Derek Mombourquette

Derek Mombourquette MLA
MLA for Sydney-Whitney Pier
Incumbent
Assumed office 2015
Preceded by	Gordie Gosse
Personal details
Political party	Liberal

Derek Mombourquette is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on July 14, 2015. He represents the district of Sydney-Whitney Pier as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Prior to his election to the legislature, Mombourquette served on the municipal council of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. He also ran for the Liberals in Sydney-Whitney Pier in the 2013 election, losing to incumbent MLA Gordie Gosse.

Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2013: Sydney-Whitney Pier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	New Democratic	Gordie Gosse	5,084	49.37	-5.25
	Liberal	Derek Mombourquette	4,534	44.03	+8.80
	Progressive Conservative	Leslie MacPhee	680	6.60	-1.79
Total valid votes			10,298	99.40
Total rejected ballots			62	0.60
Turnout			10,360	57.86
Electors on the lists			17,906	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-7.03

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015: Sydney-Whitney Pier On the resignation of Gordie Gosse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Derek Mombourquette	3,794	49.05	+5.02
	New Democratic	Madonna Doucette	2,332	30.15	-19.22
	Progressive Conservative	Brian E. MacArthur	1,609	20.80	+14.20
Total valid votes			7,735	99.55
Total rejected ballots			35	0.45
Turnout			7,770	42.60
Electors on the lists			18,238
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+12.12