2007 Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election explained

Next Year:2009
Candidate1:Becky Kent
Seats For Election:Riding of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
Next Election:2009 Nova Scotia general election
Before Election:Kevin Deveaux
Map Size:200px
Country:Nova Scotia
MLA
Posttitle:Elected MLA
Previous Year:2006
After Election:Becky Kent
Swing1:20.01%
Election Name:2007 Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:2006 Nova Scotia general election
Image1: NDP
Popular Vote1:2,459
Percentage1:44.39%
Candidate2:Michael Eddy
Popular Vote2:1,863
Percentage2:33.63%
Swing2:14.71%
Image3: Lib
Candidate3:Kelly Rambeau
Popular Vote3:958
Percentage3:17.30%
Swing3:2.07%

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]

|- |New Democratic Party|Becky Kent|align="right"|2,459|align="right"|44.39|align="right"|-20.01|- |Progressive Conservative Party|Michael Eddy|align="right"|1,863|align="right"|33.63|align="right"|+14.71|- |Liberal Party|Kelly Rambeau|align="right"|958|align="right"|17.30|align="right"|+2.07|-|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: N.S. premier sets byelection date. CBC News. 28 August 2007. 2016-03-25.
  2. Web site: NDP's Deveaux quits politics for UN post. CBC News. 25 January 2007. 2016-03-25.
  3. Web site: NDP holds seat in Halifax-area byelection. CBC News. 2 October 2007. 2016-03-25.