2007 Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election

2007 Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election
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Riding of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
  First party Second party Third party
 
NDP
PC
Lib
Candidate Becky Kent Michael Eddy Kelly Rambeau
Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal
Popular vote 2,459 1,863 958
Percentage 44.39% 33.63% 17.30%
Swing Decrease20.01% Increase14.71% Increase2.07%
MLA before election

Kevin Deveaux
New Democratic

Elected MLA

Becky Kent
New Democratic

A provincial by-election was held in Nova Scotia on 2 October 2007 to fill the vacancy in the House of Assembly riding of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage.[1] The byelection resulted from the resignation of New Democrat MLA Kevin Deveaux.[2] New Democrat Becky Kent won the byelection by almost 600 votes.[3]

Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage by-election, 2 October 2007[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Becky Kent 2,459 44.39 -20.01
  Progressive Conservative Party Michael Eddy 1,863 33.63 +14.71
  Liberal Party Kelly Rambeau 958 17.30 +2.07
Green Beverley Woodfield 259 4.68 +2.24
  1. ^ "N.S. premier sets byelection date". CBC News. August 28, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "NDP's Deveaux quits politics for UN post". CBC News. January 25, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "NDP holds seat in Halifax-area byelection". CBC News. October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage byelection results" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.