Colchester North (provincial electoral district)
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.
| Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1978 | ||
| First contested | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 18,238 | ||
| Electors | 13,879 | ||
| Area (km²) | 2,249 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 8.1 | ||
| Census division(s) | Colchester County | ||
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:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | 2021–Present | Tom Taggart | Progressive Conservative | |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Karen Casey | Liberal | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2011–2013 | |||
| 2009–2011 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Bill Langille | Progressive Conservative | |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Ed Lorraine | Liberal | |
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 55th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Jack Coupar | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Ed Lorraine | Liberal | |
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Bill Campbell | Progressive Conservative | |
| Colchester prior to 1978 | ||||
Election results
1978
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Campbell | 3,447 | 49.37% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Floyd Tucker | 3,023 | 43.30% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Robben | 512 | 7.33% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,982 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1981
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ed Lorraine | 3,182 | 42.55% | -0.75% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Campbell | 3,171 | 42.40% | -6.97% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alan M. Marchbank | 1,126 | 15.06% | 7.72% | ||||
| Total | 7,479 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1984
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Coupar | 3,796 | 46.65% | 4.25% | ||||
| Liberal | Ed Lorraine | 3,636 | 44.68% | 2.13% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alan M. Marchbank | 706 | 8.68% | -6.38% | ||||
| Total | 8,138 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1988
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ed Lorraine | 4,260 | 46.63% | 1.95% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Coupar | 4,097 | 44.85% | -1.80% | ||||
| New Democratic | Penny Marchbank | 778 | 8.52% | -0.16% | ||||
| Total | 9,135 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1993
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ed Lorraine | 5,123 | 54.27% | 7.64% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Taggart | 3,306 | 35.02% | -9.82% | ||||
| New Democratic | Patsy Forrest | 1,010 | 10.70% | 2.18% | ||||
| Total | 9,439 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1998
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ed Lorraine | 3,301 | 39.13% | -15.14% | ||||
| New Democratic | Janet Maybee | 2,623 | 31.10% | 20.40% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Andy Williamson | 2,511 | 29.77% | -5.26% | ||||
| Total | 8,435 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Langille | 3,728 | 44.31% | 14.54% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ralph Martin | 2,411 | 28.66% | -2.44% | ||||
| Liberal | John Davidson | 2,274 | 27.03% | -12.10% | ||||
| Total | 8,413 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Langille | 3,324 | 45.12% | 0.81% | ||||
| Liberal | John Davidson | 2,183 | 29.63% | 2.60% | ||||
| New Democratic | Garfield Forrest | 1,860 | 25.25% | -3.41% | ||||
| Total | 7,367 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karen Casey | 3,809 | 50.96% | 5.84% | ||||
| Liberal | Bob Taylor | 1,979 | 26.47% | -3.16% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rob Assels | 1,511 | 20.21% | -5.03% | ||||
| Green | Judy Davis | 176 | 2.35% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,475 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karen Casey | 3,811 | 50.25% | -0.71% | ||||
| New Democratic | Arthur Hartlen | 2,362 | 31.14% | 10.93% | ||||
| Liberal | Lorenda Ebbett | 1,250 | 16.48% | -9.99% | ||||
| Green | Judy Davis | 161 | 2.12% | -0.23% | ||||
| Total | 7,584 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2013
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Karen Casey | 5,003 | 61.00 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Kendrick MacDonald | 2,162 | 26.36 | |||||
| New Democratic Party | Jim Wyatt | 1,037 | 12.64 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,202 | 99.43 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 47 | 0.57 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,249 | 59.09 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 13,961 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2] | ||||||||
2017
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Karen Casey | 3,654 | 46.49 | -14.50 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rebecca Taylor | 3,225 | 41.04 | +14.68 | ||||
| New Democratic | James Finnie | 980 | 12.47 | -0.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,859 | 99.48 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 41 | 0.52 | -0.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,900 | 54.57 | -4.51 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,476 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -14.59 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 3,654 | 46.49 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 3,225 | 41.04 | |
| New Democratic | 980 | 12.47 | |
2021
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Taggart | 4,477 | 53.18 | +12.14 | $44,631.58 | |||
| Liberal | Merlyn Smith | 2,681 | 31.84 | -14.65 | $91,526.85 | |||
| New Democratic | Sean Foley | 955 | 11.34 | -1.13 | $36,616.11 | |||
| Green | Ivan Drouin | 252 | 2.99 | $1,794.39 | ||||
| Atlantica | Stephan Sante | 54 | 0.64 | $200.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 8,419 | 99.67 | +0.19 | $86,863.25 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.33 | -0.19 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,447 | 56.67 | +2.10 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,906 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.40 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6][7] | ||||||||
References
- "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
- "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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