Melissa Sheehy-Richard

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2024 Nova Scotia general election: Hants West
Melissa Sheehy-Richard
MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Hants West
Assumed office
August 17, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Melissa Sheehy-Richard 4,25352.6%
Liberal Brian Casey2,62132.4%
New Democratic Simon Greenough1,12013.8%
Independent James Omand931.1%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout8,087
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [5]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election : Hants West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Melissa Sheehy-Richard 3,96843.11+14.18$40,454.11
Liberal Brian Casey3,82741.58-13.16$40,039.34
New Democratic Caet Moir1,01511.03-1.42$31,621.71
Green Jenn Kang2732.97-0.07$200.00
Atlantica Gordon J. Berry1211.31+0.47$200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit9,20499.73$94,843.34
Total rejected ballots250.27
Turnout9,22955.98
Eligible voters 16,485
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +13.67
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [6]

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