Colchester North (provincial electoral district)

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Colchester North
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Colchester North provincial electoral district.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Tom Taggart
Progressive Conservative
District created1978
First contested 1978
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Population (2011)18,238
Electors 13,879
Area (km²)2,249
Pop. density (per km²)8.1
Census division(s) Colchester County

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.

Contents

The Member of the Legislative Assembly is Tom Taggart of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, who replaced Karen Casey who had held the seat from 2006 to 2021 as both a Conservative and then a Liberal.

The riding includes the northern half of Colchester County. Communities include Debert, Great Village, and Tatamagouche.

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:

Colchester North
LegislatureYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Colchester
52nd 1978–1981   Bill Campbell Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981–1984   Ed Lorraine Liberal
54th 1984–1988   Jack Coupar Progressive Conservative
55th 1988–1993   Ed Lorraine Liberal
56th 1993–1998
57th 1998–1999
58th 1999–2003   Bill Langille Progressive Conservative
59th 2003–2005
60th 2006–2009 Karen Casey
61st 2009–2011
2011–2013   Liberal
62nd 2013–2017
63rd 2017–2021
64th 2021–2024   Tom Taggart Progressive Conservative
65th 2024–present

Election results

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Tom Taggart 4,47753.18+12.14$44,631.58
Liberal Merlyn Smith2,68131.84-14.65$91,526.85
New Democratic Sean Foley95511.34-1.13$36,616.11
Green Ivan Drouin2522.99$1,794.39
Atlantica Stephan Sante540.64$200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit8,41999.67+0.19$86,863.25
Total rejected ballots280.33-0.19
Turnout8,44756.67+2.10
Eligible voters14,906
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +13.40
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [2] [3]

2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results [4]
PartyVote %
  Liberal 3,65446.49
  Progressive Conservative 3,22541.04
  New Democratic 98012.47
2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Karen Casey 3,65446.49-14.50
Progressive Conservative Rebecca Taylor3,22541.04+14.68
New Democratic James Finnie98012.47-0.17
Total valid votes7,85999.48
Total rejected ballots410.52-0.05
Turnout7,90054.57-4.51
Eligible voters14,476
Liberal hold Swing -14.59
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [5] [6]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Karen Casey 5,00361.00
  Progressive Conservative John Kendrick MacDonald2,16226.36
  New Democratic Party Jim Wyatt1,03712.64
Total valid votes8,20299.43
Total rejected ballots470.57
Turnout8,24959.09
Eligible voters13,961
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [7]

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Karen Casey 3,81150.25%-0.71%
New Democratic Arthur Hartlen2,36231.14%10.93%
Liberal Lorenda Ebbett1,25016.48%-9.99%
Green Judy Davis1612.12%-0.23%
Total7,584
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Karen Casey 3,80950.96%5.84%
Liberal Bob Taylor1,97926.47%-3.16%
New Democratic Rob Assels1,51120.21%-5.03%
Green Judy Davis1762.35%
Total7,475
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Langille 3,32445.12%0.81%
Liberal John Davidson2,18329.63%2.60%
New Democratic Garfield Forrest1,86025.25%-3.41%
Total7,367
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Langille 3,72844.31%14.54%
New Democratic Ralph Martin2,41128.66%-2.44%
Liberal John Davidson2,27427.03%-12.10%
Total8,413
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ed Lorraine 3,30139.13%-15.14%
New Democratic Janet Maybee2,62331.10%20.40%
Progressive Conservative Andy Williamson2,51129.77%-5.26%
Total8,435
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ed Lorraine 5,12354.27%7.64%
Progressive Conservative Tom Taggart 3,30635.02%-9.82%
New Democratic Patsy Forrest1,01010.70%2.18%
Total9,439
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ed Lorraine 4,26046.63%1.95%
Progressive Conservative Jack Coupar 4,09744.85%-1.80%
New Democratic Penny Marchbank7788.52%-0.16%
Total9,135
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jack Coupar 3,79646.65%4.25%
Liberal Ed Lorraine 3,63644.68%2.13%
New Democratic Alan M. Marchbank7068.68%-6.38%
Total8,138
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ed Lorraine 3,18242.55%-0.75%
Progressive Conservative Bill Campbell 3,17142.40%-6.97%
New Democratic Alan M. Marchbank1,12615.06%7.72%
Total7,479
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Campbell 3,44749.37%
Liberal Floyd Tucker 3,02343.30%
New Democratic Peter Robben5127.33%
Total6,982
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

References

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  2. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  3. "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
  5. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  6. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  7. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 18, 2021.