2023 Preston provincial by-election
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| Turnout | 38.79% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Results
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, August 8, 2023 Upon the resignation of Angela Simmonds | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Twila Grosse | 1,950 | 45.22 | +16.53 | ||||
| New Democratic | Colter Simmonds | 1,145 | 26.55 | -1.37 | ||||
| Liberal | Carlo Simmons | 1,021 | 23.68 | -19.71 | ||||
| Green | Anthony Edmonds | 101 | 2.34 | – | ||||
| Nova Scotians United | Bobby Taylor | 95 | 2.20 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,312 | 99.29 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 31 | 0.71 | -0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,343 | 38.79 | -7.56 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,195 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.12 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Preston MLA Angela Simmonds stepping down in April - Halifax | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Woodford, Zane (July 7, 2023). "Premier Tim Houston calls Preston byelection". Halifax Examiner. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Preston By-election 2023". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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