| Tom TaggartMLA | |
|---|---|
| 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. 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. He previously ran in Colchester North in the 1993 Nova Scotia general election, losing to Ed Lorraine.
Electoral record
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
References
- ^ 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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