Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1978 | ||
Last contested | 2020 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 20,144 | ||
Electors | 15,656 | ||
Area (km²) | 56.00 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 359.7 | ||
Census divisions | Colchester County | ||
Census subdivisions | Colchester, Subd. B, Colchester, Subd. C, Millbrook 27, Truro |
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The electoral district was created in 1978 and was named Truro-Bible Hill until it was renamed in the 2012 electoral boundary review; there were no boundary changes.
The present name for the electoral district was used beginning with the 2013 provincial election.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
The electoral district has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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Colchester prior to 1978 | ||||
52nd | 1978–1981 | Ron Giffin | Progressive Conservative | |
53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
54th | 1984–1988 | |||
55th | 1988–1993 | |||
56th | 1993–1998 | Eleanor Norrie | Liberal | |
57th | 1998–1999 | Jamie Muir | Progressive Conservative | |
58th | 1999–2003 | |||
59th | 2003–2006 | |||
60th | 2006–2009 | |||
61st | 2009-2013 | Lenore Zann | New Democratic | |
62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
63rd | 2017–2019 | |||
2019 | Independent | |||
2019-2020 | Vacant | |||
2020-present | Dave Ritcey | Progressive Conservative |
Election results[edit]
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, March 10, 2020 Upon the resignation of Lenore Zann | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dave Ritcey | 2,922 | 51.40 | +19.44 | ||||
Liberal | Allan Kennedy | 1,385 | 24.36 | +0.27 | ||||
New Democratic | Kathleen Kevany | 925 | 16.27 | -27.68 | ||||
Green | Ivan Drouin | 398 | 7.00 | |||||
Atlantica | Matthew Rushton | 55 | 0.97 | |||||
Total valid votes | 5,685 | 99.61 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.39 | -0.35 | |||||
Turnout | 5,707 | 35.72 | -12.71 | |||||
Eligible voters | 15,975 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +23.56
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2017 general election[edit]
2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Lenore Zann | 3,455 | 43.95 | +5.90 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Keltie Jones | 2,512 | 31.96 | +2.26 | ||||
Liberal | Craig Johnson | 1,894 | 24.09 | -8.15 | ||||
Total valid votes | 7,861 | 99.27 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 58 | 0.73 | -0.05 | |||||
Turnout | 7,919 | 48.43 | -5.45 | |||||
Eligible voters | 16,350 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | +1.82
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2013 general election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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New Democratic Party | Lenore Zann | 3,165 | 38.05 | -10.31 | |
Liberal | Barry J. Mellish | 2,682 | 32.25 | +12.72 | |
Progressive Conservative | Charles Cox | 2,470 | 29.70 | -0.53 | |
Total valid votes | 8,317 | 99.21 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 66 | 0.79 | +0.41 | ||
Turnout | 8,383 | 53.89 | -0.10 | ||
Eligible voters | 15,557 | ||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -11.52 |
2009 general election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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New Democratic Party | Lenore Zann | 4,070 | 48.37 | +19.73 | |
Progressive Conservative | Hughie MacIsaac | 2,544 | 30.23 | -17.04 | |
Liberal | Bob Hagell | 1,643 | 19.52 | -1.80 | |
Green | Kaleigh Brinkhurst | 158 | 1.88 | -0.89 | |
Total valid votes | 8,415 | 99.62 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.38 | +0.05 | ||
Turnout | 8,447 | 53.98 | +0.92 | ||
Eligible voters | 15,647 | ||||
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +18.39 |
2006 general election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Progressive Conservative | Jamie Muir | 3,711 | 47.27 | +0.16 | |
New Democratic Party | Jim Harpell | 2,248 | 28.64 | +0.41 | |
Liberal | Ron Chisholm | 1,674 | 21.32 | -3.33 | |
Green | Barton Cutten | 217 | 2.76 | – | |
Total valid votes | 7,850 | 99.67 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 26 | 0.33 | -0.18 | ||
Turnout | 7,876 | 53.06 | -4.15 | ||
Eligible voters | 14,843 | ||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.12 |
2003 general election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Progressive Conservative | Jamie Muir | 3,862 | 47.11 | -6.47 | |
New Democratic Party | Jim Harpell | 2,314 | 28.23 | +0.02 | |
Liberal | Jeff Yuill | 2,021 | 24.66 | +6.45 | |
Total valid votes | 8,197 | 99.49 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.51 | -0.07 | ||
Turnout | 8,239 | 57.21 | -7.80 | ||
Eligible voters | 14,401 | ||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -3.25 |
1999 general election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Progressive Conservative | Jamie Muir | 4,747 | 53.58 | +11.55 | |
New Democratic Party | Ibel Scammell | 2499 | 28.21 | -1.82 | |
Liberal | Matthew Graham | 1,613 | 18.21 | -9.73 | |
Total valid votes | 8,859 | 99.42 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 52 | 0.58 | +0.18 | ||
Turnout | 8,911 | 65.01 | +1.42 | ||
Eligible voters | 13,707 | ||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +6.69 |
1998 general election[edit]
1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jamie Muir | 3,852 | 42.03 | +3.67 | ||||
New Democratic | Ibel Scammell | 2,752 | 30.03 | +8.49 | ||||
Liberal | Eleanor Norrie | 2,560 | 27.94 | -12.16 | ||||
Total valid votes | 9,164 | 99.60 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.40 | -0.33 | |||||
Turnout | 9,201 | 63.60 | -9.87 | |||||
Eligible voters | 14,468 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.92
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1993 general election[edit]
1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Eleanor Norrie | 4,321 | 40.10 | +0.90 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jack Coupar | 4,134 | 38.36 | -12.07 | ||||
New Democratic | Rick Bowden | 2,321 | 21.54 | +11.27 | ||||
Total valid votes | 10,776 | 99.27 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 79 | 0.73 | -0.31 | |||||
Turnout | 10,855 | 73.46 | +0.86 | |||||
Eligible voters | 14,776 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +6.44
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1988 general election[edit]
1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ron Giffin | 4,479 | 50.43 | -10.60 | ||||
Liberal | Kirby Eileen Grant | 3,490 | 39.30 | +11.84 | ||||
New Democratic | Carol Martin | 912 | 10.27 | -1.25 | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,881 | 99.59 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.41 | -0.01 | |||||
Turnout | 8,918 | 72.60 | +9.30 | |||||
Eligible voters | 12,283 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -11.22
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1984 general election[edit]
1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ron Giffin | 5,008 | 61.03 | -0.53 | ||||
Liberal | Kirby Grant | 2,253 | 27.46 | +1.76 | ||||
New Democratic | Andy Belliveau | 945 | 11.52 | -1.24 | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,206 | 99.58 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.42 | -0.09 | |||||
Turnout | 8,241 | 63.30 | -5.87 | |||||
Eligible voters | 13,019 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -1.14
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1981 general election[edit]
1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ron Giffin | 5,024 | 61.55 | +6.31 | ||||
Liberal | Sylvia Roy | 2,097 | 25.69 | -11.34 | ||||
New Democratic | Tom Barron | 1,041 | 12.75 | +5.85 | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,162 | 99.49 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.51 | +0.01 | |||||
Turnout | 8,204 | 69.17 | -5.74 | |||||
Eligible voters | 11,861 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +8.83
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1978 general election[edit]
1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Ron Giffin | 4,713 | 55.24 | |||||
Liberal | Peter Wilson | 3,160 | 37.04 | |||||
New Democratic | Thomas Barron | 589 | 6.90 | |||||
Independent | Bob Kirk | 70 | 0.82 | |||||
Total valid votes | 8,532 | 99.50 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 43 | 0.50 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,575 | 74.90 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 11,448 |
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