Victoria-The Lakes

Victoria-The Lakes
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Pam Eyking
Liberal

District created 2003
Last contested 2013
Demographics
Population (2011) 11,518
Electors 11,823
Area (km²) 3,438
Pop. density (per km²) 3.4
Census divisions Victoria County,
Cape Breton RM

Victoria—The Lakes is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since the 2013 election has been Pamela Eyking of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, who defeated Keith Bain of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia by 303 votes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
62nd 2013–Present     Pam Eyking Liberal
61st 2009–2013 Keith Bain Progressive Conservative
60th 2006-2009
59th 2003-2006     Gerald Sampson Liberal
Cape Breton—The Lakes and Victoria prior to 2003

Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Party of Nova Scotia Pamela Eyking 3150 38.99
     Progressive Conservative Keith Bain 2847 35.24
     New Democratic Party John Frank Tomey 1907 23.60
     Independent Stewart M. (Stemer) MacLeod 176 2.18
Nova Scotia general election, 2009[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Keith Bain 2417 38.68 -8.8
LiberalGerald Sampson 1912 30.60 -5.34
     New Democratic Party Fraser Patterson 1680 26.88 +14.94
GreenJim O'Brien 143 2.74 -0.45
     Independent Stemer MacLeod 97 1.90 -0.35
Nova Scotia general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Keith Bain 3001 47.48
     Liberal Gerald Sampson 2272 35.94
     New Democratic Party Joan O'Liari 755 11.94
GreenMichelle Smith 173 2.74
     Independent Stemer MacLeod 120 1.90
Nova Scotia general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Gerald Sampson 2284 36.44
     Progressive Conservative Keith Bain 2036 32.48
     New Democratic Party Nancy MacKeigan 934 14.90
     Independent Brian Boudreau 750 11.97
     Independent Stemer MacLeod 120 4.21

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