Bedford (electoral district) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Bedford-Birch Cove is a provincial electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

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It includes the community of Bedford

Bedford, Nova Scotia

Bedford is a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was an independent town from 1980-1996. Bedford lies on the northwestern end of Bedford Basin, an extension of the Halifax Harbour...

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Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kelly Regan

Kelly Regan

Kelly Regan, MLA is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in the 2009 election, representing the electoral district of Bedford-Birch Cove as a member of the Liberal Party....

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The electoral district was formed in 2003, and consists mostly of the previous district of Bedford-Fall River

Bedford-Fall River

Bedford-Fall River was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The district was created in 1993, but was redistributed in 2003.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...

and one third of Halifax Bedford Basin

Halifax Bedford Basin

Halifax Bedford Basin was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1978 to 2003....

. It comprises most of Bedford - all of the community southeast of the Bicentennial Highway

Nova Scotia Highway 102

Highway 102 is a north-south freeway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Truro. It is the busiest highway in Atlantic Canada....

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The district is notable for the electoral loss of Liberal leader Francis MacKenzie

Francis MacKenzie

Francis MacKenzie Francis MacKenzie Francis MacKenzie (born May 7, 1960 in Sydney, Nova Scotia is a former leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He won the leadership for the party on October 23, 2004.-Early life:...

, in the 2006 election. MacKenzie attempted to win the seat in 2006 for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. The party polled less than 24% across the province. He lost by more than 800 votes to Len Goucher.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Francene Cosman
Francene Cosman
Francene Jen Cosman is a former nurse, businessperson and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. She represented Bedford-Fall River in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999 as a Liberal member....

, Liberal (1993 - 1999)
Peter Christie
Peter G. Christie
Peter G. Christie is a former accountant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Bedford-Fall River and then Bedford in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2006 as a Progressive Conservative member....

, PC (1999 - 2006)
Len Goucher
Len Goucher
Len Goucher is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Bedford in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2009...

, PC (2006 - 2009)
Kelly Regan
Kelly Regan
Kelly Regan, MLA is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in the 2009 election, representing the electoral district of Bedford-Birch Cove as a member of the Liberal Party....

, Liberal (2009 - present)

Election results

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|Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal
|Kelly Regan

Kelly Regan

|align="right"|4861
|align="right"|44.48
|align="right"|
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|New Democratic Party

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing...

Len Goucher

Len Goucher is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Bedford in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2009...

|align="right"|2268
|align="right"|20.75
|align="right"|
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|Green

Green Party of Nova Scotia

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April, 2006...

|Neil Green
|align="right"|248
|align="right"|2.27
|align="right"|
|}
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|Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative
|Len Goucher

Len Goucher

Len Goucher is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Bedford in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2009...

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

Green Party of Nova Scotia

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April, 2006...

|Mary McLaughlan
|align="right"|292
|align="right"|3.01
|align="right"|
|}
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|Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative
|Peter Christie
|align="right"|4114
|align="right"|43.85
|align="right"|
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|Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal
|Richard Zurawksi
|align="right"|3208
|align="right"|34.19
|align="right"|
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|Nova Scotia New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party
|Bob Watson
|align="right"|2061
|align="right"|21.97
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