Kendra Coombes | |
|---|---|
| Deputy House Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office September 7, 2021 | |
| Leader | Gary Burrill and Claudia Chender |
| Critic, Municipal Affairs; Labour; Gaelic Affairs; Community Services; Public Service Commission; and Youth | |
| Assumed office September 7, 2021 | |
| Leader | Gary Burrill and Claudia Chender |
| Assembly Member for Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier | |
| Assumed office March 10, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Tammy Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Kendra Christine Coombes (born 1988)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on March 10, 2020.[2] A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, she represents the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier.
Prior to her election to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, she served on Cape Breton Regional Council,[3] representing District 11 since the 2016 municipal elections.[4]
Electoral record
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kendra Coombes | 3,309 | 42.15 | -0.76 | ||||
| Liberal | Michelle Wilson | 3,188 | 40.61 | +9.33 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bryden Mombourquette | 1,281 | 16.32 | -7.94 | ||||
| Green | Robert Hussey | 72 | 0.92 | -0.27 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,850 | 99.49 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 40 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,890 | 53.66 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,705 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -5.05 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, March 10, 2020: Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier Upon the resignation of Tammy Martin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kendra Coombes | 2,731 | 42.91 | -0.86 | ||||
| Liberal | David Wilton | 1,991 | 31.28 | -2.30 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Louie Piovesan | 1,567 | 24.26 | +1.96 | ||||
| Green | Adrianna MacKinnon | 76 | 1.19 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,365 | 99.76 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.24 | -0.44 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,380 | 51.56 | -9.12 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,373 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +0.72 | ||||||
| 2016 Cape Breton Regional Council Election: District 11 | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendra Coombes | 2,106 | 55.38 | |
| Lowell Cormier (X) | 1,697 | 44.62 | |
References
- ↑ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Coombes, Kendra Christine, page 54 Nova Scotia Legislature
- ↑ Michael Gorman, "Opposition parties split Nova Scotia byelections". CBC News Nova Scotia, March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "District 11". Cape Breton Regional Municipality, March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Three women elected to CBRM council". Cape Breton Post. October 15, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ↑ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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