Colchester North (provincial electoral district)

For the British constituency, see Colchester North (UK Parliament constituency).
Colchester North
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Tom Taggart
Progressive Conservative
District created1978
First contested1978
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)18,238
Electors13,879
Area (km²)2,249
Pop. density (per km²)8.1
Census division(s)Colchester County

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.

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[edit]

The land area of Colchester North is 2,249 km2 (868 sq mi).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

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[edit]

1978[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
  6. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

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