2010 Nova Scotia provincial by-elections

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Three provincial by-elections were held in Nova Scotia to fill vacancies in the House of Assembly.

Glace Bay[edit]

The district of Glace Bay was vacated by Liberal Party MNA Dave Wilson; Geoff MacLellan won the election to replace him on June 22, 2010.

Byelection June 22, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff MacLellan 3901 53.91
  NDP Myrtle Campbell 2281 31.52
  PC Michelle Wheelhouse 759 10.48
  Independent Edna Lee 195 2.69
Atlantica Dan Wilson 56 0.77

Yarmouth[edit]

The district of Yarmouth was vacated by Liberal Party MNA Richard Hurlburt; Zach Churchill won the election to replace him on June 22, 2010.

Byelection June 22, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Zach Churchill 3984 50.65 +36.58
  Progressive Conservative Charles Crosby 2628 33.41 -27.93
  Independent Belle Hatfield 673 8.56 Ø
  New Democratic Party John Deveau 513 6.52 -16.41
Green John Percy 49 0.62 -1.04
Atlantica Jonathan Dean 19 0.24 Ø

Cumberland South[edit]

The district of Cumberland South was vacated by Progressive Conservative MNA Murray Scott; Jamie Baillie won the election to replace him on October 26, 2010.

October 26, 2010 by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Jamie Baillie 3,262 57.20%
Liberal Kenny Jackson 2,165 37.96%
  New Democratic Party Scott McKee 276 4.84%