Eddie Orrell

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2021 Canadian federal election: Sydney—Victoria
Eddie Orrell
EddieOrrell at the 2016 PC AGM in Halifax, Nova Scotia.png
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Northside-Westmount
Cape Breton North (2011-2013)
In office
June 21, 2011 –July 31, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jaime Battiste 14,25039.2+8.3$68,768.55
Conservative Eddie Orrell 13,16636.3+8.6none listed
New Democratic Jeff Ward7,21719.9-0.2$11,605.07
People's Ronald Angus Barron1,1763.2N/A$1,145.74
Green Mark Embrett3761.0-4.5$0.00
Marxist–Leninist Nikki Boisvert1270.3N/A$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit36,31298.7±0.0$102,433.21
Total rejected ballots4721.3±0.0
Turnout36,78461.6-6.5
Registered voters59,757
Liberal hold Swing -0.2
Source: Elections Canada [11] [12]
2019 Canadian federal election : Sydney—Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jaime Battiste 12,53630.90−42.30$63,429.21
Conservative Eddie Orrell 11,22727.68+17.04none listed
New Democratic Jodi McDavid8,14620.08+7.02none listed
Independent Archie MacKinnon5,67914.00Newnone listed
Green Lois Foster2,2495.54+3.04$0.00
Independent Kenzie MacNeil 4801.18Newnone listed
Veterans Coalition Randy Joy2480.61New$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit40,56598.72  $99,536.07
Total rejected ballots5281.28+0.71
Turnout41,09368.12−0.84
Eligible voters60,322
Liberal hold Swing −29.67
Source: Elections Canada [13]
2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Eddie Orrell417944.03
  Liberal John Higgins371639.12
  New Democratic Party Cecil Snow159716.82
June 21, 2011 By-election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Eddie Orrell397554.88
  New Democratic Party Russell MacDonald226531.27
  Liberal Brian McGean93112.85
Atlantica Jonathan Dean720.99

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