Bedford (provincial electoral district)
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 1978 |
| District abolished | 2021 |
| Last contested | 2017 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 27,783 |
| Electors | 19,154 |
| Area (km²) | 32.00 |
| Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality |
Bedford is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kelly Regan.
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]
At the 2021 Nova Scotia general election, the riding will be 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[]
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Kelly Regan | 5,831 | 52.69 | -7.97 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Valerie White | 3,388 | 30.62 | +10.41 | ||||
| New Democratic | Blake Wright | 1,362 | 12.31 | -4.66 | ||||
| Green | Michealle Hanshaw | 485 | 4.38 | +2.22 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 11,066 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Turnout | 11,110 | 51.85 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 21,429 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.19 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5] | ||||||||
| 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 | |
| Green | Ian Charles | 217 | 2.16 | -0.11 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kelly Regan | 4,861 | 44.48 | +10.56 | |
| New Democratic Party | Brian Mosher | 3,552 | 32.50 | +11.66 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Len Goucher | 2,268 | 20.75 | -21.47 | |
| Green | Neil Green | 248 | 2.27 | -0.74 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Len Goucher | 4,090 | 42.22 | -1.63 | |
| Liberal | Francis MacKenzie | 3,286 | 33.92 | -0.27 | |
| New Democratic Party | John Buckland | 2,019 | 20.84 | -1.13 | |
| Green | Mary McLaughlan | 292 | 3.01 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Christie | 4,114 | 43.85 | - | |
| Liberal | Richard Zurawksi | 3,208 | 34.19 | - | |
| New Democratic Party | Bob Watson | 2,061 | 21.97 | - | |
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Riding History NS Legislature
- ^ Bedford - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ Elections Nova Scotia, Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report (September 12, 2012) Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 11, 2013
- ^ "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.
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (August 5, 2003). Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (June 13, 2006). Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
- Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts
- Politics of Halifax, Nova Scotia