Larry Harrison (politician)

Larry Harrison
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
In office October 8, 2013 – October 27, 2024
Preceded by	Gary Burrill
Succeeded by	Scott Armstrong
Personal details
Born	Saint John, New Brunswick[1]
Political party	Progressive Conservative

William Lawrence "Larry" Harrison is a Canadian politician, who was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, he represented the electoral district of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley.[2]

He was re-elected in the 2017 and 2021 provincial elections. He did not run in 2024.

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Larry Harrison	4,117	55.13	+4.56	$37,087.10
	Liberal	Rhonda MacLellan	1,913	25.62	-1.32	$32,423.06
	New Democratic	Janet Moulton	1,438	19.26	-3.23	$36,115.07
Total valid votes/expense limit			7,468	99.60	+0.33	$83,775.96
Total rejected ballots			30	0.40	-0.33
Turnout			7,498	52.36	+1.18
Eligible voters			14,321
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+2.94
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4]

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Larry Harrison	3,655	50.57	+8.30
	Liberal	Matthew Rushton	1,947	26.94	-1.46
	New Democratic	Janet Moulton	1,625	22.49	-6.84
Total valid votes			7,227	100.0
Total rejected ballots			53
Turnout			7,280	51.2
Eligible voters			14,225

2013 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Larry Harrison	3,304	42.27
	New Democratic Party	Gary Burrill	2,293	29.33
	Liberal	Tom Martin	2,220	28.40

References

1. Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present Nova Scotia Legislature
2. "Harrison returns Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley riding to PC fold". Truro Daily News. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
3. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
4. "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 9, 2024.