Colchester North (provincial electoral district)
Colchester North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1978 when the former district of Colchester was redistributed.
| Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1978 | ||
| First contested | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 18,238 | ||
| Electors | 13,879 | ||
| Area (km²) | 2,249 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 8.1 | ||
| Census division(s) | Colchester County | ||
The Member of the Legislative Assembly is Tom Taggart of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, who replaced Karen Casey who had held the seat from 2006 to 2021 as both a Conservative and then a Liberal.
The riding includes the northern half of Colchester County. Communities include Debert, Great Village, and Tatamagouche.
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