Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
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 Nova Scotia House of Assemblyprovincial electoral district |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly |
Gary Burrill New Democrat |
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| Population (2006) | 18,176 | |
| Electors (2009) | 13,422 | |
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| Riding created | 1993 | |
| Census divisions | Colchester County, Halifax RM |
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Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The riding was created in 1993 from Colchester South and Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley. It includes the southern half of Colchester County (not including the Truro area) plus the Musquodoboit Valley region of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 61st | 2009-Present | Gary Burrill | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | Brooke Taylor | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | |||
| 1993 | Ken Streatch | Progressive Conservative | ||
[edit] Election results
| Nova Scotia general election, 2009 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Gary Burrill | 3568 | 48.09 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Streatch | 2151 | 28.99 | ||
| Liberal | Willie Versteeg | 1529 | 20.61 | ||
| Green | Margaret Whitney | 172 | 2.32 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 4790 | 63.85 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Gary Burrill | 1891 | 25.21 | ||
| Liberal | Carolyn Matthews | 657 | 8.76 | ||
| Green | Leona MacLeod | 164 | 2.19 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 4695 | 64.34 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Kathryn Belzer | 1694 | 23.22 | ||
| Liberal | Joan Barnhill | 908 | 12.44 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1999 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 5465 | 67.40 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Jim Harpell | 1591 | 19.62 | ||
| Liberal | Leo Stacey | 1052 | 12.97 | ||
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