Bedford-Birch Cove
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
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| District created | 2003 | ||
| Last contested | 2009 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 27,783 | ||
| Electors | 19,154 | ||
| Area (km²) | 32.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 868.2 | ||
| Census divisions | Halifax RM | ||
| Census subdivisions | Bedford | ||
Bedford-Birch Cove 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 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.
With the electoral boundary changes announced on September 12, 2012, Bedford-Birch Cove will be renamed 'Bedford'. The area of Kearney Lake and Birch Cove move to 'Halifax-Clayton Park'.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 61st | 2009–present | Kelly Regan | Liberal | |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Len Goucher | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Peter Christie | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
| Nova Scotia general election, 2009 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Kelly Regan | 4,861 | 44.48 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Brian Mosher | 3,552 | 32.50 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Len Goucher | 2,268 | 20.75 | ||
| Green | Neil Green | 248 | 2.27 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Len Goucher | 4,090 | 42.22 | ||
| Liberal | Francis MacKenzie | 3,286 | 33.92 | ||
| New Democratic Party | John Buckland | 2,019 | 20.84 | ||
| Green | Mary McLaughlan | 292 | 3.01 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
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| 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
- ↑ Elections Nova Scotia, Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report (September 12, 2012). Retrieved on March 11, 2013
- 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