Queens-Shelburne
Queens-Shelburne is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 89 per cent of the former district of Queens, 46 per cent of the former district of Shelburne and 1 per cent of the former district of Digby-Annapolis. It consists of the towns of Lockeport and Shelburne, the Municipality of the District of Shelburne, and the Region of Queens Municipality.
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 2012 | ||
| Last contested | 2017 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 17,479 | ||
| Electors (2017) | 14,099 | ||
| Area (km²) | 4,518.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3.9 | ||
| Census divisions | Shelburne County, Queens County | ||
| Census subdivisions | The Town of Lockeport, Town of Shelburne, Municipality of the District of Shelburne, Region of Queens Municipality | ||
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 63rd | 2017–present | Kim Masland | Progressive Conservative | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Sterling Belliveau | New Democratic Party | |
Election results
2017 general election
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kim Masland | 3,244 | 43.82 | +11.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Vernon Oickle | 2,303 | 31.11 | +3.25 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Davis | 1,581 | 21.36 | -15.74 | ||||
| Green | Kathleen Milan | 275 | 3.71 | +1.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,403 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.34 | -0.31 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,428 | 53.20 | -6.78 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,961 | |||||||
2013 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| New Democratic Party | Sterling Belliveau | 3,066 | 37.10 | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Inglis | 2,685 | 32.49 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Benson Frail | 2,302 | 27.86 | N/A | |
| Green | Madeline Taylor | 211 | 2.55 | N/A | |
| Total valid votes | 8,264 | 100.0 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 54 | 0.65 | |||
| Turnout | 8,318 | 59.98 | |||
| Eligible voters | 13,868 | ||||
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