Municipal Election 2024

Every four years the Municipality of the County of Colchester holds an election for Mayor and Council, as well as the Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial (CSAP) representative. This year the Municipal and CSAP Elections will be held Saturday, October 19, 2024.

For the 2024 Municipal Election, the Municipality of Colchester is offering e-voting, providing more opportunity to vote via telephone and internet during alternate polling days, as well as on Election Day where traditional paper ballot voting will also be offered at polling locations throughout the County. Residents that are eligible to vote are encouraged to do so.

Voting Period

Skip the Lines and Vote Early (e-voting or telephone voting)

There are three ways to vote early - online from anywhere, via the internet; by telephone from anywhere in North America; and, at the Voter Kiosk located at the Municipal Building (1 Church Street, Truro), if assistance is required. Early voting starts Monday, October 7 at 8:30am, running continuously until Saturday, October 19 at 7:00 pm. The Voter Kiosk is open weekdays from 8:30am to 4:00pm, excluding holidays.

Traditional Paper Ballot Voting

Voting by traditional paper ballot will ONLY be available on Election Day, October 19, between 8:00am and 7:00pm, at Regular Polls throughout the County (see below under Candidates and Polling Locations).

For more information on voting, please click the Voting Information document here:  pdf Voting Information Details (159 KB)  or call the Returning Office at 902-893-0677 or 782-370-2954.

Candidates & Polling Locations

Below lists the Candidates (in alphabetical order by District) who have officially been Nominated for Mayor, Councillor or CSAP, as well as the Polling Location(s) in each Distrcit.  

Mayor

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11

CSAP

What is my Electoral District?

Not sure what your District is?  Click HERE for our 2024 Colchester Electoral District Map, then click on the search icon near the bottom left of the screen and enter your civic address OR call the Returning Office at 902-893-0677. 

Who can vote in Municipal Elections?

You qualify to vote if you meet all of the following conditions:

• You are 18 years of age or older and a Canadian citizen on the first advance polling day;
• You have been ordinarily resident in Nova Scotia for 6 months immediately before the first advance polling day;
• You are ordinarily resident in the Municipality and have been so since immediately before the first advance polling day; and
• You are not otherwise disqualified to vote in the Municipal elections. 

You are considered a disqualified person for the purpose of a municipal election if you are:

• the municipal Returning Officer
• a person serving a sentence in a penal or reform institution
• a person who has been convicted of bribery under this Act in the six years preceding ordinary polling day.

To be eligible to vote for a member of the Conseil Scolaire Acadien provincial (CSAP) the elector must meet the following additional qualifications:

• The Elector’s first language learned and still understood is French, or
• The Elector who received their primary school instruction in Canada in a French-first-language program, or
• The Elector has a child who has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in Canada in a French-first-language program.

Preliminary List of Electors - Revision Period Open

The preliminary list of electors has been prepared for the upcoming Municipal and CSAP Elections. The Returning Officer may make additions or corrections to the list upon your application in person, by telephone, mail, fax, or e-mail. Please click the  pdf Revisions to the List of Electors 2024 (104 KB)  for contact information to confirm if you are on the list or to make corrections.

Important Dates

Notices/Advertisements

pdf Revisions to the List of Electors 2024 (104 KB)

pdf Nomination Ad (73 KB)

Contact

Guy Wheeler, Returning Officer
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Dawn Graham, Assistant Returning Officer
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Resources

pdf Municipal Elections Act (1.16 MB)

pdf 2024 Candidate's Guide to Mun CSAP SB Elections 2024 (466 KB)

Municipality of Colchester
1 Church Street
Truro, Nova Scotia    B2N 3Z5

Mayor Christine Blair
Councillor Paul Weatherby - District 1
Deputy Mayor Laurie Sandeson - District 2
Councillor Sheldon Richardson - District 3
Councillor Mike Cooper - District 4
Councillor Tim Johnson - District 5
Councillor Nigel Leggett - District 6
Councillor Sherry Martell - District 7
Councillor Lisa Patton - District 8
Councillor Marie Benoit - District 9
Councillor Charlene Fletcher - District 10
Councillor Al Kennedy - District 11

Mayor Christine Blair

Contact Information

Phone: 902-897-3184
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Committees

TBD

Councillor Paul Weatherby – District 1

District 1 Communities

• Bible Hill
• Brookside
• Portion of Valley
• Portion of North River

Contact Information

Phone: 902-897-8572
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Committees

TBD

Deputy Mayor Laurie Sandeson – District 2

District 2 Communities

• Truro Heights
• Lower Truro
• Old Barns
• Clifton
• Beaver Brook
• Princeport
• Green Oaks
• Green Creek
• Pleasant Valley
• Shortts Lake
• Riverside
• Fort Ellis

Contact Information

Phone: 902-957-2206
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Committees

TBD

Councillor Sheldon Richardson – District 3

District 3 Communities

• Hilden
• Brookfield
• Forest Glen
• Brentwood
• Alton

Contact Information

Phone: 902-899-6335
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Committees

TBD

Councillor Mike Cooper – District 4

District 4 Communities

• Shubenacadie East
• Pine Grove
• Gays River
• Coldstream
• West St. Andrews
• East Stewiacke
• MacKay Siding
• Cloverdale
• Lanesville
• Wittenburg
• South Branch
• Birch Hill
• Middle Stewiacke
• Halfway Brook
• Otter Brook
• Upper Stewiacke
• Meadowvale
• Newton Mills
• Cross Roads
• Pembroke
• Burnside
• Eastville

Contact Information

Home Phone: 902-671-2854
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Committees

TBD

Councillor Tim Johnson – District 5

District 5 Communities

• Salmon River
• Murray Siding
• Harmony
• Camden

Contact Information

Phone: 902-899-0590
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Committees

TBD

Councillor Nigel Leggett – District 6

District 6 Communities

• East Mountain
• Manganese Mines
• Greenfield
• Valley (part)

Contact Information

Phone: 902-890-1873
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Committees

TBD

Councillor Sherry Martell – District 7

District 7 Communities

• Bayhead
• West Tatamagouche
• Mattatall Lake
• Lake Road
• West New Annan
• Debert Lake
• Byers Lake
• Warwick Mountain
• Central New Annan
• Oliver
• Millbrook
• French River
• Tatamagouche
• New Truro Road
• Tatamagouche Mountain
• East New Annan
• Kavanaugh Mills
• West Earltown
• The Falls
• Balfron
• Waughs River
• Waldegrave
• Barrachois
• Sand Point
• Brule Shore
• Brule Point
• Brule
• Middleton
• Keble
• Denmark
• Balmoral Mills
• East Earltown
• Earltown

Contact Information

Pnone: 902-324-8729
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Committees

TBD

Councillor Lisa Patton – District 8

District 8 Communities

• Upper Onslow
• Onslow Mountain
• McCallum Settlement
• Nuttby
• Upper North River
• Central North River
• North River
• Upper Brookside
• Upper Kemptown
• Kemptown
• Riversdale
• Brookside (part)

Contact Information

Phone: 902-890-8630
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Committees

TBD

Councillor Marie Benoit – District 9

District 9 Communities

• East Folly Mountain
• Debert
• Lower Onslow
• Central Onslow
• Crowes Mills
• Belmont
• Moose River

Contact Information

Phone: 902-324-9011
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Committees

TBD

Councillor Charlene Fletcher – District 10

District 10 Communities

• Lynn
• Lower Five Islands
• Five Islands
• Simpson Lake
• Lower Economy
• Carrs Brook
• Economy
• Upper Economy
• Little Bass River
• Bass River
• McCormack Lake
• Castlereagh
• Montrose
• Portapique
• Five Houses
• Highland Village
• Lornevale
• Londonderry
• Londonderry Station
• East Village
• Great Village
• Little Dyke
• Glenholme
• Folly Mountain
• Folly Lake
• Hart Lake
• Lower Debert
• Masstown

Contact Information

Phone: 902-956-1066
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Committees

TBD

Councillor Al Kennedy – District 11

District 11 Communities

• Bible Hill (part)
• Valley (part)

Contact Information

Phone: 902-956-1793
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Committees

TBD

Source Water Protection Meetings

• Tatamagouche Source Water Protection Committee - To be determined
• Debert Source Water Protection Committee - To be determined