Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier
Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier, formerly Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 1925 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 14,038 | ||
| Electors | 12,632 | ||
| Area (km²) | 135.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 104 | ||
| Census division(s) | Cape Breton | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Cape Breton | ||
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kendra Coombes. The district consists of the area around New Waterford, including Dominion, Grand Lake Road, Reserve Mines, Gardiner Mines, Lingan Road, Lingan, River Ryan, Scotchtown, New Victoria, Victoria Mines, South Bar.
It was created in 1925 when the counties of Cape Breton and Richmond were divided into three electoral districts. In 2003, it expanded west to include New Victoria. In 2013, it gained South Bar, Lingan Road, and part of Grand Lake Road from Cape Breton Nova.[1][2]
It was re-named Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier for the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Single-member district (1933-present)
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | 2021-Present | Kendra Coombes | New Democratic | |
| 63rd | 2020–2021 | |||
| 2017–2020 | Tammy Martin | |||
| 62nd | 2015–2017 | David Wilton | Liberal | |
| 2013–2015 | Frank Corbett | New Democratic | ||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Russell MacNeil | Liberal | |
| 55th | 1989-1993 | |||
| 1988-1989 | Wayne Connors | Liberal | ||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | Mike Laffin | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | James 'Buddy' MacEachern | New Democratic | |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | Mike Laffin | Progressive Conservative | |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | |||
| 48th | 1963-1967 | |||
| 47th | 1961-1963 | Michael James MacDonald | New Democratic | |
| 1960-1961 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | |||
| 46th | 1956-1960 | |||
| 45th | 1953-1956 | |||
| 44th | 1949-1953 | |||
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | |||
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | Douglas MacDonald | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | |
| 41st | 1939-1941 | |||
| 1937-1939 | Michael Dwyer | Liberal | ||
| 40th | 1933-1937 | |||
Dual-member district (1925-1933)
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th | 1928-1933 | Gordon Sidney Harrington | Liberal-Conservative | Joseph Macdonald | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 38th | 1925-1928 | ||||||
| Cape Breton Centre returned two members before 1933 | |||||||
Election results
1925 general election
| 1925 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Gordon Sidney Harrington | 7,621 | 34.13% | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joseph Macdonald | 7,611 | 34.09% | |||||
| Liberal | Daniel McDonald | 3,277 | 14.68% | |||||
| Liberal | James McConnell | 3,210 | 14.38% | |||||
| Labour | Joseph Steele | 313 | 1.40% | |||||
| Labour | Emerson Campbell | 295 | 1.32% | |||||
| Total | 22,327 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1928 general election
| 1928 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Gordon Sidney Harrington | 5,949 | 29.22% | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joseph Macdonald | 5,762 | 28.31% | |||||
| Liberal | Malcolm A. Patterson | 4,384 | 21.54% | |||||
| Liberal | Luke Daye | 4,261 | 20.93% | |||||
| Total | 20,356 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1933 general election
| 1933 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Michael Dwyer | 3,263 | 47.84% | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Neil R. McArthur | 2,969 | 43.53% | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Thomas Ling | 588 | 8.62% | |||||
| Total | 6,820 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1937 general election
| 1937 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Michael Dwyer | 4,148 | 59.56% | 11.72% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Robert Simpson MacLellan | 2,816 | 40.44% | -3.10% | ||||
| Total | 6,964 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1941 general election
| 1941 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas MacDonald | 3,918 | 53.32% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Gus Brown | 2,275 | 30.96% | -28.60% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Clifford Gregor | 1,155 | 15.72% | -24.72% | ||||
| Total | 7,348 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1945 general election
| 1945 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Michael James MacDonald | 3,860 | 54.34% | 1.01% | ||||
| Liberal | Ronald McIsaac | 2,726 | 38.37% | 7.41% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Frank Doucette | 518 | 7.29% | -8.43% | ||||
| Total | 7,104 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1949 general election
| 1949 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Michael James MacDonald | 3,339 | 41.01% | -13.33% | ||||
| Liberal | Ronald McIsaac | 3,271 | 40.17% | 1.80% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joseph A. MacDonald | 1,532 | 18.82% | 11.52% | ||||
| Total | 8,142 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1953 general election
| 1953 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Michael James MacDonald | 4,451 | 48.53% | 7.52% | ||||
| Liberal | Martin MacPherson | 2,816 | 30.70% | -9.47% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles P. Miller | 1,905 | 20.77% | – | ||||
| Total | 9,172 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1956 general election
| 1956 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Michael James MacDonald | 2,948 | 43.31% | -5.21% | ||||
| Liberal | James P. McNeil | 2,569 | 37.75% | 7.04% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles P. Miller | 1,289 | 18.94% | -1.83% | ||||
| Total | 6,806 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1960 general election
| 1960 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Michael James MacDonald | 3,371 | 46.68% | 3.36% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lowell Murray | 1,964 | 27.19% | 8.26% | ||||
| Liberal | James P. McNeil | 1,887 | 26.13% | -11.62% | ||||
| Total | 7,222 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1963 general election
| 1963 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3,699 | 54.12% | 26.92% | ||||
| New Democratic | Michael James MacDonald | 2,197 | 32.14% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Joseph Flaudio Rizzetto | 939 | 13.74% | -12.39% | ||||
| Total | 6,835 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1967 general election
| 1967 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3,565 | 55.85% | 1.73% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tom O'Leary | 1,505 | 23.58% | -8.57% | ||||
| Liberal | William J. Boudreau | 1,313 | 20.57% | 6.83% | ||||
| Total | 6,383 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1970 general election
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3,680 | 50.54% | -5.32% | ||||
| Liberal | Stewart Marsh | 1,902 | 26.12% | 5.55% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex MacDonald | 1,700 | 23.35% | -0.23% | ||||
| Total | 7,282 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1974 general election
| 1974 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Buddy MacEachern | 3,380 | 43.19% | 19.84% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 2,743 | 35.05% | -15.49% | ||||
| Liberal | Albert J. Boudreau | 1,703 | 21.76% | -4.36% | ||||
| Total | 7,826 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1978 general election
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Buddy MacEachern | 3,594 | 44.39% | 1.20% | ||||
| Liberal | Fraser MacLean | 2,993 | 36.96% | 15.20% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter MacKinnon | 1,510 | 18.65% | -16.40% | ||||
| Total | 8,097 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (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: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3,276 | 39.49% | 20.84% | ||||
| New Democratic | Buddy MacEachern | 2,812 | 33.90% | -10.49% | ||||
| Liberal | Art MacDonald | 2,208 | 26.62% | -10.35% | ||||
| Total | 8,296 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (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: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 4,586 | 58.83% | 19.34% | ||||
| Liberal | A. Beaver Parsons | 1,264 | 16.22% | -10.40% | ||||
| Labour | Dan MacKinnon | 1,202 | 15.42% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Angus Grant | 743 | 9.53% | -24.36% | ||||
| Total | 7,795 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (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: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne Connors | 3,681 | 45.80% | 29.59% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harold MacDonald | 2,210 | 27.50% | -31.33% | ||||
| New Democratic | John Wilson | 2,146 | 26.70% | 17.17% | ||||
| Total | 8,037 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (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: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Russell MacNeil | 5,644 | 61.28% | 15.48% | ||||
| New Democratic | Victor Tomiczek | 2,554 | 27.73% | 1.03% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Julien Frison | 1,012 | 10.99% | -16.51% | ||||
| Total | 9,210 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (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: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Frank Corbett | 5,499 | 64.62% | 36.89% | ||||
| Liberal | Steve Drake | 2,435 | 28.61% | -32.67% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Julien Frison | 576 | 6.77% | -4.22% | ||||
| Total | 8,510 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999 general election
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Frank Corbett | 4,042 | 54.09% | -10.53% | ||||
| Liberal | Susan Deruelle Marsh | 2,985 | 39.94% | 11.33% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Morrissey | 446 | 5.97% | -0.80% | ||||
| Total | 7,473 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003 general election
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Frank Corbett | 3,929 | 50.64% | -3.44% | ||||
| Liberal | Basil McGillivray | 3,456 | 44.55% | 4.60% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rita Tighe-MacLeod | 373 | 4.81% | -1.16% | ||||
| Total | 7,758 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006 general election
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Frank Corbett | 3,490 | 43.65% | -6.99% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darren Bruckschwaiger | 2,274 | 28.44% | 23.63% | ||||
| Liberal | Laura MacDonald | 2,152 | 26.92% | -17.63% | ||||
| Green | Frances Oommen | 79 | 0.99% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,995 | 99.64 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.36 | -0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,024 | 68.08 | +0.47 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 11,786 | – | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -15.31 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009 general election
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Frank Corbett | 5,096 | 80.14% | 36.49% | ||||
| Liberal | Joe MacPherson | 685 | 10.77% | -16.14% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Ryan | 479 | 7.53% | -20.91% | ||||
| Green | Chris Alders | 99 | 1.56% | 0.57% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,359 | 99.48 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.52 | +0.15 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,392 | 51.90 | -16.19 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 12,317 | – | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +26.32 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2013 general election
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 3,440 | 45.29 | -33.25 | ||||
| Liberal | David Wilton | 3,282 | 43.21 | +30.71 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edna Lee | 873 | 11.49 | +4.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,595 | 99.42 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,639 | 58.48 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 13,062 | – | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -31.98 | ||||||
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election redistributed results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| New Democratic Party | 5,738 | 78.54 | |
| Liberal | 913 | 12.50 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 537 | 7.35 | |
| Green | 118 | 1.62 | |
2015 by-election
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015 On the resignation of Frank Corbett | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | David Wilton | 3,120 | 49.51 | +6.30 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tammy Martin | 2,538 | 40.27 | -5.02 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edna Lee | 644 | 10.22 | -1.28 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,302 | 99.38 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 39 | 0.62 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,341 | 47.67 | -10.81 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 13,302 | – | ||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +5.66 | ||||||
2017 general election
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tammy Martin | 3,419 | 43.77 | +3.49 | ||||
| Liberal | David Wilton | 2,623 | 33.58 | -15.93 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Louie Piovesan | 1,770 | 22.66 | +12.44 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,812 | 99.33 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 53 | 0.67 | +0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,865 | 59.68 | +12.01 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,178 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.71 | ||||||
2020 by-election
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, March 10, 2020 Upon the resignation of Tammy Martin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kendra Coombes | 2,731 | 42.91 | -0.86 | ||||
| Liberal | David Wilton | 1,991 | 31.28 | -2.30 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Louie Piovesan | 1,567 | 24.26 | +1.96 | ||||
| Green | Adrianna MacKinnon | 76 | 1.19 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,365 | 99.76 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.24 | -0.44 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,380 | 51.56 | -9.12 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,373 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +0.72 | ||||||
2021 general election
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kendra Coombes | 3,309 | 42.15 | -0.76 | ||||
| Liberal | Michelle Wilson | 3,188 | 40.61 | +9.33 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bryden Mombourquette | 1,281 | 16.32 | -7.94 | ||||
| Green | Robert Hussey | 72 | 0.92 | -0.27 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,850 | 99.49 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 40 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,890 | 53.66 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,705 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -5.05 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3] | ||||||||
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