Colchester North
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Nova Scotia House of Assembly electoral district |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly |
Karen Casey PC |
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Census divisions | Colchester County | |
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This article is about the Canadian electorial district. For the UK railway station, see Colchester railway station .
Colchester North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2006 has been Karen Casey of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
The riding includes the northern half of Colchester County. Communities include Debert, Great Village, and Tatamagouche.
[edit] Members of the Legislature
- Karen Casey (2006-present)
- Bill Langille, Progressive Conservative (1999-2006)
- Ed Lorraine, Liberal (1993-1999)
[edit] Election results
Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Progressive Conservative | Karen Casey | 3809 | 50.96 | ||
Liberal | Bob Taylor | 1979 | 26.47 | ||
New Democratic Party | Rob Assels | 1511 | 20.21 | ||
Green | Judy Davis | 176 | 2.35 |
Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Progressive Conservative | Bill Langille | 3324 | 45.22 | ||
Liberal | John Davidson | 2183 | 29.70 | ||
New Democratic Party | Garfield Forrest | 1843 | 25.07 |