Tom Taggart
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Tom Taggart is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[1] He represents the riding of Colchester North as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.
Tom Taggart | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Colchester North | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Casey |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Prior to his election to the legislature, Taggart served on the Colchester County council.[2] He previously ran in Colchester North in the 1993 Nova Scotia general election, losing to Ed Lorraine.[1]
Electoral record
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester North | ||||||||
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| 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[3][4] | ||||||||
References
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