081.38-0.09
Total valid votes7,81899.42–
Total rejected ballots0.58–
Turnout7,86454.62-6.05
Eligible voters14,397
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -11.39
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [25]
2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Cecil Clarke4,31050.71+7.25
New Democratic Russell MacDonald2,19525.83+5.98
Liberal Fred Tilley1,86921.99-14.70
Green Marc Doucet1251.47+1.47
Total valid votes8,49999.53–
Total rejected ballots400.47–
Turnout8,53960.67-4.88
Eligible voters14,075
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.61
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [25]
2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Cecil Clarke3,75443.46+5.24
Liberal Mike White3,16936.69+4.21
New Democratic Cecil Snow1,71419.85-9.45
Total valid votes8,63799.15–
Total rejected ballots0.85–
Turnout8,71165.55-2.39
Eligible voters13,288
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.73
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [25]
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, March 6, 2001
upon the resignation of Russell MacLellan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Cecil Clarke3,02438.22+16.74
Liberal Wes Stubbert2,57032.48-16.21
New Democratic Helen MacDonald 2,31929.30-0.53
Total valid votes7,91399.48–
Total rejected ballots410.52–
Turnout7,95467.94-5.63
Eligible voters11,708
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +16.48
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [26]
1997 Canadian federal election : Sydney—Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Democratic Peter Mancini 22,45551.1
Liberal Vince MacLean 11,56926.3
Progressive Conservative Cecil Clarke 9,92022.6
Total valid votes43,944 100.0

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