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2010 Nova Scotia provincial by-elections

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Three provincial by-elections were held in Nova Scotia to fill vacancies in the House of Assembly.

Glace Bay

The district of Glace Bay was vacated by Liberal Party MNA Dave Wilson; Geoff MacLellan won the election to replace him on June 22, 2010.

Byelection June 22, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff MacLellan 3901 53.91
  NDP Myrtle Campbell 2281 31.52
  PC Michelle Wheelhouse 759 10.48
  Independent Edna Lee 195 2.69
Atlantica Dan Wilson 56 0.77

Yarmouth

The district of Yarmouth was vacated by Liberal Party MNA Richard Hurlburt; Zach Churchill won the election to replace him on June 22, 2010.

Byelection June 22, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Zach Churchill 3984 50.65 +36.58
  Progressive Conservative Charles Crosby 2628 33.41 -27.93
  Independent Belle Hatfield 673 8.56 Ø
  New Democratic Party John Deveau 513 6.52 -16.41
Green John Percy 49 0.62 -1.04
Atlantica Jonathan Dean 19 0.24 Ø

Cumberland South

The district of Cumberland South was vacated by Progressive Conservative MNA Murray Scott; Jamie Baillie won the election to replace him on October 26, 2010.

October 26, 2010 by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Jamie Baillie 3,262 57.20%
Liberal Kenny Jackson 2,165 37.96%
  New Democratic Party Scott McKee 276 4.84%