Bedford South
Bedford South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2019 | ||
| First contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Area (km²) | 31 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
This riding was created in 2019, following the recommendations of the 2018 Electoral Boundaries Commission.[1] This riding was first contested in the 2021 election.
Geography
The land area of Bedford South is 31 km2 (12 sq mi).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following MLAs:
| Bedford South | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created | ||||
| 64th | 2021–present | Braedon Clark | Liberal | |
Election results
2021
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Braedon Clark | 3,568 | 45.37 | -5.93 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sura Hadad | 2,338 | 29.73 | +0.25 | ||||
| New Democratic | David Paterson | 1,763 | 22.43 | +8.29 | ||||
| Green | Ron G. Parker | 140 | 1.78 | -2.94 | ||||
| Atlantica | Alan Nightingale | 55 | 0.70 | +0.34 | ||||
| Total Valid votes | 7,864 | 99.65 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.35 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,892 | 56.03 | ||||||
| Eligible Voters | 14,085 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | -3.09 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3] | ||||||||
2017 redistributed results
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 3,029 | 51.30 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 1,741 | 29.48 | |
| New Democratic | 835 | 14.14 | |
| Green | 279 | 4.72 | |
| Atlantica Party | 21 | 0.36 | |
References
- Dodds, Collin (April 2019). "Balancing effective representation with voter parity" (PDF). Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- "Electoral District Information". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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