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Cumberland - Colchester - Musquodoboit Valley

2008 Results

Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST		240/240 polls
IND	Bill Casey	27,303	69.01	Elected
NDP	Karen Olsson	4,874	12.32
CON	Joel Bernard	3,493	8.83
LIB	Tracy Parsons	3,344	8.45
IND	Rick Simpson	551	1.39

Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party	Elected	Leading	Total	Vote Share (%)
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST
CON	143	0	143	37.63
LIB	77	0	77	26.24
BQ	49	0	49	9.97
NDP	37	0	37	18.20
IND	2	0	2	0.65
GRN	0	0	0	6.80
OTH	0	0	0	0.51

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