Bedford (electoral district)

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Bedford
 Nova Scotia House of Assembly
electoral district
Member of the
Legislative Assembly		       Len Goucher
PC
Population (2001)
Electors (2006)
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created
Census divisions Halifax RM
Subdivisions

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

It includes the town of Bedford. The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Progressive Convervative Len Goucher.

The electoral district was formed in 2003, and consists mostly of the previous district of Bedford-Fall River and one third of Halifax Bedford Basin. It comprises most of Bedford - all of the community southeast of the Bicentennial Highway.

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.

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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly

  • Len Goucher, PC (2006 - present)
  • Peter Christie, PC (1999 - 2006)
  • Francene Cosman, Liberal (1993 - 1999)

[edit] Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Len Goucher 4090 42.22
     Liberal Francis MacKenzie 3286 33.92
     New Democratic Party John Buckland 2019 20.84
     Green Mary McLaughlan 292 3.01
Nova Scotia general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Peter Christie 4114 43.85
     Liberal Richard Zurawksi 3208 34.19
     New Democratic Party Bob Watson 2061 21.97

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Historic
to 2003: Cape Breton East • Cape Breton The Lakes • Dartmouth South • Dartmouth-Cole Harbour • Halifax Bedford Basin • Sackville-Beaver Bank • Victoria
to 1993: Annapolis East • Annapolis West • Colchester South • Cumberland Centre • Cumberland East • Cumberland West • Digby • Guysborough • Halifax Cornwallis • Halifax Eastern Shore • Halifax St. Margarets • Inverness North • Inverness South • Lunenburg Centre • Lunenburg East • Sackville
to 1978: Colchester • Halifax Cobequid
to 1967: Halifax Centre • Halifax County Dartmouth • Halifax East • Halifax North • Halifax Northwest • Halifax South • Halifax West
to 1956: Annapolis County • Kings
to 1949: Cumberland • Hants • Pictou
to 1933: Halifax • Richmond and Cape Breton West
to 1925: Cape Breton
See also: 2006 election • List of elections • Politics of Nova Scotia