Colchester North
This article is about the Canadian electoral district. For the UK railway station, see Colchester railway station. For the defunct UK Parliament Constituency, see Colchester North (UK Parliament constituency).
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
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| District created | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 18,238 | ||
| Electors | 13,879 | ||
| Area (km²) | 2,235 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 8.2 | ||
| Census divisions | Colchester County | ||
Colchester North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The Member of the Legislative Assembly has been Karen Casey of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia from 2006-2011 and the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia from 2011–present.
The riding includes the northern half of Colchester County. Communities include Debert, Great Village, and Tatamagouche.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 62nd | 2013–Present | Karen Casey | Liberal | |
| 61st | 2011–2013 | |||
| 2009–2011 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Bill Langille | Progressive Conservative | |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Ed Lorraine | Liberal | |
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 55th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Jack Coupar | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Ed Lorraine | Liberal | |
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Bill Campbell | Progressive Conservative | |
| Colchester prior to 1978 | ||||
Election results
| Nova Scotia general election, 2013 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Karen Casey | 5,005 | 60.95 | +44.47 | |
| Progressive Conservative | John Kendrick MacDonald | 2,167 | 26.39 | -23.77 | |
| New Democratic Party | Jim Wyatt | 1,040 | 12.66 | -18.54 | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2009 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Karen Casey | 3784 | 50.16 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Arthur Hartlen | 2354 | 31.20 | ||
| Liberal | Lorenda Ebbett | 1243 | 16.48 | ||
| Green | Judy Davis | 163 | 2.16 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Karen Casey | 3809 | 50.96 | ||
| Liberal | Bob Taylor | 1979 | 26.47 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Rob Assels | 1511 | 20.21 | ||
| Green | Judy Davis | 176 | 2.35 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Langille | 3324 | 45.22 | ||
| Liberal | John Davidson | 2183 | 29.70 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Garfield Forrest | 1843 | 25.07 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1999 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Langille | 3728 | 44.31 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Ralph Martin | 2411 | 28.66 | ||
| Liberal | John Davidson | 2274 | 27.03 | ||
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