Results, Ridings and Candidates
West Nova
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 221/221 polls | |||
| CON | Greg Kerr | 16,779 | 39.93 |
Elected |
| LIB | Robert Thibault | 15,185 | 36.14 |
|
| NDP | George Barron | 7,097 | 16.89 |
|
| GRN | Ronald Mills | 2,114 | 5.03 |
|
| IND | Cindy Nesbitt | 844 | 2.01 |
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This riding borders Nova Scotia's Fundy shore, encompassing an area from Lower West Pubnico to Black Rock Road and Highway 101 in the east. It consists of Yarmouth, Digby and Annapolis counties and a small part of Kings County. The communities in this largely rural riding include Yarmouth, Middleton, Argyle, Digby, Bridgetown, Annapolis Royal and Berwick. Seal, Brier and Long islands are also in the riding.
The riding has been called a microcosm of rural Canada because it includes fishing, farming, tourism, small business and an English-French mix. It is home to an Acadian university, Université Sainte-Anne.
The close access to St. Mary's Bay and the Bay of Fundy has fostered a community that has traditionally relied on fishing as the main source of employment. There are also significant retail trade and manufacturing industries.
According to the 2006 census, 15 per cent of the population lists French as their mother tongue, with 30 per cent citing French as their ethnic origin. The average family income is $56,434 and unemployment is 11.3 per cent.
In 2004, 100 per cent of West Nova was retained and 20 per cent of Kings-Hants was added in the east. The riding of South West Nova was created in 1976 from 81 per cent of South Western Nova and 19 per cent of Annapolis Valley. In 1996, Seal Island was added and the name changed to West Nova.
Population: 86,393 (2006 census; a decrease of 2.1% since 2001)
Political History
Liberal incumbent Robert Thibault narrowly won re-election in 2006, beating Conservative hopeful Greg Kerr by just 511 votes.
In 2004, Thibault defeated Conservative challenger John Charles Carey by 4,134 votes to earn a second term. He was minister of state for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency from 2001 to 2002 and minister of fisheries and oceans from 2002 to 2003.
South Western Nova riding was won by PC Charles Haliburton in 1972 and by Liberal Coline Campbell in 1974. In 1979, in the reconfigured South West Nova, Haliburton defeated Campbell by 114 votes. In 1980, Campbell won, but she was defeated in 1984 by PC Gerald Comeau. In 1988, Campbell ran again and defeated Comeau. In 1993, Liberal Harry Verran was elected.
- 1979 - PC
- 1980 - LIB
- 1984 - PC
- 1988, 1993 - LIB
- 1997 - PC
- 2000, 2004, 2006 - LIB
Overall 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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