Tom Taggart | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Taggart | 4,477 | 53.18 | +12.14 | ||||
| Liberal | Merlyn Smith | 2,681 | 31.84 | -14.65 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sean Foley | 955 | 11.34 | -1.13 | ||||
| Green | Ivan Drouin | 252 | 2.99 | |||||
| Atlantica | Stephan Sante | 54 | 0.64 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,419 | 99.67 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,447 | 56.67 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,906 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.40 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3] | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 Harry Sullivan, "PC's Tom Taggart claims victory in Colchester North by 53 per cent". SaltWire Network, August 17, 2021.
- ↑ Harry Sullivan, "Veteran Colchester County councillor vying for Conservative nomination". SaltWire Network, February 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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