# 2016 Nova Scotia municipal elections

Municipal and school board elections were held in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on October 15, 2016. Here is a summary of the mayoral results in the major communities in the province and the council results for the four largest municipalities.

## Amherst

| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| David Kogon | 1,630 | 41.30 |
| George Baker | 682 | 17.28 |
| Wayne Bishop | 538 | 13.63 |
| Dale Fawthrop | 416 | 10.54 |
| Robert Bird | 380 | 9.63 |
| Brian Skabar | 301 | 7.63 |

## Bridgewater

| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| David Mitchell | 1,348 | 53.28 |
| David Walker (X) | 960 | 37.94 |
| Greg Ritcey | 222 | 8.77 |

## Cape Breton Regional Municipality

| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Cecil Clarke (X) | 22,250 | 51.55 |
| Rankin MacSween | 20,911 | 48.45 |

### Cape Breton Regional Council

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| District 1 |||
| Clarence Prince (X) | 1,982 | 49.00 |
| Gordon MacDonald | 1,675 | 41.41 |
| Duke Pero | 388 | 9.59 |
| District 2 |||
| Earlene MacMullin | 985 | 23.49 |
| Lloyd Wilkie | 980 | 23.37 |
| Diane Power | 966 | 23.03 |
| Clayton Smith | 663 | 15.81 |
| Bill MacDonald | 465 | 11.09 |
| Wally March | 135 | 3.22 |
| District 3 |||
| Blue Marshall | 1,189 | 35.98 |
| Cyril MacDonald | 689 | 20.85 |
| Tom Vickers | 584 | 17.67 |
| Jim Clark | 546 | 16.52 |
| Michael MacNeil | 177 | 5.36 |
| André Desjardins Jr. | 120 | 3.63 |
| District 4 |||
| Steve Gillespie | 1,325 | 34.90 |
| Darlene Morrison | 745 | 19.62 |
| Darrell Wilson | 702 | 18.49 |
| Dave LeBlanc | 691 | 18.20 |
| Richard Fogarty | 334 | 8.80 |
| District 5 |||
| Eldon MacDonald (X) | 1,530 | 45.63 |
| Tom Wilson | 839 | 25.02 |
| Shawn Lesnick | 408 | 12.17 |
| Nigel Kearns | 313 | 9.33 |
| Nadine Bernard | 263 | 7.84 |
| District 6 |||
| Ray Paruch (X) | 2,411 | 66.90 |
| Roberta Lynch | 862 | 23.92 |
| Paul R. Theriault | 331 | 9.18 |
| District 7 |||
| Ivan Doncaster (X) | 1,767 | 54.94 |
| Rob MacNeill | 924 | 28.73 |
| Joe Ward | 525 | 16.32 |
| District 8 |||
| Amanda McDougall | 1,576 | 50.89 |
| Kevin Saccary (X) | 1,521 | 49.11 |
| District 9 |||
| George MacDonald (X) | 1,579 | 45.44 |
| Clarence Routledge | 603 | 17.35 |
| Steven James MacNeil | 575 | 16.55 |
| Seward Bonaparte | 515 | 14.82 |
| Lois MacDougall | 203 | 5.84 |
| District 10 |||
| Darren Bruckschwaiger | 2,426 | 55.63 |
| Brian Shaw | 1,266 | 29.03 |
| Dave Wilson | 669 | 15.34 |
| District 11 |||
| Kendra Coombes | 2,106 | 55.38 |
| Lowell Cormier (X) | 1,697 | 44.62 |
| District 12 |||
| Jim MacLeod (X) | 1,460 | 50.98 |
| Kim Sheppard | 1,181 | 41.24 |
| Tera Camus | 223 | 7.79 |

## Colchester County

| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Christine Blair | 3,051 | 53.02 |
| Bob Taylor (X) | 2,703 | 46.98 |

### Colchester County Municipal Council

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| District 1 |||
| Eric Boutlier | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| District 2 |||
| Bill Masters (X) | 567 | 82.77 |
| Shawn Duffy | 118 | 17.23 |
| District 3 |||
| Geoff Stewart (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| District 4 |||
| Mike Cooper (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| District 5 |||
| Lloyd Gibbs (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| District 6 |||
| Karen MacKenzie (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| District 7 |||
| Michael Gregory (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| District 8 |||
| Ron Cavanaugh (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| District 9 |||
| Doug MacInnes (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| District 10 |||
| Tom Taggart (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| District 11 |||
| Wade Parker (X) | 416 | 50.79 |
| Tom Burke | 403 | 49.21 |

### District 9 special election

Held on October 21, 2017.
| Council candidate | Vote | % |
| Bob Pash | 379 | 61.23 |
| Bob White | 240 | 38.77 |

## Halifax Regional Municipality

| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Mike Savage (X) | 61,875 | 68.43 |
| Lil MacPherson | 28,543 | 31.57 |

## Kentville

| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Sandra Snow | 1,850 | 70.18 |
| Dave Corkum (X) | 786 | 29.82 |

## Kings County

Kings County will be holding mayoral elections for the first time, in addition to elections for municipal council.
| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Peter Muttart | 5,683 | 51.09 |
| Dick Killam | 3,268 | 29.38 |
| Rick Ackland | 1,133 | 10.19 |
| Laurie Porter | 1,039 | 9.34 |

### Kings County Municipal Council

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| District 1 |||
| Meg Hodges | 1,006 | 63.43 |
| Michael Embree | 580 | 36.57 |
| District 2 |||
| Pauline Raven (X) | 833 | 74.04 |
| Deanna O'Neil | 292 | 25.96 |
| District 3 |||
| Brian Hirtle (X) | 1,115 | 72.40 |
| Ray Savage | 425 | 27.60 |
| District 4 |||
| Martha Armstrong | 603 | 54.28 |
| Wayne Atwater (X) | 508 | 45.72 |
| District 5 |||
| Paul Spicer | 395 | 33.73 |
| Diana Brothers (X) | 303 | 25.88 |
| Jeffery Robar | 238 | 20.32 |
| Ted Palmer | 235 | 20.07 |
| District 6 |||
| Bob Best (X) | 750 | 55.60 |
| Sandy Buchan | 599 | 44.40 |
| District 7 |||
| Emily Lutz | 810 | 72.26 |
| Hugh Curry | 220 | 19.63 |
| Richard Nickerson | 91 | 8.12 |
| District 8 |||
| Jim Winsor (X) | 890 | 73.74 |
| Quentin Hill | 317 | 26.26 |
| District 9 |||
| Peter Allen | 698 | 66.48 |
| Dan Sparkman | 352 | 33.52 |

## District of the Municipality of Lunenburg

| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Carolyn Bolivar-Getson | 4,256 | 50.92 |
| Tom Lockwood | 4,102 | 49.08 |

## New Glasgow

| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Nancy Dicks | 1,796 | 45.42 |
| Henderson Paris | 1,693 | 42.82 |
| Ken Langille | 268 | 6.78 |
| Mark Firth | 197 | 4.98 |

## Region of Queens Municipality

| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| David Dagley | 1,573 | 48.43 |
| Christopher Clarke (X) | 1,271 | 39.13 |
| Scott Costen | 404 | 12.44 |

## Truro

| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Bill Mills (X) | 1,827 | 42.72 |
| Keltie Jones | 1,782 | 41.66 |
| Raymond Tynes | 428 | 10.01 |
| Al McNutt | 240 | 5.61 |

## Yarmouth (Town)

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Pam Mood (X) | 2,010 | 68.44 |
| Charles A. Crosby | 753 | 25.64 |
| Doris Powell | 174 | 5.92 |