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
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Christine Blair (incumbent) | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-895-6537 |
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Geoff Stewart | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | |
Election Day Polling Location | As per the polling locations listed in the Districts below |
District 1
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Eric Boutilier (incumbent) | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-890-5866 |
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Paul Weatherby | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-897-8572 |
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Election Day Polling Location | 1A Bible Hill Fire Hall 1B Vimy Court |
District 2
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Laurie Sandeson (incumbent) - Acclaimed | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-957-2206 |
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Election Day Polling Location | 2A, 2B, 2C Cobequid Fire Hall, Lower Truro 2D, 2E Brookfield Sportsplex |
District 3
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Joel Dawe | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-890-5739 |
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Sheldon Richardson | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-899-6335 |
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Election Day Polling Location | 3A, 3B, 3C Brookfield Sportsplex 3D Elk Court |
District 4
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Mike Cooper (incumbent) | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-956-1184 |
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John Vissers | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-899-1799 |
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Election Day Polling Location | 4A, 4B Middle Stewiacke REC Centre 4C, 4D Wittenburg Baptist Church |
District 5
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Bonnie Brown | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-305-3211 |
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Tim Johnson (incumbent) | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-899-0590 |
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Election Day Polling Location | 5A Salmon River Fire Hall |
District 6
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Kelly Herron-Jacobs | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-843-2287 |
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Nigel Leggett | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-897-8190 |
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Election Day Polling Location | 6A Bible Hill Fire Hall |
District 7
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Sherry Martell - Acclaimed | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Website |
Election Day Polling Location | 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E Tatamagouche Fire Hall 7F Willow Lodge |
District 8
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Lisa Patton (incumbent) - Acclaimed | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | |
Election Day Polling Location | 8A, 8B, 8C North River Elementary School 8D Colchester Materials Recovery Facility, 185 Mingo Rd, Kemotown |
District 9
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Marie Benoit (incumbent) | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-324-9011 |
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Andrew MacKinnon | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-814-0113 |
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Election Day Polling Location | 9A, 9B, 9C Admin Building Debert Air Industrial Park 9D Debert Court |
District 10
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Charlene Fletcher | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-956-1066 |
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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 |
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Mike Rushton | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-890-9378 |
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Cheryl-ann Slack | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-956-3142 |
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Election Day Polling Location | 10A, 10B, 10C Bass River Fire Hall 10D, 10E Great Village Fire Hall 10F Admin Building Debert Air Industrial Park |
District 11
Candidate | Email & Phone | Website/Social Media |
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Al Kennedy | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-956-1793 |
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Wade MacCallum | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-401-9775 |
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Sean MacDonald | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 902-890-5522 |
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Election Day Polling Location | 11A 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
Date | Event |
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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
Date | Event |
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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)
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)