Annapolis is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1867 | ||
District abolished | 1953 | ||
District re-created | 1993 | ||
First contested | 1867, 1993 | ||
Last contested | 1953, 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 20,591 | ||
Electors (2021) | 14,821 | ||
Area (km²) | 2,158 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 9.5 | ||
Census division(s) | Annapolis County | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Annapolis Royal, Middleton |
The district was created in 1867 and was abolished in 1953 when it was re-distributed into Annapolis East and Annapolis West. The district was re-formed in 1993 and its boundaries were changed following the 2012 electoral reform commission to include the portion of Digby-Annapolis within Annapolis County north of Maitland Bridge.
The district includes the entirety of Annapolis County including the municipalities of Annapolis Royal and Middleton.
Since 2021, the district has been represented by Carman Kerr.
The electoral district of Annapolis has 2,158 km2 (833 sq mi) of landmass.[1]
The electoral district has been represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | ||||
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64th | 2021- | Carman Kerr | Liberal | ||||
63rd | 2017–2021 | Stephen McNeil | Liberal | ||||
62nd | 2013–2017 | ||||||
61st | 2009–2013 | ||||||
60th | 2006–2009 | ||||||
59th | 2003–2006 | ||||||
58th | 1999–2003 | Frank Chipman | Progressive Conservative | ||||
57th | 1998–1999 | Laurie Montgomery | Liberal | ||||
56th | 1993–1998 | Earle Rafuse | Liberal | ||||
Annapolis East and Annapolis West from 1953–1993 | |||||||
44th | 1949–1953 | Henry Davies Hicks | Liberal | ||||
43rd | 1945–1949 | ||||||
42nd | 1941–1945 | John Douglas McKenzie | Liberal | ||||
41st | 1937–1941 | ||||||
40th | 1933–1937 | ||||||
Annapolis returned two members before 1933 | |||||||
39th | 1928–1933 | Harry Thompson MacKenzie | Progressive Conservative | Obediah Parker Goucher | Progressive Conservative | ||
38th | 1925–1928 | ||||||
37th | 1920–1925 | Orlando Daniels | Liberal | Frank R. Elliott | Liberal | ||
36th | 1916–1920 | ||||||
35th | 1913–1916 | Norman Phinney | Liberal-Conservative | ||||
1911–1916 | |||||||
34th | 1906–1911 | Joseph A. Bancroft | Liberal | ||||
33rd | 1903–1906 | James Wilberforce Longley | Liberal | ||||
1901–1903 | |||||||
32nd | 1897–1901 | ||||||
31st | 1895–1897 | ||||||
30th | 1891–1894 | Henry H. Chute | Liberal | ||||
29th | 1886–1890 | Frank Andrews | Liberal-Conservative | ||||
28th | 1882–1886 | Henry M. Munro | Liberal | ||||
27th | 1878–1882 | Caleb Shaffner | Conservative | William Botsford Troop | Conservative | ||
26th | 1874–1878 | Avard Longley | Conservative | ||||
25th | 1871–1874 | David C. Landers | Liberal | Jared C. Troop | Liberal | ||
24th | 1867–1871 |
1867 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Jared C. Troop | 1,187 | 27.16% | |||||
Liberal | David C. Landers | 1,163 | 26.61% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | W. T. Foster | 1,019 | 23.31% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | George Whitman | 1,002 | 22.92% | |||||
Total | 4,371 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1871 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Jared C. Troop | 1,083 | 26.03% | |||||
Liberal | David C. Landers | 1,076 | 25.86% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Avard Longley | 1,017 | 24.44% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | T. W. Chesley | 985 | 23.67% | |||||
Total | 4,161 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1874 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Avard Longley | 1,211 | 27.55% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | William Botsford Troop | 1,177 | 26.78% | |||||
Liberal | E. Bent | 1,013 | 23.05% | |||||
Liberal | Parker | 994 | 22.62% | |||||
Total | 4,395 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1878 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | William Botsford Troop | 1,350 | 26.77% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Caleb Shaffner | 1,295 | 25.68% | |||||
Liberal | O. M. Taylor | 1,235 | 24.49% | |||||
Liberal | E. Bent | 1,163 | 23.06% | |||||
Total | 5,043 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1882 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | James Wilberforce Longley | 1,340 | 26.06% | |||||
Liberal | Henry M. Munro | 1,329 | 25.85% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Caleb Shaffner | 1,261 | 24.52% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | William Botsford Troop | 1,212 | 23.57% | |||||
Total | 5,142 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1886 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | James Wilberforce Longley | 1,556 | 25.25% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Frank Andrews | 1,540 | 24.99% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | R. J. Ellison | 1,535 | 24.91% | |||||
Liberal | Henry M. Munro | 1,531 | 24.85% | |||||
Total | 6,162 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1890 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | James Wilberforce Longley | 1,814 | 27.95% | |||||
Liberal | Harris H. Chute | 1,639 | 25.25% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | C. S. Harrington | 1,613 | 24.85% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | B. Starratt | 1,424 | 21.94% | |||||
Total | 6,490 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1894 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | James Wilberforce Longley | 1,808 | 27.18% | |||||
Liberal | Joseph A. Bancroft | 1,793 | 26.95% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Thomas R. Jones | 1,555 | 23.38% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Hugh E. Gillis | 1,496 | 22.49% | |||||
Total | 6,652 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1896 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | James Wilberforce Longley | Acclaimed | – | |||||
Total | – | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1897 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Joseph A. Bancroft | 1,878 | 26.48% | |||||
Liberal | James Wilberforce Longley | 1,871 | 26.38% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Thomas R. Jones | 1,680 | 23.69% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | C. S. Harrington | 1,664 | 23.46% | |||||
Total | 7,093 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1901 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | James Wilberforce Longley | 1,825 | 29.60% | |||||
Liberal | Joseph A. Bancroft | 1,750 | 28.39% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | W. C. Healey | 1,348 | 21.87% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Frank Andrews | 1,242 | 20.15% | |||||
Total | 6,165 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1906 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Orlando Daniels | 2,062 | 29.46% | |||||
Liberal | Joseph A. Bancroft | 1,826 | 26.09% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | A. L. Davison | 1,674 | 23.91% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Alfred Wightman | 1,438 | 20.54% | |||||
Total | 7,000 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1911 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Orlando Daniels | 2,092 | 26.74% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Norman Phinney | 1,938 | 24.77% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | A. L. Davison | 1,931 | 24.68% | |||||
Liberal | J. R. Hall | 1,863 | 23.81% | |||||
Total | 7,824 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1916 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Orlando Daniels | 2,149 | 26.34% | |||||
Liberal | Frank R. Elliott | 2,077 | 25.46% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Obediah Parker Goucher | 2,020 | 24.76% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Earle C. Phinney | 1,912 | 23.44% | |||||
Total | 8,158 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1920 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Orlando Daniels | 3,630 | 30.41% | |||||
Liberal | Frank R. Elliott | 3,330 | 27.90% | |||||
United Farmers | Vernon B. Leonard | 2,512 | 21.05% | |||||
United Farmers | Edgar C. Shaffner | 2,463 | 20.64% | |||||
Total | 11,935 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1925 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Obediah Parker Goucher | 4,331 | 29.46% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Harry Thompson MacKenzie | 4,133 | 28.12% | |||||
Liberal | Frank R. Elliott | 3,165 | 21.53% | |||||
Liberal | Kenneth L. Crowell | 3,071 | 20.89% | |||||
Total | 14,700 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1928 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Obediah Parker Goucher | 3,689 | 25.90% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Harry Thompson MacKenzie | 3,645 | 25.59% | |||||
Liberal | Daniel Owen | 3,461 | 24.30% | |||||
Liberal | John D. McKenzie | 3,450 | 24.22% | |||||
Total | 14,245 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1933 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | John D. McKenzie | 4,917 | 55.35% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Obediah Parker Goucher | 3,967 | 44.65% | |||||
Total | 8,884 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1937 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | John D. McKenzie | 4,977 | 57.35% | 2.00% | ||||
Liberal–Conservative | James Eugene Morse | 3,702 | 42.65% | -2.00% | ||||
Total | 8,679 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1941 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | John D. McKenzie | 4,292 | 60.60% | 3.26% | ||||
Liberal–Conservative | Hanson Dowell | 2,790 | 39.40% | -3.26% | ||||
Total | 7,082 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1945 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Henry Hicks | 4,880 | 59.06% | -1.55% | ||||
Liberal–Conservative | Horton Wheelock Phinney | 3,383 | 40.94% | 1.55% | ||||
Total | 8,263 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Henry Hicks | 5,091 | 52.29% | -6.77% | ||||
Liberal–Conservative | Harry Thompson MacKenzie | 4,447 | 45.68% | 4.73% | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Louisa Anna Shaw | 198 | 2.03% | – | ||||
Total | 9,736 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Henry Hicks | 5,006 | 51.55% | -0.74% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Charles F. LeBrun | 4,705 | 48.45% | – | ||||
Total | 9,711 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Earle Rafuse | 7,022 | 62.89% | – | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Greg Kerr | 3,388 | 30.34% | – | ||||
New Democratic | Margaret Wolfe | 756 | 6.77% | – | ||||
Total | 11,166 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Laurie Montgomery | 3,448 | 36.96% | -25.93% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Basil Stewart | 3,198 | 34.28% | 3.94% | ||||
New Democratic | John Kinsella | 2,468 | 26.46% | 19.68% | ||||
Independent | Bob Mann | 215 | 2.30% | – | ||||
Total | 9,329 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Frank Chipman | 4,026 | 43.43% | 9.15% | ||||
Liberal | Stephen McNeil | 3,265 | 35.22% | -1.74% | ||||
New Democratic | Tom Clahane | 1,708 | 18.43% | -8.03% | ||||
Nova Scotia Party | Paul Mann | 271 | 2.92% | – | ||||
Total | 9,270 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Stephen McNeil | 4,522 | 50.83% | 15.60% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Frank Chipman | 2,795 | 31.42% | -12.02% | ||||
New Democratic | Adrian Nette | 1,395 | 15.68% | -2.75% | ||||
Nova Scotia Party | Harry Wilson | 185 | 2.08% | -0.84% | ||||
Total | 8,897 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Stephen McNeil | 4,668 | 56.20% | 5.37% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Blair Hannam | 2,041 | 24.57% | -6.84% | ||||
New Democratic | Malcolm MacKenzie | 1,391 | 16.75% | 1.07% | ||||
Green | Ken McGowan | 206 | 2.48% | – | ||||
Total | 8,306 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Stephen McNeil | 6,446 | 73.70% | 17.50% | ||||
New Democratic | Henry Spurr | 1,131 | 12.93% | -3.82% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Kent Robinson | 971 | 11.10% | -13.47% | ||||
Green | Jamie Spinney | 198 | 2.26% | -0.22% | ||||
Total | 8,746 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Stephen McNeil | 7,710 | 75.88 | +2.56 | |
Progressive Conservative | Virginia Hurlock | 1,390 | 13.68 | +2.63 | |
New Democratic Party | Henry Spurr | 834 | 8.21 | -5.17 | |
Green | Ron Neufeld | 227 | 2.23 | -0.02 | |
Total valid votes | 10,161 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 48 | 0.47 | |||
Turnout | 10,209 | 64.13 | |||
Eligible voters | 15,919 |
2017 provincial election redistributed results[2] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Liberal | 5,540 | 66.12 | |
Progressive Conservative | 1,249 | 14.91 | |
New Democratic | 1,167 | 13.93 | |
Green | 309 | 3.69 | |
Atlantica | 114 | 1.36 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Stephen McNeil | 6,410 | 64.73 | -11.15 | ||||
New Democratic | Colin Sproul | 1,517 | 15.32 | +7.11 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ginny Hurlock | 1,480 | 14.94 | +1.27 | ||||
Green | Zac Crockatt | 366 | 3.70 | +1.46 | ||||
Atlantica | Kent Robinson | 130 | 1.31 | |||||
Total valid votes | 9,903 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 38 | 0.38 | -0.09 | |||||
Turnout | 9,941 | 58.86 | -5.27 | |||||
Eligible voters | 16,888 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -9.13 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4] |
2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Carman Kerr | 4,231 | 49.62 | -16.49 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jennifer Ehrenfeld-Poole | 2,753 | 32.29 | +17.38 | ||||
New Democratic | Cheryl Burbidge | 1,127 | 13.22 | -0.71 | ||||
Green | Krista Grear | 306 | 3.59 | -0.10 | ||||
Atlantica | Mark Robertson | 109 | 1.28 | -0.08 | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,526 | 99.52 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 41 | 0.48 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,567 | 57.80 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 14,821 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -16.94 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] |
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