Derek Mombourquette
| Derek Mombourquette MLA | |
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| MLA for Sydney-Whitney Pier | |
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Assumed office 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gordie Gosse |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
Derek Mombourquette is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on July 14, 2015.[1][2] He represents the district of Sydney-Whitney Pier as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[3]
Prior to his election to the legislature, Mombourquette served on the municipal council of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.[4] He also ran for the Liberals in Sydney-Whitney Pier in the 2013 election, losing to incumbent MLA Gordie Gosse.[4][5]
Election results
| Nova Scotia general election, 2013: Sydney-Whitney Pier | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gordie Gosse | 5,084 | 49.37 | -5.25 | ||||
| Liberal | Derek Mombourquette | 4,534 | 44.03 | +8.80 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Leslie MacPhee | 680 | 6.60 | -1.79 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,298 | 99.40 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 62 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,360 | 57.86 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 17,906 | – | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -7.03 | ||||||
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015: Sydney-Whitney Pier On the resignation of Gordie Gosse | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Derek Mombourquette | 3,794 | 49.05 | +5.02 | ||||
| New Democratic | Madonna Doucette | 2,332 | 30.15 | -19.22 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian E. MacArthur | 1,609 | 20.80 | +14.20 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,735 | 99.55 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.45 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,770 | 42.60 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 18,238 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +12.12 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Liberals pick up 2 of 3 seats in Nova Scotia byelections". CTV News. July 14, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Mombourquette takes Sydney-Whitney Pier for Liberals". Cape Breton Post. July 14, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ↑ "Derek Mombourquette MLA biography". The Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- 1 2 "Nova Scotia byelection campaigns enter final week". CBC News. July 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Gosse elected in Sydney-Whitney Pier". Cape Breton Post. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
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