Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River

Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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District created	1978
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Population (2011)	20,144
Electors	15,656
Area (km²)	56.00
Pop. density (per km²)	359.7
Census division(s)	Colchester County
Census subdivision(s)	Colchester, Subd. B, Colchester, Subd. C, Millbrook 27, Truro

Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

The electoral district was created in 1978 and was named Truro-Bible Hill until it was renamed in the 2012 electoral boundary review; there were no boundary changes.

The present name for the electoral district was used beginning with the 2013 provincial election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature	Years		Party
Colchester prior to 1978
52nd	1978–1981	Ron Giffin	Progressive Conservative
53rd	1981–1984
54th	1984–1988
55th	1988–1993
56th	1993–1998	Eleanor Norrie	Liberal
57th	1998–1999	Jamie Muir	Progressive Conservative
58th	1999–2003
59th	2003–2006
60th	2006–2009
61st	2009-2013	Lenore Zann	New Democratic
62nd	2013–2017
63rd	2017–2019
	2019		Independent
	2019-2020	Vacant
	2020-present	Dave Ritcey	Progressive Conservative

Election results

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, March 10, 2020 Upon the resignation of Lenore Zann
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Dave Ritcey	2,922	51.40	+19.44
	Liberal	Allan Kennedy	1,385	24.36	+0.27
	New Democratic	Kathleen Kevany	925	16.27	-27.68
	Green	Ivan Drouin	398	7.00
	Atlantica	Matthew Rushton	55	0.97
Total valid votes			5,685	99.61
Total rejected ballots			22	0.39	-0.35
Turnout			5,707	35.72	-12.71
Eligible voters			15,975
	Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+23.56

2017 general election

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Lenore Zann	3,455	43.95	+5.90
	Progressive Conservative	Keltie Jones	2,512	31.96	+2.26
	Liberal	Craig Johnson	1,894	24.09	-8.15
Total valid votes			7,861	99.27
Total rejected ballots			58	0.73	-0.05
Turnout			7,919	48.43	-5.45
Eligible voters			16,350
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+1.82

2013 general election

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Lenore Zann	3,165	38.05	-10.31
	Liberal	Barry J. Mellish	2,682	32.25	+12.72
	Progressive Conservative	Charles Cox	2,470	29.70	-0.53
Total valid votes			8,317	99.21
Total rejected ballots			66	0.79	+0.41
Turnout			8,383	53.89	-0.10
Eligible voters			15,557
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-11.52

2009 general election

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Lenore Zann	4,070	48.37	+19.73
	Progressive Conservative	Hughie MacIsaac	2,544	30.23	-17.04
	Liberal	Bob Hagell	1,643	19.52	-1.80
	Green	Kaleigh Brinkhurst	158	1.88	-0.89
Total valid votes			8,415	99.62
Total rejected ballots			32	0.38	+0.05
Turnout			8,447	53.98	+0.92
Eligible voters			15,647
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+18.39

2006 general election

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jamie Muir	3,711	47.27	+0.16
	New Democratic Party	Jim Harpell	2,248	28.64	+0.41
	Liberal	Ron Chisholm	1,674	21.32	-3.33
	Green	Barton Cutten	217	2.76	–
Total valid votes			7,850	99.67
Total rejected ballots			26	0.33	-0.18
Turnout			7,876	53.06	-4.15
Eligible voters			14,843
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-0.12

2003 general election

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jamie Muir	3,862	47.11	-6.47
	New Democratic Party	Jim Harpell	2,314	28.23	+0.02
	Liberal	Jeff Yuill	2,021	24.66	+6.45
Total valid votes			8,197	99.49
Total rejected ballots			42	0.51	-0.07
Turnout			8,239	57.21	-7.80
Eligible voters			14,401
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-3.25

1999 general election

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jamie Muir	4,747	53.58	+11.55
	New Democratic Party	Ibel Scammell	2499	28.21	-1.82
	Liberal	Matthew Graham	1,613	18.21	-9.73
Total valid votes			8,859	99.42
Total rejected ballots			52	0.58	+0.18
Turnout			8,911	65.01	+1.42
Eligible voters			13,707
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+6.69

1998 general election

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jamie Muir	3,852	42.03	+3.67
	New Democratic	Ibel Scammell	2,752	30.03	+8.49
	Liberal	Eleanor Norrie	2,560	27.94	-12.16
Total valid votes			9,164	99.60
Total rejected ballots			37	0.40	-0.33
Turnout			9,201	63.60	-9.87
Eligible voters			14,468
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+7.92

1993 general election

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eleanor Norrie	4,321	40.10	+0.90
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Coupar	4,134	38.36	-12.07
	New Democratic	Rick Bowden	2,321	21.54	+11.27
Total valid votes			10,776	99.27
Total rejected ballots			79	0.73	-0.31
Turnout			10,855	73.46	+0.86
Eligible voters			14,776
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+6.44

1988 general election

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Giffin	4,479	50.43	-10.60
	Liberal	Kirby Eileen Grant	3,490	39.30	+11.84
	New Democratic	Carol Martin	912	10.27	-1.25
Total valid votes			8,881	99.59
Total rejected ballots			37	0.41	-0.01
Turnout			8,918	72.60	+9.30
Eligible voters			12,283
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-11.22

1984 general election

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Giffin	5,008	61.03	-0.53
	Liberal	Kirby Grant	2,253	27.46	+1.76
	New Democratic	Andy Belliveau	945	11.52	-1.24
Total valid votes			8,206	99.58
Total rejected ballots			35	0.42	-0.09
Turnout			8,241	63.30	-5.87
Eligible voters			13,019
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-1.14

1981 general election

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Giffin	5,024	61.55	+6.31
	Liberal	Sylvia Roy	2,097	25.69	-11.34
	New Democratic	Tom Barron	1,041	12.75	+5.85
Total valid votes			8,162	99.49
Total rejected ballots			42	0.51	+0.01
Turnout			8,204	69.17	-5.74
Eligible voters			11,861
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+8.83

1978 general election

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Giffin	4,713	55.24
	Liberal	Peter Wilson	3,160	37.04
	New Democratic	Thomas Barron	589	6.90
	Independent	Bob Kirk	70	0.82
Total valid votes			8,532	99.50
Total rejected ballots			43	0.50
Turnout			8,575	74.90
Eligible voters			11,448

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