Bedford (provincial electoral district)

Bedford was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kelly Regan.

Bedford
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
District created1978
District abolished2021
Last contested2017
Demographics
Population (2011)27,783
Electors19,154
Area (km²)32.00
Census division(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

The electoral district was created in 1978 as Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley from the redistribution of Halifax Cobequid. The name was changed to Bedford-Fall River in 1993 and the district lost the Musquodoboit Valley area to Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley.[1]

In 2003, the district was renamed Bedford. It lost the Fall River and Waverley areas and gained one third of Halifax Bedford Basin, as well as an area along the Hammonds Plains Road. It comprises most of Bedford and all of the community southeast of the Bicentennial Highway.[2]

The district is notable for the electoral loss of Liberal leader Francis MacKenzie, in the 2006 election. MacKenzie attempted to win the seat in 2006 for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. The party polled less than 24% across the province. He lost by more than 800 votes to Len Goucher.

On September 30, 2008 the name of the Bedford district was officially changed to Bedford-Birch Cove. With the 2012 electoral boundary changes, the area of Kearney Lake and Birch Cove moved to Clayton Park West and name of the district officially changed back to Bedford.[3]

In the 2021 Nova Scotia general election, the riding was abolished into Bedford South and Bedford Basin.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature Years Member Party
63rd 2017–2021 Kelly Regan Liberal
62nd 2013–2017
61st 2009–2013
60th 2006–2009 Len Goucher Progressive Conservative
59th 2003–2006 Peter Christie
58th 1999-2003
57th 1998-1999     Francene Cosman Liberal
56th 1993-1998
55th 1988-1993     Ken Streatch Progressive Conservative
54th 1984-1988
53rd 1981-1984
52nd 1978-1981

Election results

1978 general election

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKen Streatch4,95158.93%
LiberalNorman J. MacLean2,74332.65%
New DemocraticGerald B. Hoganson7088.43%
Total 8,402
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1981 general election

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKen Streatch4,92957.62%-1.30%
LiberalDwight Isenor2,24626.26%-6.39%
New DemocraticBruce Carroll1,37916.12%7.69%
Total 8,554
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1984 general election

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKen Streatch4,95359.98%2.36%
LiberalJohn M. Dillon1,75521.25%-5.00%
New DemocraticSusan Coldwell1,46817.78%1.66%
LabourAlfred Nieforth820.99%
Total 8,258
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1988 general election

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKen Streatch5,74051.49%-8.48%
LiberalGerald Regan3,80334.12%12.86%
New DemocraticSusan Coldwell1,60414.39%-3.39%
Total 11,147
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1993 general election

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrancene Cosman4,79444.19%10.08%
Progressive ConservativePeter J. Kelly4,40140.57%-10.92%
New DemocraticRyan Kidney1,65315.24%0.85%
Total 10,848
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1998 general election

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrancene Cosman4,20537.58%-6.61%
Progressive ConservativePeter G. Christie3,89234.79%-5.78%
New DemocraticMarvin Silver3,09127.63%12.39%
Total 11,188
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999 general election

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePeter G. Christie6,56657.28%22.49%
New DemocraticJane Earle2,70023.55%-4.07%
LiberalGerry St. Armand2,19719.17%-18.42%
Total 11,463
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003 general election

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePeter G. Christie4,11443.87%-13.41%
LiberalRichard Zurawski3,20834.21%15.05%
New DemocraticBob Watson2,05521.92%-1.64%
Total 9,377
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006 general election

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLen Goucher4,09042.22%-1.65%
LiberalFrancis MacKenzie3,28633.92%-0.29%
New DemocraticJohn Buckland2,01920.84%-1.07%
GreenMary McLaughlan2923.01%
Total 9,687
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009 general election

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKelly Regan4,86144.48%10.56%
New DemocraticBrian Mosher3,55232.50%11.66%
Progressive ConservativeLen Goucher2,26820.75%-21.47%
GreenNeil Green2482.27%-0.75%
Total 10,929
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013 general election

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Kelly Regan 6,081 60.66 +16.18
  Progressive Conservative Joan Christie 2,026 20.21 -0.54
  New Democratic Party Mike Poworozynk 1,701 16.97 -15.53
GreenIan Charles2172.16-0.11

2017 general election

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKelly Regan5,83152.69-7.97
Progressive ConservativeValerie White3,38830.62+10.41
New DemocraticBlake Wright1,36212.31-4.66
GreenMichealle Hanshaw4854.38+2.22
Total valid votes 11,066100
Total rejected ballots 440.40
Turnout 11,11051.85
Eligible voters 21,429
Liberal hold Swing -9.19
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5]

References

  1. Riding History Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine NS Legislature
  2. Bedford - Constituency History Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Nova Scotia Legislature
  3. Elections Nova Scotia, Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report (September 12, 2012) Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 11, 2013
  4. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

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