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.

Municipality of Colchester Introducing E-voting for the First Time

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 either on election day or during the alternate polling days.

More information on alternate polling dates and polling locations to follow as available. Please continue to visit our website for updates.   

Last Day to Cast Your Vote (e-voting or traditional paper ballot) is Saturday, October 19
Polls Open 8 am to 7 pm 

Please see below for all Regular Election Day Polling Locations (by District).

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. 

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

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Christine Blair (incumbent) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-895-6537
Website
Facebook
Geoff Stewart This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Facebook
Election Day Polling LocationAs per the polling locations listed in the Districts below 

District 1

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Eric Boutilier (incumbent) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-890-5866
 Facebook
Paul Weatherby This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-897-8572
 
Election Day Polling Location1A Bible Hill Fire Hall
1B Vimy Court
 

District 2

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Laurie Sandeson (incumbent) - Acclaimed This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-957-2206
 
Election Day Polling Location2A, 2B, 2C Cobequid Fire Hall, Lower Truro
2D, 2E Brookfield Sportsplex
 

District 3

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Joel Dawe This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-890-5739
 
Sheldon Richardson This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-899-6335
 
Election Day Polling Location3A, 3B, 3C Brookfield Sportsplex
3D Elk Court
 

District 4

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Mike Cooper (incumbent) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-956-1184
 
John Vissers This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-899-1799
Facebook
Election Day Polling Location4A, 4B Middle Stewiacke REC Centre
4C, 4D Wittenburg Baptist Church
 

District 5

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Bonnie Brown This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-305-3211
 
Tim Johnson (incumbent) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-899-0590
 
Election Day Polling Location5A Salmon River Fire Hall 
 

District 6

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Kelly Herron-Jacobs This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-843-2287
Facebook 
Nigel Leggett This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-897-8190
Facebook
Instagram
Linktree
Election Day Polling Location6A Bible Hill Fire Hall 

District 7

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Sherry Martell - Acclaimed This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Website
Election Day Polling Location7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E Tatamagouche Fire Hall
7F Willow Lodge
 

District 8

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Lisa Patton (incumbent) - Acclaimed This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
Election Day Polling Location8A, 8B, 8C North River Elementary School
8D Colchester Materials Recovery Facility, 185 Mingo Rd, Kemotown
 

District 9

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Marie Benoit (incumbent) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-324-9011
Facebook
Andrew MacKinnon This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-814-0113
 
Election Day Polling Location9A, 9B, 9C Admin Building Debert Air Industrial Park
9D Debert Court
 

District 10

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Charlene Fletcher This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-956-1066
 
Victoria Lomond (incumbent) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-890-1493
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Doug MacInnes This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-814-8101
Facebook
Mike Rushton This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-890-9378
 
Cheryl-ann Slack This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-956-3142
 
Election Day Polling Location10A, 10B, 10C Bass River Fire Hall
10D, 10E Great Village Fire Hall
10F Admin Building Debert Air Industrial Park
 

District 11

CandidateEmail & PhoneWebsite/Social Media
Al Kennedy This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-956-1793
 
Wade MacCallum This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-401-9775
Website
Facebook
Sean MacDonald This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
902-890-5522
 
Election Day Polling Location11A Bible Hill Fire Hall 

CSAP

Member of conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) Jessica Hinton - Acclaimed

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 of Colchester and have been so since immediately before the first advance polling day; and
  • You are not otherwise disqualified to vote in the Municipal elections. 

Disqualified Persons

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.

Who can vote in CSAP Elections?

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

DateEvent
March 8, 2024 Residency required to qualify as candidate in election
August 1, 2024 Commence revisions (additions, deletions, corrections) to the List of Electors. Electors can find out if they are on the List of Electors by contacting the Returning Office ain person, by telephone, mail, fax, or email.  See below for contact information.
August 29-September 10, 2024 Nomination Period
September 10, 2024 Nomination Day
September 11, 2024 Last day for candidate to withdraw
October 19, 2024 Election Day
October 22, 2024 Official Addition
October 26, 2024 Last day to file affidavit (re: removal of posters and return of voters list for return of full or part of deposit) – FORM 12
October 29, 2024 Last day to apply for a recount
December 18, 2024 Last day to file campaign contribution disclosure form – FORMS 40 & 41

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 of Colchester and have been so since immediately before the first advance polling day; and
  • You are not otherwise disqualified to vote in the Municipal elections. 

Disqualified Persons

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.

Who can vote in CSAP Elections?

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

DateEvent
March 8, 2024 Residency required to qualify as candidate in election
August 1, 2024 Commence revisions (additions, deletions, corrections) to the List of Electors. Electors can find out if they are on the List of Electors by contacting the Returning Office ain person, by telephone, mail, fax, or email.  See below for contact information.
August 29-September 10, 2024 Nomination Period
September 10, 2024 Nomination Day
September 11, 2024 Last day for candidate to withdraw
October 19, 2024 Election Day
October 22, 2024 Official Addition
October 26, 2024 Last day to file affidavit (re: removal of posters and return of voters list for return of full or part of deposit) – FORM 12
October 29, 2024 Last day to apply for a recount
December 18, 2024 Last day to file campaign contribution disclosure form – FORMS 40 & 41

Notices/Advertisements

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

pdf Nomination Ad (73 KB)

Contact

Guy Wheeler, Returning Officer
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 902-893-0677

Dawn Graham, Assistant Returning Officer
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 782-370-2954

Resources

pdf Municipal Elections Act (1.16 MB)

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