Bedford South

Bedford South
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Braedon Clark; Liberal
;
District created	2019
First contested	2021
Demographics
Area (km²)	31
Census division(s)	Halifax Regional Municipality
Census subdivision(s)	Halifax Regional Municipality

Bedford South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

This riding was created in 2019, following the recommendations of the 2018 Electoral Boundaries Commission.^[1] This riding was first contested in the 2021 election.

Geography[]

The land area of Bedford South is 31 km² (12 sq mi).^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[]

This riding has elected the following MLAs:

Bedford South
Legislature	Years	Member		Party
Riding created
64th	2021–present		Braedon Clark	Liberal

Election results[]

2021[]

v t 2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Braedon Clark	3,568	45.37	-5.93
	Progressive Conservative	Sura Hadad	2,338	29.73	+0.25
	New Democratic	David Paterson	1,763	22.43	+8.29
	Green	Ron G. Parker	140	1.78	-2.94
	Atlantica	Alan Nightingale	55	0.70	+0.34
Total Valid votes			7,864	99.65
Total rejected ballots			28	0.35
Turnout			7,892	56.03
Eligible Voters			14,085
	Liberal notional hold		Swing		-3.09
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[3]

2017 redistributed results[]

2017 provincial election redistributed results^[4]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	3,029	51.30
	Progressive Conservative	1,741	29.48
	New Democratic	835	14.14
	Green	279	4.72
	Atlantica Party	21	0.36

References[]

^ Dodds, Collin (April 2019). "Balancing effective representation with voter parity" (PDF). Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 29 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Electoral District Information". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

[1] Dodds, Collin (April 2019). "Balancing effective representation with voter parity" (PDF). Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 29 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Electoral District Information". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[3] "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[4] "Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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