2023 Preston provincial by-election explained

Election Name:2023 Preston provincial by-election
Country:Nova Scotia
Seats For Election:Riding of Preston
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:2021 Nova Scotia general election
Previous Year:2021
Next Election:65th Nova Scotia general election
Next Year:65th
Turnout:38.79%
Image1:PC
Candidate1:Twila Grosse
Popular Vote1:1,950
Percentage1:45.2%
Swing1:16.5 pp
Candidate2:Colter Simmonds
Popular Vote2:1,145
Percentage2:26.6%
Swing2:1.4 pp
Image3:LIB
Candidate3:Carlo Simmons
Popular Vote3:1,021
Percentage3:23.7%
Swing3:19.7 pp
Posttitle:Elected
Before Election:Angela Simmonds
After Election:Twila Grosse

A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Preston in Nova Scotia on August 8, 2023, to elect a new member of the House of Assembly following the resignation of Liberal MLA Angela Simmonds.[1] [2]

Twila Grosse won the seat for the Progressive Conservatives.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preston MLA Angela Simmonds stepping down in April - Halifax Globalnews.ca . 2023-07-16 . Global News . en-US.
  2. Web site: Woodford . Zane . 2023-07-07 . Premier Tim Houston calls Preston byelection . 2023-07-16 . Halifax Examiner . en-CA.