Colchester North (provincial electoral district)

Colchester North
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Tom Taggart ; Progressive Conservative
;
District created	1978
First contested	1978
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Population (2011)	18,238
Electors	13,879
Area (km²)	2,249
Pop. density (per km²)	8.1
Census division(s)	Colchester County

Last updated February 10, 2024

Colchester North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1978 when the former district of Colchester was redistributed.

Geography

The land area of Colchester North is 2,249 km² (868 sq mi).^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature	Years		Party
64th	2021–Present	Tom Taggart	Progressive Conservative
63rd	2017–2021	Karen Casey	Liberal
62nd	2013–2017
61st	2011–2013
61st	2009–2011		Progressive Conservative
60th	2006–2009		Progressive Conservative
59th	2003–2006	Bill Langille	Progressive Conservative
58th	1999–2003	Bill Langille	Progressive Conservative
57th	1998–1999	Ed Lorraine	Liberal
56th	1993–1998
55th	1988–1993
54th	1984–1988	Jack Coupar	Progressive Conservative
53rd	1981–1984	Ed Lorraine	Liberal
52nd	1978–1981	Bill Campbell	Progressive Conservative
Colchester prior to 1978

Election results

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Campbell	3,447	49.37%	–
	Liberal	Floyd Tucker	3,023	43.30%	–
	New Democratic	Peter Robben	512	7.33%	–
Total			6,982	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ed Lorraine	3,182	42.55%	-0.75%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Campbell	3,171	42.40%	-6.97%
	New Democratic	Alan M. Marchbank	1,126	15.06%	7.72%
Total			7,479	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Coupar	3,796	46.65%	4.25%
	Liberal	Ed Lorraine	3,636	44.68%	2.13%
	New Democratic	Alan M. Marchbank	706	8.68%	-6.38%
Total			8,138	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ed Lorraine	4,260	46.63%	1.95%
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Coupar	4,097	44.85%	-1.80%
	New Democratic	Penny Marchbank	778	8.52%	-0.16%
Total			9,135	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ed Lorraine	5,123	54.27%	7.64%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Taggart	3,306	35.02%	-9.82%
	New Democratic	Patsy Forrest	1,010	10.70%	2.18%
Total			9,439	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ed Lorraine	3,301	39.13%	-15.14%
	New Democratic	Janet Maybee	2,623	31.10%	20.40%
	Progressive Conservative	Andy Williamson	2,511	29.77%	-5.26%
Total			8,435	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Langille	3,728	44.31%	14.54%
	New Democratic	Ralph Martin	2,411	28.66%	-2.44%
	Liberal	John Davidson	2,274	27.03%	-12.10%
Total			8,413	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Langille	3,324	45.12%	0.81%
	Liberal	John Davidson	2,183	29.63%	2.60%
	New Democratic	Garfield Forrest	1,860	25.25%	-3.41%
Total			7,367	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Karen Casey	3,809	50.96%	5.84%
	Liberal	Bob Taylor	1,979	26.47%	-3.16%
	New Democratic	Rob Assels	1,511	20.21%	-5.03%
	Green	Judy Davis	176	2.35%	–
Total			7,475	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Karen Casey	3,811	50.25%	-0.71%
	New Democratic	Arthur Hartlen	2,362	31.14%	10.93%
	Liberal	Lorenda Ebbett	1,250	16.48%	-9.99%
	Green	Judy Davis	161	2.12%	-0.23%
Total			7,584	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Karen Casey	5,003	61.00
	Progressive Conservative	John Kendrick MacDonald	2,162	26.36
	New Democratic Party	Jim Wyatt	1,037	12.64
Total valid votes			8,202	99.43
Total rejected ballots			47	0.57
Turnout			8,249	59.09
Eligible voters			13,961
Source: Elections Nova Scotia ^[2]

2017

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Karen Casey	3,654	46.49	-14.50
	Progressive Conservative	Rebecca Taylor	3,225	41.04	+14.68
	New Democratic	James Finnie	980	12.47	-0.17
Total valid votes			7,859	99.48
Total rejected ballots			41	0.52	-0.05
Turnout			7,900	54.57	-4.51
Eligible voters			14,476
	Liberal hold		Swing		-14.59
Source: Elections Nova Scotia ^[3]^[4]

2017 provincial election redistributed results^[5]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	3,654	46.49
	Progressive Conservative	3,225	41.04
	New Democratic	980	12.47

2021

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Taggart	4,477	53.18	+12.14
	Liberal	Merlyn Smith	2,681	31.84	-14.65
	New Democratic	Sean Foley	955	11.34	-1.13
	Green	Ivan Drouin	252	2.99
	Atlantica	Stephan Sante	54	0.64
Total valid votes			8,419	99.67
Total rejected ballots			28	0.33
Turnout			8,447	56.67
Eligible voters			14,906
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+13.40
Source: Elections Nova Scotia ^[6]

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References

↑ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
↑ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
↑ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
↑ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
↑ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
↑ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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[1] "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[2] "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

[3] "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[4] "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[5] Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries

[6] "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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