Queens-Shelburne (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial riding. For the federal riding, see Queens—Shelburne (federal electoral district).

Queens-Shelburne

Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
District created	2012
District abolished	2021
Last contested	2017
Demographics
Population (2016)	17,479
Electors (2017)	14,099
Area (km²)	4,518.00
Census division(s)	Shelburne County, Queens County
Census subdivision(s)	The Town of Lockeport, Town of Shelburne, Municipality of the District of Shelburne, Region of Queens Municipality

Queens-Shelburne was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 89 per cent of the former district of Queens, 46 per cent of the former district of Shelburne and 1 per cent of the former district of Digby-Annapolis. It consists of the towns of Lockeport and Shelburne, the Municipality of the District of Shelburne, and the Region of Queens Municipality.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
63rd	2017–2021		Kim Masland	Progressive Conservative
62nd	2013–2017		Sterling Belliveau	New Democratic Party

Election results

2017

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kim Masland	3,244	43.82	+11.33
	Liberal	Vernon Oickle	2,303	31.11	+3.25
	New Democratic	John Davis	1,581	21.36	-15.74
	Green	Kathleen Milan	275	3.71	+1.16
Total valid votes			7,403	100
Total rejected ballots			25	0.34	-0.31
Turnout			7,428	53.20	-6.78
Eligible voters			13,961
	Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+4.04
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [1] [2]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Sterling Belliveau	3,066	37.10	N/A
	Progressive Conservative	Bruce Inglis	2,685	32.49	N/A
	Liberal	Benson Frail	2,302	27.86	N/A
	Green	Madeline Taylor	211	2.55	N/A
Total valid votes			8,264	100.0
Total rejected ballots			54	0.65
Turnout			8,318	59.98
Eligible voters			13,868

References

1. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
2. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

External links

• 2013 riding profile