Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
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| District created | 1993 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 17,979 | ||
| Electors | 13,640 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3,060 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 5.9 | ||
| Census divisions |
Colchester County, Halifax RM | ||
Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The riding was created in 1993 from Colchester South and Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley. It includes the southern half of Colchester County (not including the Truro area) plus the Musquodoboit Valley region of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62nd | 2013–present | Larry Harrison | Progressive Conservative | |
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Gary Burrill | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Brooke Taylor | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2003–2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 1993 | Ken Streatch | Progressive Conservative | ||
Election results
| Nova Scotia general election, 2013 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Gary Burrill | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Lawrence Harrison | ||||
| Liberal | Tom Martin | ||||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2009 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Gary Burrill | 3568 | 48.09 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Streatch | 2151 | 28.99 | ||
| Liberal | Willie Versteeg | 1529 | 20.61 | ||
| Green | Margaret Whitney | 172 | 2.32 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 4790 | 63.85 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Gary Burrill | 1891 | 25.21 | ||
| Liberal | Carolyn Matthews | 657 | 8.76 | ||
| Green | Leona MacLeod | 164 | 2.19 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 4695 | 64.34 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Kathryn Belzer | 1694 | 23.22 | ||
| Liberal | Joan Barnhill | 908 | 12.44 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1999 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 5465 | 67.40 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Jim Harpell | 1591 | 19.62 | ||
| Liberal | Leo Stacey | 1052 | 12.97 | ||