Tom Taggart
Canadian politician
Tom Taggart | |
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Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Colchester North | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Karen Casey |
Personal details | |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Tom Taggart is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[1] He represents the riding of Colchester North as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Taggart served on the Colchester County council.[2] He previously ran in Colchester North in the 1993 Nova Scotia general election, losing to Ed Lorraine.[1]
Electoral record
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Tom Taggart | 4,477 | 53.18 | +12.14 | $44,631.58 | |||
Liberal | Merlyn Smith | 2,681 | 31.84 | -14.65 | $91,526.85 | |||
New Democratic | Sean Foley | 955 | 11.34 | -1.13 | $36,616.11 | |||
Green | Ivan Drouin | 252 | 2.99 | $1,794.39 | ||||
Atlantica | Stephan Sante | 54 | 0.64 | $200.00 | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 8,419 | 99.67 | +0.19 | $86,863.25 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.33 | -0.19 | |||||
Turnout | 8,447 | 56.67 | +2.10 | |||||
Eligible voters | 14,906 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.40 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4] |
References
- ^ a b Harry Sullivan, "PC's Tom Taggart claims victory in Colchester North by 53 per cent". SaltWire Network, August 17, 2021.
- ^ Harry Sullivan, "Veteran Colchester County councillor vying for Conservative nomination". SaltWire Network, February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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