Gary Burrill

Not to be confused with Gary Burrell.

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2021 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Chebucto

The Reverend Gary Burrill
Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
In office February 27, 2016 –June 25, 2022
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gary Burrill	4,009	51.99	+5.84
	Liberal	Jackie Kinley	2,478	32.14	-7.15
	Progressive Conservative	John Wesley Chisholm	911	11.81	+1.23
	Green	Lily Barraclough	313	4.06	+0.10
Total valid votes			7,711	99.64	-0.03
Total rejected ballots			28	0.36	+0.03
Turnout			7,739	62.01	+8.94
Eligible voters			12,481
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+6.50
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [16]

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Chebucto
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gary Burrill	4,197	46.15	+7.47
	Liberal	Joachim Stroink	3,573	39.29	-10.58
	Progressive Conservative	John Wesley Chisholm	963	10.58	+0.56
	Green	Casey Meijer	361	3.96
Total valid votes			9,094	100
Total rejected ballots			30
Turnout			9,124	53.07
Eligible voters			17,194
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+9.03
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [17] [18]

2013 Nova Scotia general election : Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Larry Harrison	3,304	42.27	+13.28
	New Democratic	Gary Burrill	2,293	29.33	-18.76
	Liberal	Tom Martin	2,220	28.40	+7.79
Total			7,817	–

2009 Nova Scotia general election : Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gary Burrill	3,697	47.45	+22.24
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Streatch	2,265	29.07	-34.78
	Liberal	Willie Versteeg	1,649	21.16	+12.41
	Green	Margaret Whitney	181	2.32	+0.14
Total			7,792	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006 Nova Scotia general election : Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Brooke Taylor	4,790	63.85	-0.49
	New Democratic	Gary Burrill	1,891	25.21	+1.99
	Liberal	Carolyn Matthews	657	8.76	-3.69
	Green	Leona MacLeod	164	2.19	–
Total			7,502	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

References

1. Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present Nova Scotia Legislature
2. Burrill, Gary, 1955- MemoryNS
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