Claudia Chender

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2021 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth South
Claudia Chender
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Chender in 2023
Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 25, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Claudia Chender 4,20958.13+18.48$56,622.56
Liberal Lesley MacKay1,60322.14-15.31$18,386.71
Progressive Conservative Chris Curtis1,26217.43+1.57$31,677.39
Green Skylar Martini1672.31-3.35$200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit7,24199.64–$80,768.46
Total rejected ballots260.36
Turnout7,26752.96
Eligible voters 13,721
New Democratic hold Swing +16.90
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [23]
2017 Nova Scotia general election : Dartmouth South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Claudia Chender 3,54539.65%+4.40
Liberal Vishal Bhardwaj3,34837.45%+3.46
Progressive Conservative Jad Crnogorac1,41815.86%-7.30
Green June Trenholm5065.66%
Atlantica Jim Murray1231.38%
Total valid votes9,00799.26
Total rejected ballots670.74
Turnout9,07451.56
Eligible voters17,598
New Democratic hold Swing +0.47
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [24] [25]

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