Bedford was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kelly Regan.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 1978 |
| District abolished | 2021 |
| Last contested | 2017 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 27,783 |
| Electors | 19,154 |
| Area (km²) | 32.00 |
| Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality |
The electoral district was created in 1978 as Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley from the redistribution of Halifax Cobequid. The name was changed to Bedford-Fall River in 1993 and the district lost the Musquodoboit Valley area to Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley.[1]
In 2003, the district was renamed Bedford. It lost the Fall River and Waverley areas and gained one third of Halifax Bedford Basin, as well as an area along the Hammonds Plains Road. It comprises most of Bedford and all of the community southeast of the Bicentennial Highway.[2]
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.
On September 30, 2008 the name of the Bedford district was officially changed to Bedford-Birch Cove. With the 2012 electoral boundary changes, the area of Kearney Lake and Birch Cove moved to Clayton Park West and name of the district officially changed back to Bedford.[3]
In the 2021 Nova Scotia general election, the riding was abolished into Bedford South and Bedford Basin.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editThis riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Kelly Regan | Liberal | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Len Goucher | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Peter Christie | ||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | Francene Cosman | Liberal | |
| 56th | 1993-1998 | |||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Ken Streatch | Progressive Conservative | |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
Election results
edit1978
edit| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Streatch | 4,951 | 58.93% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Norman J. MacLean | 2,743 | 32.65% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Gerald B. Hoganson | 708 | 8.43% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,402 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1981
edit| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Streatch | 4,929 | 57.62% | -1.30% | ||||
| Liberal | Dwight Isenor | 2,246 | 26.26% | -6.39% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Carroll | 1,379 | 16.12% | 7.69% | ||||
| Total | 8,554 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1984
edit| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Streatch | 4,953 | 59.98% | 2.36% | ||||
| Liberal | John M. Dillon | 1,755 | 21.25% | -5.00% | ||||
| New Democratic | Susan Coldwell | 1,468 | 17.78% | 1.66% | ||||
| Labour | Alfred Nieforth | 82 | 0.99% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,258 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1988
edit| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Streatch | 5,740 | 51.49% | -8.48% | ||||
| Liberal | Gerald Regan | 3,803 | 34.12% | 12.86% | ||||
| New Democratic | Susan Coldwell | 1,604 | 14.39% | -3.39% | ||||
| Total | 11,147 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1993
edit| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Francene Cosman | 4,794 | 44.19% | 10.08% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter J. Kelly | 4,401 | 40.57% | -10.92% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ryan Kidney | 1,653 | 15.24% | 0.85% | ||||
| Total | 10,848 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1998
edit| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Francene Cosman | 4,205 | 37.58% | -6.61% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter G. Christie | 3,892 | 34.79% | -5.78% | ||||
| New Democratic | Marvin Silver | 3,091 | 27.63% | 12.39% | ||||
| Total | 11,188 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999
edit| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter G. Christie | 6,566 | 57.28% | 22.49% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jane Earle | 2,700 | 23.55% | -4.07% | ||||
| Liberal | Gerry St. Armand | 2,197 | 19.17% | -18.42% | ||||
| Total | 11,463 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003
edit| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter G. Christie | 4,114 | 43.87% | -13.41% | ||||
| Liberal | Richard Zurawski | 3,208 | 34.21% | 15.05% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Watson | 2,055 | 21.92% | -1.64% | ||||
| Total | 9,377 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006
edit| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Len Goucher | 4,090 | 42.22% | -1.65% | ||||
| Liberal | Francis MacKenzie | 3,286 | 33.92% | -0.29% | ||||
| New Democratic | John Buckland | 2,019 | 20.84% | -1.07% | ||||
| Green | Mary McLaughlan | 292 | 3.01% | – | ||||
| Total | 9,687 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009
edit| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Kelly Regan | 4,861 | 44.48% | 10.56% | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Mosher | 3,552 | 32.50% | 11.66% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Len Goucher | 2,268 | 20.75% | -21.47% | ||||
| Green | Neil Green | 248 | 2.27% | -0.75% | ||||
| Total | 10,929 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Bedford" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kelly Regan | 6,081 | 60.66 | +16.18 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Joan Christie | 2,026 | 20.21 | -0.54 | |
| New Democratic Party | Mike Poworozynk | 1,701 | 16.97 | -15.53 | |
| Green | Ian Charles | 217 | 2.16 | -0.11 | |
2017
edit| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Kelly Regan | 5,831 | 52.69 | -7.97 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Valerie White | 3,388 | 30.62 | +10.41 | ||||
| New Democratic | Blake Wright | 1,362 | 12.31 | -4.66 | ||||
| Green | Michealle Hanshaw | 485 | 4.38 | +2.22 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 11,066 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Turnout | 11,110 | 51.85 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 21,429 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.19 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5] | ||||||||
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Riding History Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine NS Legislature
- ^ Bedford - Constituency History Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ Elections Nova Scotia, Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report (September 12, 2012) Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 11, 2013
- ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- 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