David Wilton
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| David Wilton MLA |
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| MLA for Cape Breton Centre | |
| Assumed office 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Corbett |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | New Waterford, Nova Scotia |
David Wilton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on July 14, 2015.[1][2] He represents the district of Cape Breton Centre as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[3]
He also ran for the Liberals in Cape Breton Centre in the 2013 election, losing to incumbent MLA Frank Corbett.[4]
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 3,440 | 45.29 | -33.25 | |
| Liberal | David Wilton | 3,282 | 43.21 | +30.72 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Edna Lee | 873 | 11.49 | +4.14 | |
| Total valid votes | 7,595 | 99.42 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.58 | |||
| Turnout | 7,639 | 58.48 | |||
| Electors on the lists | 13,062 | – | |||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -31.98 | |||
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015 On the resignation of Frank Corbett |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | David Wilton | 3,060 | 49.02 | +5.81 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tammy Martin | 2,538 | 40.66 | -4.63 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edna Lee | 644 | 10.32 | -1.18 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,242 | 99.43 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 36 | 0.57 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,278 | 47.20 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 13,302 | – | ||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +5.22
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