2023 Preston provincial by-election

August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08)

Riding of Preston
Turnout38.79%
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
NDP
LIB
Candidate Twila Grosse Colter Simmonds Carlo Simmons
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal
Popular vote 1,950 1,145 1,021
Percentage 45.2% 26.6% 23.7%
Swing Increase16.5 pp Decrease1.4 pp Decrease19.7 pp

MLA before election

Angela Simmonds
Liberal

Elected MLA

Twila Grosse
Progressive Conservative

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
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTwila Grosse1,95045.22+16.53
New DemocraticColter Simmonds1,14526.55-1.37
LiberalCarlo Simmons1,02123.68-19.71
GreenAnthony Edmonds1012.34
Nova Scotians UnitedBobby Taylor952.20
Total valid votes 4,31299.29
Total rejected ballots 310.71-0.08
Turnout 4,34338.79-7.56
Eligible voters 11,195
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.12
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]

References

  1. "Preston MLA Angela Simmonds stepping down in April - Halifax | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. Woodford, Zane (July 7, 2023). "Premier Tim Houston calls Preston byelection". Halifax Examiner. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. "Preston By-election 2023". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

See also

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