2007 Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election

A provincial by-election was held in Nova Scotia on 2 October 2007 to fill the vacancy in the House of Assembly riding of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage.^[1] The byelection resulted from the resignation of New Democrat MLA Kevin Deveaux.^[2] New Democrat Becky Kent won the byelection by almost 600 votes.^[3]

2007 Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election

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Riding of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
First party Second party Third party   NDP PC Lib Candidate Becky Kent Michael Eddy Kelly Rambeau Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal Popular vote 2,459 1,863 958 Percentage 44.39% 33.63% 17.30%
MLA before election Kevin Deveaux New Democratic Elected MLA Becky Kent New Democratic

Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage by-election, 2 October 2007^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Becky Kent	2,459	44.39
	Progressive Conservative Party	Michael Eddy	1,863	33.63
	Liberal Party	Kelly Rambeau	958	17.30
	Green	Beverley Woodfield	259	4.68	–

References

1. "N.S. premier sets byelection date". CBC News. August 28, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
2. "NDP's Deveaux quits politics for UN post". CBC News. January 25, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
3. "NDP holds seat in Halifax-area byelection". CBC News. October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
4. "Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage byelection results" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.