Tom Taggart

For the American politician, see Thomas Taggart.

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 MLA
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

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

v t e 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[3][4]

References

1. Harry Sullivan, "PC's Tom Taggart claims victory in Colchester North by 53 per cent". SaltWire Network, August 17, 2021.
2. Harry Sullivan, "Veteran Colchester County councillor vying for Conservative nomination". SaltWire Network, February 15, 2021.
3. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
4. "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 9, 2024.