# 2012 Nova Scotia municipal elections

Municipal elections were held across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on October 20, 2012.
Selected mayoral races are as follows. Each town and regional municipality in the province held an election for mayor, while one county (Colchester) and one municipal district (Lunenburg) held races for mayor as well.

## Amherst

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Rob Small (X) | 1,589 | 53.72 |
| Wayne Bishop | 1,369 | 46.28 |

## Bridgewater

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| David Walker | 1,079 | 52.43 |
| Gary Macneil | 979 | 47.57 |

## Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Mayor
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Cecil Clarke | 27,732 | 58.6 |
| Rankin MacSween | 17,847 | 37.7 |
| Elizabeth Barrie | 800 | 1.7 |
| Glenn Jessome | 660 | 1.4 |
| Wilf Isaac | 286 | 0.6 |
Council
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| District 1 |||
| Clarence Prince (X) | 3,344 | 78.2 |
| Robert Hillman | 692 | 16.2 |
| Paul Power | 242 | 5.7 |
| District 2 |||
| Charlie Keagan | 1,451 | 33.0 |
| Lloyd Wilkie | 1,276 | 29.0 |
| Bill MacDonald | 914 | 20.8 |
| Beth Johnston | 758 | 17.2 |
| District 3 |||
| Mae Rowe (X) | 2,306 | 63.7 |
| Esmond (Blue) Marshall | 1,315 | 36.3 |
| District 4 |||
| Claire Detheridge (X) | 2,459 | 56.0 |
| Kenneth MacQueen | 1,561 | 35.5 |
| John Hashem | 374 | 8.5 |
| District 5 |||
| Eldon MacDonald | 1,038 | 27.5 |
| Jim "Rico" MacEachern | 729 | 19.3 |
| Charlie Long | 693 | 18.4 |
| Leah Boyd | 347 | 9.2 |
| Mike Targett | 342 | 9.1 |
| Max MacDonald | 256 | 6.8 |
| Doug Johnston | 215 | 5.7 |
| George Woodberry | 151 | 4.0 |
| District 6 |||
| Ray Paruch (X) | 2,251 | 50.4 |
| Tom Wilson (X) | 1,915 | 42.9 |
| Roberta (Robin) Lynch | 297 | 6.7 |
| District 7 |||
| Ivan Doncaster | 2,282 | 61.9 |
| Dave LeBlanc (X) | 1,402 | 38.1 |
| District 8 |||
| Kevin Saccary (X) | 1,740 | 50.4 |
| Hugh Kennedy | 887 | 25.7 |
| Amanda McDougall | 527 | 15.3 |
| Sandra Clarke | 299 | 8.7 |
| District 9 |||
| George MacDonald (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| District 10 |||
| Darren Bruckschwaiger (X) | 3,191 | 65.5 |
| Lee McNeil (X) | 938 | 19.2 |
| Cecil Saccary | 451 | 9.3 |
| David MacKeigan | 295 | 6.1 |
| District 11 |||
| Lowell Cormier | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| District 12 |||
| Jim MacLeod (X) | 1,447 | 41.7 |
| Jason MacLean | 1,063 | 30.6 |
| Brandon Ellis | 816 | 23.5 |
| Tim Waler | 147 | 4.2 |

## Colchester County

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bob Taylor (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Halifax Regional Municipality

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mike Savage | 63,547 | 57.7 |
| Tom Martin | 21,912 | 19.9 |
| Fred Connors | 20,277 | 18.4 |
| Aaron Eisses | 1,628 | 1.5 |
| Steve Mackie | 1,458 | 1.3 |
| Robert (Wesley) McCormack | 1,218 | 1.1 |

## Kentville

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| David Corkum (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Lunenburg (Town)

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Rachel Bailey | 851 | 74.9 |
| Ron Stockton | 285 | 25.1 |

## District of the Municipality of Lunenburg

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Don Downe (X) | 4,620 | 78.0 |
| Kirk Meisner | 1,300 | 12.0 |

## New Glasgow

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Barrie MacMillan (X) | 1,803 | 62.3 |
| Mark Firth | 625 | 21.6 |
| Ken Langille | 465 | 16.1 |

## Oxford

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Trish Stewart | 238 | 43.0 |
| Arnold H. MacDonald | 213 | 38.6 |
| Lloyd D. Jenkins (X) | 102 | 18.4 |

## Region of Queens Municipality

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Chris Clarke | 1,961 | 47,4 |
| David Dagley | 1,414 | 34.1 |
| Owen Hamlin | 384 | 9.3 |
| Mervin Hartlin | 382 | 9.2 |

## Truro

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bill Mills (X) | 2,228 | 53.53 |
| Kelti Jones | 1,934 | 46.47 |

## Yarmouth (Town)

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Pam Mood | 1,791 | 56.7 |
| Charles A. Crosby | 725 | 23.0 |
| Byron Boudreau | 641 | 20.3 |