Bedford South

Bedford South
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Damian Stoilov
Progressive Conservative
District created2019
First contested2024
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

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 from Bedford, Clayton Park West and Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
64th 2021–2024     Braedon Clark Liberal
64th 2024–present     Damian Stoilov Progressive Conservative

Election results

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Damian Stoilov 2,888 41.25 +11.52
Liberal Braedon Clark 2,786 39.79 -5.58
New Democratic Isaac G. Wilson 1,243 17.75 -4.67
Green Ron G. Parker 85 1.21 -0.57
Total valid votes 7,002 99.52
Total rejected ballots 34 0.48 +0.13
Turnout 7,036 56.92 +1.88
Eligible voters 12,362
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.55

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Braedon Clark 3,568 45.37 -5.92 $64,408.42
Progressive Conservative Sura Hadad 2,338 29.73 +0.25 $29,251.32
New Democratic David Paterson 1,763 22.42 +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 55.04
Eligible voters 14,339
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

  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" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. ^ "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.