Bedford South
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 2019 | ||
| First contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Area (km²) | 31 | ||
| Census division | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
| Census subdivision | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
Bedford South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
This riding was created in 2019, following the recommendations of the 2018 Electoral Boundaries Commission.[1] This riding was first contested in the 2021 election.[2]
Geography
The land area of Bedford South is 31 km2 (12 sq mi).[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following MLAs:
| Bedford South | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Bedford, Clayton Park West and Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | ||||
| 64th | 2021–2024 | Braedon Clark | Liberal | |
| 64th | 2024–present | Damian Stoilov | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
2024
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Damian Stoilov | 2,888 | 41.25 | +11.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Braedon Clark | 2,786 | 39.79 | -5.58 | ||||
| New Democratic | Isaac G. Wilson | 1,243 | 17.75 | -4.67 | ||||
| Green | Ron G. Parker | 85 | 1.21 | -0.57 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,002 | 99.52 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.48 | +0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,036 | 56.92 | +1.88 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,362 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.55 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4] | ||||||||
2021
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Braedon Clark | 3,568 | 45.37 | -5.92 | $64,408.42 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Sura Hadad | 2,338 | 29.73 | +0.25 | $29,251.32 | |||
| New Democratic | David Paterson | 1,763 | 22.42 | +8.29 | $33,813.45 | |||
| Green | Ron G. Parker | 140 | 1.78 | -2.94 | $200.00 | |||
| Atlantica | Alan Nightingale | 55 | 0.70 | +0.34 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,864 | 99.65 | – | $83,142.54 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.35 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,892 | 55.04 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,339 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | -3.09 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5][6] | ||||||||
2017 redistributed results
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 3,029 | 51.30 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 1,741 | 29.48 | |
| New Democratic | 835 | 14.14 | |
| Green | 279 | 4.72 | |
| Atlantica Party | 21 | 0.36 | |
See also
References
- ^ Dodds, J. Colin (2019). Balancing effective representation with voter parity: Final Report (PDF) (Report). Nova Scotia, Electoral Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021.
- ^ Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Bedford South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
- ^ "Electoral District Information". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 12 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.