Voters turn south shore orange

No changes in the southwest part of the district

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 | 7:58 PM ET

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The NDP won all five districts in Nova Scotia's South Shore.

Voters in Chester-St. Margaret's turfed out Tory Judy Streatch, a cabinet minister, on Tuesday and replaced her with New Democrat Denise Peterson-Rafuse.

In Lunenburg West, another cabinet minister, Carolyn Bolivar-Getson, lost to the NDP's Gary Ramey .

The NDP's Pam Birdsall captured the Lunenburg district, a Tory stronghold that was left vacant with the death of Michael Baker last March.

New Democrat Vicki Conrad was re-elected in Queens, while voters in Shelburne stuck with Sterling Belliveau, another New Democrat.

In the southwest area, voters opted for familiar faces, staying Tory blue or Liberal red.

Tory cabinet ministers Chris d'Entremont and Richard Hurlburt hung on to Argyle and Yarmouth respectively.

Liberal Wayne Gaudet was re-elected in Clare, while caucus mate Junior Theriault was re-elected in Digby-Annapolis.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party	Elected	Leading	Total	Vote Share (%)
Updated: Jun. 9, 2009, 10:11 PM ADT
NDP	31	0	31	45.26
LIB	11	0	11	27.22
PC	10	0	10	24.52
GRN	0	0	0	2.33
IND	0	0	0	0.67

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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Nova Scotia.

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Michael tips hat to Dexter on NDP win in N.S.: Newfoundland and Labrador's New Democratic Party leader has sent a congratulatory message to Nova Scotia premier-designate Darrell Dexter, following Tuesday night's resounding win in that province's election.
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