Lisa Roberts (politician)
Lisa Roberts is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on August 30, 2016.[1] She represents the electoral district of Halifax Needham as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.[1]
Lisa Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Needham | |
| Assumed office August 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Maureen MacDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
She was re-elected in the 2017 provincial election.
Electoral record
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lisa Roberts | 3,880 | 51.4% | +0.43 | ||||
| Liberal | Melinda Daye | 2,075 | 27.5% | -6.13 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matthew Donahoe | 1,135 | 15.0% | +2.86 | ||||
| Green | Andrew Jamieson | 465 | 6.2% | +2.94 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,599 | 45.9% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 44 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,558 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Lisa Roberts | 2,519 | 50.97 | +6.98 | |
| Liberal | Rod Wilson | 1,662 | 33.63 | -6.77 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Andy Arsenault | 600 | 12.14 | +1.32 | |
| Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 161 | 3.26 | -1.53 | |
| Total valid votes | 4,942 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.42 | -0.50 | ||
| Turnout | 4,963 | 32.50 | -17.93 | ||
| Electors on the lists | 15,270 | – | |||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +6.87 | |||
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References
- "Lisa Roberts wins Halifax-Needham byelection for Nova Scotia's NDP". CBC News. August 30, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
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