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Bedford South

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Bedford South
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Braedon Clark
Liberal
District created2019
First contested2021
Demographics
Area (km²)31
Census division(s)Halifax Regional Municipality
Census subdivision(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

Bedford South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

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

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The land area of Bedford South is 31 km2 (12 sq mi).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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This riding has elected the following MLAs:

Bedford South
Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created
64th 2021–present     Braedon Clark Liberal

Election results

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2021

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2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Braedon Clark 3,568 45.37 -5.93 $64,408.42
Progressive Conservative Sura Hadad 2,338 29.73 +0.25 $29,251.32
New Democratic David Paterson 1,763 22.43 +8.29 $33,813.45
Green Ron G. Parker 140 1.78 -2.94 $200.00
Atlantica Alan Nightingale 55 0.70 +0.34 $200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,864 99.65 $83,142.54
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][4]

2017 redistributed results

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2017 provincial election redistributed results[5]
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

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  1. ^ Dodds, Collin (April 2019). "Balancing effective representation with voter parity" (PDF). Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral District Information". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 12 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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