Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley

Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Scott Armstrong; Progressive Conservative
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District created	1978
First contested	1978
Last contested	2024
Demographics
Population (2011)	17,979
Electors	13,640
Area (km²)	3,096
Pop. density (per km²)	5.8
Census division(s)	Colchester County, ; Halifax RM

Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

The district was created in 1978 from Colchester, and was called Colchester South until 1993. In 1993, the name was changed to Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley and it gained the Salmon River and Musquodoboit Valley areas from Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley, and Millbrook 27 from Truro-Bible Hill.^[1] It includes the southern half of Colchester County (not including the Truro area) plus the Musquodoboit Valley region of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Geography

The landmass of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley is 3,096 km² (1,195 sq mi).^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley
Legislature	Years	Member		Party
Colchester South District created from Colchester (1867–1978)
52nd	1978–1981		R. Colin Stewart	Progressive Conservative
53rd	1981–1984
54th	1984–1988
55th	1988–1993
District renamed Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
56th	1993–1993		Ken Streatch	Progressive Conservative
56th	1993–1998		Brooke Taylor
57th	1998–1999
58th	1999–2003
59th	2003–2005
60th	2006–2009
61st	2009–2013		Gary Burrill	New Democratic
62nd	2013–2017		Larry Harrison	Progressive Conservative
63rd	2017–2021
64th	2021–2024
65th	2024–present		Scott Armstrong

Election results

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
Preliminary results — Not yet official
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Scott Armstrong	4,048	67.60	+12.47
	New Democratic	Janet Moulton	1,113	18.59	-0.67
	Liberal	Gwynneth "Gwyn" Bellefontaine	827	13.81	-11.81
Total valid votes			5,988	99.44
Total rejected ballots			34	0.56	+0.16
Turnout			6,022	39.10	-13.26
Eligible voters			15,403
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+12.14
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[3]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Larry Harrison	4,117	55.13	+4.56	$37,087.10
	Liberal	Rhonda MacLellan	1,913	25.62	-1.32	$32,423.06
	New Democratic	Janet Moulton	1,438	19.26	-3.23	$36,115.07
Total valid votes/expense limit			7,468	99.60	+0.33	$83,775.96
Total rejected ballots			30	0.40	-0.33
Turnout			7,498	52.36	+1.18
Eligible voters			14,321
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+2.94
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[4]^[5]

2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results^[6]
Party		Vote	%
	Progressive Conservative	3,650	50.58
	Liberal	1,944	26.94
	New Democratic	1,623	22.49

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Larry Harrison	3,655	50.57	+8.30
	Liberal	Matthew Rushton	1,947	26.94	-1.46
	New Democratic	Janet Moulton	1,625	22.49	-6.84
Total valid votes			7,227	100
Total rejected ballots			53
Turnout			7,280	51.2
Eligible voters			14,225
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+4.88
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[7]^[8]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Larry Harrison	3,304	42.27%	13.20%
	New Democratic	Gary Burrill	2,293	29.33%	-18.11%
	Liberal	Tom Martin	2,220	28.40%	7.24%
Total			7,817	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2013). 39th Provincial General Election, October 8, 2013: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gary Burrill	3,697	47.45%	22.39%
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Streatch	2,265	29.07%	-34.39%
	Liberal	Willy Versteeg	1,649	21.16%	11.80%
	Green	Margaret Witney	181	2.32%	0.20%
Total			7,792	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Brooke Taylor	4,790	63.46%	-0.88%
	New Democratic	Gary Burrill	1,891	25.05%	1.84%
	Liberal	Carolyn Matthews	707	9.37%	-3.08%
	Green	Leona MacLeod	160	2.12%	–
Total			7,548	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Brooke Taylor	4,695	64.34%	-3.06%
	New Democratic	Kathryn Belzer	1,694	23.22%	3.59%
	Liberal	Joan Barnhill	908	12.44%	-0.53%
Total			7,297	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Brooke Taylor	5,465	67.40%	8.32%
	New Democratic	Jim A. Harpell	1,591	19.62%	-2.99%
	Liberal	Leo Stacey	1,052	12.97%	-5.33%
Total			8,108	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Fifth General Election (Report). Elections Nova Scotia.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Brooke Taylor	5,122	59.08%	13.00%
	New Democratic	Jim A. Harpell	1,960	22.61%	14.17%
	Liberal	Dick Steeves	1,587	18.31%	-21.70%
Total			8,669	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, November 2, 1993 Resignation of Ken Streatch
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Brooke Taylor	2,703	46.08%	0.34%
	Liberal	John D. Tilley	2,347	40.01%	2.49%
	New Democratic	Roger J. Hunka	495	8.44%	-8.30%
	Independent	Jim McKillop	321	5.47%	–
Total			5,866	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ken Streatch	4,221	45.74%	-10.37%
	Liberal	John D. Tilley	3,463	37.52%	1.69%
	New Democratic	Roger J. Hunka	1,545	16.74%	8.68%
Total			9,229	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	R. Colin Stewart	3,855	56.11%	-7.75%
	Liberal	Larry Thomas	2,462	35.83%	8.48%
	New Democratic	Julia A. Skipper	554	8.06%	-0.73%
Total			6,871	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2018.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	R. Colin Stewart	3,572	63.85%	7.37%
	Liberal	Fred A. Kennedy	1,530	27.35%	-1.62%
	New Democratic	Bernard A. Gay	492	8.80%	-4.96%
Total			5,594	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	R. Colin Stewart	3,281	56.48%	0.20%
	Liberal	Laurence Mersereau Nason	1,683	28.97%	-9.14%
	New Democratic	Chester Rice	799	13.75%	8.14%
	Independent	Robert Kirk	46	0.79%	–
Total			5,809	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirtieth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	R. Colin Stewart	3,230	56.28%	–
	Liberal	Ed Lorraine	2,187	38.11%	–
	New Democratic	Chester Rice	322	5.61%	–
Total			5,739	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018.

References

↑ Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
↑ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF). 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). 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). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
↑ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2021.
↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2017). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2018). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

External links

[1] Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

[2] "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[3] Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.

[4] Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.

[5] Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.

[6] Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2021.

[7] Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2017). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

[8] Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2018). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

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