Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Proceedings of the Cumberland South By-Election June 19, 2018 Statement of Votes, Financial Information & Statistics

Published by the Chief Electoral Officer January 21, 2019

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The Honourable Kevin Murphy Speaker of the House of Assembly Province of Nova Scotia 1726 Hollis Street, Province House Halifax, NS B3J 2Y3

Dear Mr. Speaker,

I have the honour to present the report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Cumberland South By-election, held on June 19, 2018.

I respectfully request that you table this report to the House of Assembly at the next sitting.

This report is submitted to the House of Assembly in accordance with Section 163 of the Elections Act.

Respectfully submitted,

Original signed by Richard Temporale, Chief Electoral Officer

ii ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Table of Contents

Introduction...... 1

Electoral Geography ...... 3 Electoral District...... 3

By-election Results ...... 4 Number of Seats in the House of Assembly...... 4

Voting Opportunities...... 5 Write-in Ballots ...... 5 Returning Office Poll...... 5 Advance Poll ...... 6 Community Polls...... 6 Election Day Polls...... 6 Mobile Poll...... 6 Early Voting...... 6 Rejected Ballots...... 7

Voter Participation...... 9 Registration...... 9 Voter Turnout over 10 years ...... 10 Early Voter Turnout over 10 years ...... 11

Voter Information Card ...... 13

Communications...... 14

Registered Parties...... 16 Registered Parties’ Expense Limits...... 16

Candidates...... 17 Candidate Expense Limits...... 17 Candidates, Official Agents, and Report Filing ...... 17 Responsibilities of the Official Agent...... 18 Candidate Nomination Deposit...... 19 Candidate Audit Fee...... 19 Summary of Candidate Election Expenses and Reimbursements ...... 19

Election-related Costs...... 21 Establishing Returning Office...... 21

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION iii Direct Costs...... 21 Indirect Costs ...... 22 Categorized By-election Administrative Office Costs...... 23 Third Party Advertising...... 23 Total Advertising Costs...... 24 Total Cost ...... 24 Cost Per Elector...... 25

Compliance...... 26

Chief Electoral Officer Recommendations...... 27 Audit Fee Subsidy for Registered Party Financial Reporting ...... 27 No Audit Requirement for Registered Party if less than $500 spent . . . . . 27 Penalty for Late Filing of Financial Report by Registered Party ...... 28

Readability Measure ...... 29

Appendix Appendix A • By-election Calendar, Cumberland South...... 30 Appendix B • Map for Cumberland South Electoral District By-election...... 32 Appendix C • Poll-by-Poll Results for Cumberland South Electoral District By-election. .34 Tables Table 1 • Votes Received by Candidate...... 4 Table 2 • Number of Polls by Type ...... 5 Table 3 • Rejected Ballot Analysis ...... 7 Table 4 • Number of Electors and Voters by Age ...... 9 Table 5 • Voter Turnout in By-elections over 10 years ...... 10 Table 6 • Early Voter Turnout in By-elections over 10 Years ...... 11 Table 7 • Registered Party Spending Limits, Filing Dates, and Election Expenses. . 16 Table 8 • Candidate Election Expense and Reimbursement Limits ...... 17 Table 9 • Registered Candidates, Official Agents, and Report Filing Dates. . . . .18 Table 10 • Reporting Requirements of Official Agent of a Candidate...... 18 Table 11 • Candidate Election Expenses and Reimbursements ...... 19 Table 12 • Returning Office Direct Costs...... 21 Table 13 • Returning Office Indirect Costs...... 22 Table 14 • Categorized Direct and Indirect By-election Costs ...... 23 Table 15 • Summary of By-election Advertising Costs ...... 24 Table 16 • Summary of Total By-election Costs...... 24 Table 17 • Cost Per Elector ...... 25

Figures Figure 1 • Map of Cumberland South Electoral District...... 3 Figure 2 • Percentage Votes Cast by Voting Opportunity ...... 7 Figure 3 • Percentage Rejected Ballots Since 2013 ...... 8 Figure 4 • Cumberland South Voter Participation...... 10 Figure 5 • Voter Turnout in By-elections over 10 years...... 11 Figure 6 • Early Voter Turnout in By-elections over 10 Years ...... 12 Figure 7 • Voter Information Card...... 13 Figure 8 • Notice of Election and Notice of Grant of Poll...... 14 Figure 9 • Voting Locations...... 15 Abbreviations

Atlantica Atlantica Party Association of Nova Scotia NSLP The Nova Scotia Liberal Party NSNDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party PC Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia GPNS Green Party of Nova Scotia

ACEO Assistant Chief Electoral Officer the Act Elections Act CEO Chief Electoral Officer ENS Elections Nova Scotia OA Official Agent PGE Provincial General Election RO Returning Officer Tariff Tariff of Fees and Expenses VIC Voter Information Card

vi ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Introduction

The resignation of Progressive Conservative Leader and Member of the Legislative Assembly, Jamie Baillie, representing the electoral district of Cumberland South, created a vacancy in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly effective January 24, 2018.

On Thursday, May 17, pursuant to an Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, a writ of election was issued under the Elections Act (the Act) by the Assistant Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) to Shelley Trenholm, the returning officer (RO) for the electoral district of Cumberland South, ordering that an election be held on Tuesday, June 19. The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) published an election calendar, a copy of which is shown in Appendix A. The calendar counts downward from the day the writ was issued, Thursday, May 17, 33 days before election day, to 10 days after election day, Friday, June 29, the earliest date for the return of the writ of election. The calendar also identifies key filing dates for the official agents (OA) of the four candidates contesting the election.

At the time of the by-election call, the distribution of seats by registered parties in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was: 27 members from the Nova Scotia Liberal Party (NSLP); 16 from the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (PC); seven from the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NSNDP), and the Cumberland South vacancy.

Nominations closed on Wednesday, May 30. Four candidates stood for election; one each from the Green Party of Nova Scotia (GPNS), NSLP, NSNDP, and PC parties.

Early voting opportunities commenced on Monday, May 21, within four days of issuing the writ. This was the first day the returning office was open to the public and electors could vote by write-in ballot. The continuous poll in the returning office was offered every day, excluding Sundays, from the day the office opened to the public (May 21) through to the close of polls on election day at 8:00 pm. An advance poll was offered for seven days, June 9 through June 16, in one location. Community polls were also held in two locations on the Friday and Saturday before election day. Voters could choose any early voting opportunity available. On election day voters had to vote at their assigned poll or in the returning office.

At the close of polls on election day, a total of 5,790 (53.0%) of the 10,927 people on the final list of electors in Cumberland South had voted.

On Thursday, June 21, at the Official Addition, Tory Rushton (PC) was determined to have the most votes and was declared elected with the return of the completed writ of election on Tuesday, July 3.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 1 Together, the four candidates had combined election expenses of $65,192.02. Two of four candidates achieved the required threshold of 10% of the valid votes qualifying them for reimbursement of their election expenses from public funds to a maximum of $17,391.01. Total reimbursement paid to these two candidates amounted to $34,782.02. For details, see Table 11, Candidate Election Expenses and Reimbursements. Candidates who spend $500 or more are required to have their financial report audited and are eligible to receive up to $815.18 to help defray audit fees. The amount reimbursed to the four candidates totaled $3,020.54.

Election related expenses reported by the four registered parties totaled $12,476.90.

Administrative costs for the by-election, excluding candidate reimbursements and audit fee subsidies were $108,728.10. This figure includes all direct costs incurred by the electoral district returning office and Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) to administer the by- election. Costs incurred prior to the issuance of the writ of election are not included. Examples of these costs include supplies, materials, computer equipment, software, consulting services, and any other related expenses expended between elections to ensure ongoing election readiness.

The Cumberland South cost per elector of delivering the by-election (including candidate reimbursements from public funds) was $13.41, compared to $13.07 for the Provincial General Election (PGE) in 2017.

2 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Electoral Geography

Electoral District

The boundaries for Cumberland South were enacted in 2012 under the House of Assembly Act on the recommendation of the Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission. Figure 1 shows a map of the electoral district. A more detailed map with polling divisions and voting location catchment areas is shown in Appendix B.

Figure 1 • Map of Cumberland South Electoral District

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 3 By-election Results

On return of the writ to the CEO, the RO for Cumberland South, Shelley Trenholm, declared Tory Rushton (PC) elected. A summary of valid votes received by candidate is shown in Table 1. The poll-by-poll results are shown in Appendix C.

Table 1 • Votes Received by Candidate

Candidate Registered Party Votes Received

Larry Duchesne NSNDP 292

Scott Lockhart NSLP 1,829

Bruce W. McCulloch GPNS 234

Tory Rushton PC 3,417

Number of Seats in the House of Assembly

At the conclusion of the Cumberland South by-election the distribution of 51 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was: 27 NSLP; 17 PC, and 7 NSNDP members.

4 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Voting Opportunities

In Cumberland South, there were six different voting opportunities offered to electors. A summary of number and types of opportunities is shown in Table 2.

Table 2 • Number of Polls by Type

Election Write-in Day Mobile Continuous Ballot Advance Community Total

34 1 1 1 1 2 40

Write-in Ballots

Electors were entitled to vote by write-in ballot. There were four methods by which an elector could apply for a write-in ballot: by mail, by agent, by write-in ballot coordinator, or in person. As shown in the poll-by-poll results in Appendix C a total of 72 people voted by write-in ballot including 7 write-in ballots cast on election day. By comparison, 80 electors voted by write-in ballot in this district during the 2017 PGE.

Applications for a write-in ballot were available to all electors upon the opening of the returning office on May 21. The deadlines to apply for a write-in ballot as shown on the Election Calendar in Appendix A were day 10 (June 9, 10 days before election day) by mail and day 0 (election day) by agent or write-in ballot coordinator. These deadlines are administrative necessities imposed to ensure there is enough time for the application process to be completed and approved, and subsequently, for the ballots to be delivered, completed, and returned for counting by the close of polls at 8:00 pm on election day.

Returning Office Poll

A returning office continuous poll was held at the Royal Canadian Legion in Springhill. The continuous poll was available every day (except Sundays) from the opening of the returning office on May 21 through election day. A total of 1,509 people voted at the continuous poll, including 137 ballots cast on election day. In the 2017 PGE 1,680 voted at this poll.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 5 Advance Poll

The advance poll held at the St. George’s Anglican Hall in Parrsboro was available for seven days, from Saturday, June 9 to Saturday, June 16 (except for Sunday, June 10).

Hours of Advance Poll Saturday, June 9 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday, June 10 CLOSED Monday, June 11 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Tuesday, June 12 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Wednesday, June 13 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Thursday, June 14 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Friday, June 15 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Saturday, June 16 9:00 am to 6:00 pm

A total of 291 votes were cast at the advance poll, compared to 365 at the same location in the 2017 PGE. See poll-by-poll results in Appendix C.

Community Polls

Two community polls were available on Friday, June 15 from 9:00 am until 8:00 pm and Saturday, June 16 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. The community polls were held at Brookdale Community Hall and Wentworth Recreation Centre. A total of 196 votes were cast in community polls compared to 36 in the one community poll offered in the 2017 PGE.

Election Day Polls

On June 19, all 34 polls opened on time at 8:00 am and remained open until 8:00 pm. A total of 3,881 (67% of all votes cast) voters cast their ballots on election day. Most of these votes (3,722) were cast at the 34 election day polls, with 137 at the returning office continuous poll on election day, 7 by write-in ballot and 15 at the mobile poll.

Mobile Poll

A mobile poll, which serviced High-Crest Springhill Nursing Home, was scheduled for four hours on election day. Signs were posted in advance to alert the residents of the hours of operation.

In total, 15 of 68 residents on the list voted at the mobile poll. In the 2017 PGE 24 of 76 residents of the nursing home voted.

Early Voting

Figure 2 shows electors took advantage of a variety of early voting opportunities, with a third (33.3%) of all votes cast before election day (returning office continuous poll, advance poll, community polls, and write-in ballot). Note that mobile poll votes which are cast on election day are separated in Figure 2.

6 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Figure 2 • Percentage Votes Cast by Voting Opportunity

Community Write-In 1.2% Advance 3.4% Mobile 5.0% 1.2%

Continuous 23.7%

Election Day 65.5%

Rejected Ballots

During the count after the close of polls on election day, ballots that are not marked for one of the registered candidates in an unambiguous way are reported as “rejected”.

In the Cumberland South by-election there were 17 rejected ballots. Table 3 and Figure 3 provide a breakdown of the rejected ballots for Cumberland South.

Table 3 • Rejected Ballot Analysis

Total Rejected Ballots Restated

Voter Error/ Intentionally Official Results Rejected Spoiled Blank Total

18 2 10 5 17*

* Note: We acknowledge that this accounting is not relevant to determining who won the election, nor do we recommend spending time on election night or during the official count to differentiate among the rejected ballots. But in the context of why we encounter rejected ballots in the electoral process, their scrutiny after the fact is informative, and therefore, worth reporting. The 18 rejected ballots reported in Official Results includes a “ballots rejected” envelope that was counted as a rejected ballot but in fact did not contain a ballot. There were 17 rejected ballots analyzed.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 7 After a significant increase in the number of rejected ballots in the 2013 PGE (0.7%), ENS has reviewed all rejected ballots after each election to understand the reasons why ballots were being rejected. Our analysis has consistently found that the majority of rejected ballots were intentionally spoiled or blank. The review also led to a change to write-in ballot design which has helped reduce the number of ballots that are unintentionally mismarked. Figure 4 shows the percentage of ballots considered rejected has consistently dropped. The 18 rejected ballots (0.3%) in this by-election is the lowest percentage since 2013.

Figure 3 • Percentage Rejected Ballots Since 2013

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0.4%

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0.0% 2013 General 2015 2016 2017 General 2018 Election By-elections By-election Election By-election

8 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Voter Participation

Registration

The preliminary list of electors was certified by the RO on May 17. There were 10,889 people on the list in Cumberland South.

During the revision process, people were added to and removed from the list because of various revision activities including the return of mailed voter information card (VIC) packages. A VIC package was mailed to each person on the preliminary list. The packages, as first used in the 2016 Halifax Needham by-election, included information about all available voting opportunities and the choices of candidates by name and party. One VIC package (with individual cards) was mailed to all electors who live at a single address. Canada Post returned packages that were not deliverable.

On day two of the election calendar, the RO certified the official list of electors (the list of electors used on election day) with 10,783 electors. After the updates from election day were made to the list, there were 10,927 electors on the final list.

Table 4 and Figure 4 show the participation of eligible electors in the by-election, by age group. In recent years, the lowest percentage of voting has been the 18-24 the voter age group, but the Cumberland South by-election experienced a change from the trend. The percentage of voters aged 18-24 casting a ballot (35%) was higher than the next age group 25-34 (28%). The group with the highest voter turnout, with nearly seven out of every 10 (68%), was aged 65-74. As a comparison, in the 2017 PGE, the 18-24 group had 23% voter participation, 25-34 had 29% voter participation and among those 65-74, 68% voted.

Table 4 • Number of Electors and Voters by Age

15 – Cumberland South

Age Range Electors Voted % Voting

18-24 Years 612 212 35%

25-34 Years 1,169 328 28%

35-44 Years 1,292 499 39%

45-54 Years 1,933 944 49%

55-64 Years 2,343 1409 60%

65-74 Years 2,073 1409 68%

75+ Years 1,505 947 63%

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 9 Figure 4 • Cumberland South Voter Participation

2500 80%

70% 2000 60%

1500 50% 40%

1000 30%

20% 500 10%

0 0% 18-24 Years 25-34 Years 35-44 Years 45-54 Years 55-64 Years 65-74 Years 75+ Years

Electors Voted % Voted

Voter Turnout over 10 years

Numerous factors affect the percentage of electors who vote. For example, weather and local issues may drive engagement. Table 5 and accompanying Figure 5 show the general trend in voter turnout is a slight decline over the past 10 years, with the August 2016 Halifax Needham by-election marking the lowest voter turnout among the most recent by-elections. The Cumberland South by-election turnout has bucked that trend. The 2010 Cumberland South by-election had a 58.1% turnout and the 2018 Cumberland South by-election had a lower turnout, at 53.0%. In the time between the Cumberland South by-elections of 2010 and 2018, the number of voters on the list of electors grew by 1,053 people. Still, to conclude that there is a decline in voter interest at the polls in Cumberland South may be challenged by the fact it had one of the highest turnouts in the 2017 PGE, with 62.4% of electors casting a ballot as compared to 53.4% for the entire province.

Table 5 • Voter Turnout in By-elections over 10 years

Electors Voted % Voted 2007 Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage 12,587 5,551 44.1% 2009 Inverness 14,310 8,866 62.0% 2009 Antigonish 15,294 8,107 53.0% 2010 Yarmouth 13,361 7,917 59.3% 2010 Glace Bay 12,947 7,234 55.9% 2010 Cumberland South 9,874 5,738 58.1% 2011 Cape Breton North 14,114 7,299 51.7% 2015 Sydney-Whitney Pier 18,310 7,768 42.4% 2015 Dartmouth South 17,100 6,486 37.9% 2015 Cape Breton Centre 13,389 6,341 47.4% 2016 Halifax Needham 15,372 4,967 32.3% 2018 Cumberland South 10,927 5,790 53.0%

10 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Figure 5 • Voter Turnout in By-elections over 10 years

20,000 70.0% 18,000 60.0% 16,000 14,000 50.0% 12,000 40.0% 10,000 8,000 30.0% 6,000 20.0% 4,000 10.0% 2,000 0 0.0%

Electors Voted % Voted

Early Voter Turnout over 10 years

The trend of voting before election day continues to grow. This pattern is true in general elections where early voting increased from 15% in 2009 to 25% in 2013 to 30% in 2017. By-elections follow a similar trend. A third of the voters in this by-election voted before election day. Increased opportunities to vote in advance polls, returning office continuous polls, community polls, and with write-in ballot teams visiting the homes of people who cannot make it to a poll, have been factors that have contributed to the rise in early voting.

Table 6 • Early Voter Turnout in By-elections over 10 Years

Voted Early Votes % Early Votes 2009 Inverness 8,866 1,069 12.0% 2009 Antigonish 8,107 1,202 14.8% 2010 Yarmouth 7,917 1,219 15.4% 2010 Glace Bay 7,234 1,850 25.6% 2010 Cumberland South 5,738 1,292 22.5% 2011 Cape Breton North 7,299 2,003 27.4% 2015 Sydney-Whitney Pier 7,768 2,427 31.2% 2015 Dartmouth South 6,486 1,560 24.0% 2015 Cape Breton Centre 6,341 1,567 24.7% 2016 Halifax Needham 4,967 1,605 32.3% 2018 Cumberland South 5,790 1,924 33.3%

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 11 Figure 6 • Early Voter Turnout in By-elections over 10 Years

10,000 35.0 9,000 30.0 8,000 7,000 25.0

6,000 20.0 5,000 4,000 15.0 3,000 10.0 2,000 5.0 1,000 0 0.0

Voted Early Votes % EarlyVotes

12 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Voter Information Card

The VIC is a key communication tool to inform electors where and when to vote in early voting opportunities or on election day. In elections and by-elections before 2016, VICs were individually sent to electors. Since 2016 up to eight electors living at the same address may receive their VICs in a single envelope. This results in improved information and significantly lower postage costs.

The VIC also includes names of nominated candidates and their affiliated parties. At the polls, the VIC is accepted as one of two pieces of identification. If the elector does not have adequate ID they must swear and sign a declaration attesting to their identity and eligibility and confirm they have not voted previously in the current election.

Figure 7 • Voter Information Card

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 13 Communications

VICs reach most voters in the electoral district and are our primary method for informing voters. Other communications approaches throughout the Cumberland South by- election included newspaper advertisements, media releases, regular updates on the electionsnovascotia.ca website, and updates to the ENS social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook.

As currently required in the Act, the Notice of Election is published immediately after the writ is issued and the notice of grant of poll is published immediately after nominations have closed.

Figure 8 • Notice of Election and Notice of Grant of Poll

14 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA VICs reach most voters in the electoral district and are our primary method for informing voters. Other communications approaches throughout the Cumberland South by- election included newspaper advertisements, media releases, regular updates on the electionsnovascotia.ca website, and updates to the ENS social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook.

As currently required in the Act, the Notice of Election is published immediately after the writ is issued and the notice of grant of poll is published immediately after nominations A total of six media releases related to the Cumberland South by-election were issued have closed. by ENS between May 17 when the writ was issued and the Official Addition on June 21. During the election period, more than 100 tweets and posts were dispatched on Twitter Figure 8 • Notice of Election and Notice of Grant of Poll and Facebook. These social media dispatches frequently included images which could help grab readers’ attention. Photos of the voting locations were used on social media to identify where and when people could vote.

Figure 9 • Voting Locations

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 15 Registered Parties

The reporting of registered party election expenses and ensuring that election spending stays within the legislated limits are important components of the electoral finance regime in Nova Scotia. The Act sets out a formula by which registered party spending limits are established. Within 120 days of the date of the return of the writ of election, the official agent of each registered party that fielded a candidate is required to file a report of election expenses with supporting receipts and an independent auditor’s opinion respecting the report. The Act does not provide for the reimbursement of registered party election expenses.

The votes cast per party candidate in a by-election do not alter the amount of public funding each registered party receives annually through ENS. This amount is based on the votes cast for all party candidates throughout the province in the last general election.

Registered Parties’ Expense Limits

The maximum amount for expenses that a registered party could incur in the Cumberland South by-election as prescribed by the Act was $6,369.59.

At the time of the Cumberland South by-election, there were five registered parties in Nova Scotia. At 2:00 pm on May 30 when the nomination of candidates concluded, four registered parties, the NSLP, NSNDP, PC, and the GPNS had endorsed candidates in the electoral district. The Atlantica Party Association (Atlantica), did not endorse a candidate in this by-election and no independent candidate ran.

The due date for filing an audited report was October 29, for all parties with candidates contesting the election. Two parties met the deadline and the other two parties submitted their reports within four weeks after the deadline. The GPNS did not incur any election expenses for the by-election and the requirement for an audit was waived by the CEO. Table 7 shows the registered party election expenses.

Table 7 • Registered Party Spending Limits, Filing Dates, and Election Expenses

Registered Election party Spending limit Filing date expense

NSLP $6,369.59 October 17, 2018 $6,139.96

NSNDP $6,369.59 November 22, 2018 $1,073.42 Late

PC $6,369.59 October 12, 2018 $5,263.52

GPNS $6,369.59 November 8, 2018 nil Late

16 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Candidates

Candidate Expense Limits

The Act provides the formula for calculating the maximum amount that a candidate may incur for election expenses. The final limit is based on the greater of either the preliminary or final number of electors on the list.

A candidate who receives at least 10% of the valid votes cast in their electoral district is eligible to receive reimbursement of election expenses. The amount of reimbursement is the lesser of the maximum reimbursement amount or the candidate’s actual election expenses. Based on the final list of electors (10,927 electors), the candidate spending limit was $63,302.83 and the reimbursement limit was $17,391.01.

Table 8 • Candidate Election Expense and Reimbursement Limits

Number of Electors as of July 10 10,927

$6.37/elector times the number of electors for the first 5,000 electors $31,831.26

$5.41/elector times the number of electors exceeding 5,000 and not exceeding 10,000 $27,045.44

$4.77/elector times the number of electors exceeding 10,000 $4,426.14

Total Candidate Spending Limit (s.260 of the Act) $63,302.83

Candidate Reimbursement Maximum $1.59/elector (s.267 of the Act) $17,391.01

Candidates, Official Agents, and Report Filing

The Act requires each candidate to appoint an OA and provide their name and address on their nomination papers. Table 9 lists each candidate and their OA as well as the date on which the OA initially filed their candidate’s report relating to the Cumberland South by-election. The financial report containing the candidate’s election expenses, political contributions, and tax receipts was due on or before September 17, 2018. On request, an extension of up to 30 days is permitted and extensions for three of the four candidates were approved by the CEO.

Under the Act, the elected candidate is disqualified from sitting or voting in the House of Assembly until their OA has filed their required reports.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 17 Table 9 • Registered Candidates, Official Agents, and Report Filing Dates

Registered party Candidate Official Agent Filing date

GPNS Bruce W. McCulloch Stephen Johnson* October 11, 2018

NSLP Scott Lockhart Lauchlin Currie* September 28, 2018

NSNDP Larry Duchesne Norah Topping September 4, 2018

PC Tory Rushton Steven Canning* October 16, 2018

*Request for extension granted

Responsibilities of the Official Agent

The OA of a candidate is responsible for all financial aspects of the campaign and is required to file reports with the CEO detailing election expenses, political contributions, and tax receipts. Certain reports must include an opinion provided by an auditor appointed by the candidate. The Act requires the auditor appointed by the candidate to be a public accountant licensed under the Public Accountants Act.

Table 10 provides a listing of reports that must be filed by the OA of a candidate including the statutory reference, the audit requirement, and the filing deadlines. In addition to the listed filing deadlines, the unused tax receipts were to be returned by July 19.

In May 2018, ENS staff offered a training session in Amherst to assist the OAs in understanding their duties and the preparations of the required reports. Eleven individuals attended this training session.

Table 10 • Reporting Requirements of Official Agent of a Candidate

Legislative Audit Report Name Reference Requirement Filing Deadline

Report of Candidate’s Elections Act Audit opinion respecting 80 days after return of the writ Election Expenses ss. 229(1) report if expenses (September 17, 2018) (Form 2 series) exceed $500

Candidate’s Statement of Elections Act Audit opinion respecting 80 days after return of the writ Contributions for which ss. 240(3) report if expenses (September 17, 2018) Official Tax Receipts issued exceed $500 (Form 2-5)

Notification by Official Elections Act Audit opinion not Within 30 days of receiving Agent of Disposal of Excess S. 268 required final reimbursement of election Contributions (Form 2-6) expenses or in the case where the candidate is not eligible for reimbursement within 60 days of filing reports

18 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Candidate Nomination Deposit

When a candidate files their nomination papers with the RO, theAct requires the candidate provide a deposit of $200. Following the 2017 PGE and based on the Court of Queen’s Bench decision in Alberta ruling that the nomination deposit requirement for federal elections infringes on section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the CEO recommended a change to remove the requirement for the nomination deposit. The nomination deposit requirement was waived for this by-election.

Candidate Audit Fee

Under Section 18 of the Tariff of Fees and Expenses (Tariff), the OA of a candidate can be reimbursed for all or a portion of their costs for audit fees. Where a candidate’s election expenses amount to less than $500, an audit report is not required. A candidate’s eligibility to be reimbursed for audit costs is not conditional on receiving a minimum threshold of the valid votes cast. The amount of reimbursement a candidate may receive is the lesser of $816.15 or the auditor’s fee. The audit fee reimbursed to each candidate is shown in Table 11.

Summary of Candidate Election Expenses and Reimbursements

The election expenses report filed by the OA of a candidate receives a detailed compliance review by the financial staff of the CEO. All expenses reported must meet the definition of election expenses in the Act. Pursuant to the Act any payment of $25 or more for election expenses must be evidenced by a receipt. Table 11 shows each candidate’s expenses as categorized in their election expenses report (Form 2-3E and 2-3F) as amended by the detailed compliance review.

Table 11 • Candidate Election Expenses and Reimbursements

Party and Candidate Name as on Ballot

GPNS NSLP NSNDP PC Bruce W. Scott Larry Tory Expense Category McCulloch Lockhart Duchesne Rushton

Headquarters - $2,316.89 $1,355.77 $309.34

Worker Remuneration - $309.75 $449.10 $87.40

Publicity Advertising $1,215.45 $26,840.26 $4,698.01 $21,611.26

Travel - $2,735.57 $1,675.14 -

Campaign Functions - $23.85 $97.21 $374.30

Other $18.39 $106.11 $963.78 $4.44

Personal Expenses of Candidate - - - -

Total Amended Election Expenses $1,233.84 $32,332.43 $9,239.01 $22,386.74

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 19 Party and Candidate Name as on Ballot

GPNS NSLP NSNDP PC Bruce W. Scott Larry Tory Expense Category McCulloch Lockhart Duchesne Rushton

Election Expense Reimbursement - $17,391.01 - $17,391.01

Audit Fee $575.00 $815.18 $815.18 $815.18

Penalty for Late Filing - - - -

Total Reimbursements $575.00 $18,206.19 $815.18 $18,206.19

20 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Election-related Costs

Establishing Returning Office

As directed by the CEO, a RO is responsible for identifying potential returning office locations in advance of the call of an election. A lease for the returning office is typically executed following the issuance of the writ of election.

ENS makes every effort to record and report all costs associated with the delivery of each election. Costs associated with election service delivery can be categorized as direct costs and indirect costs.

Direct Costs

Direct costs are costs that can be specifically identified with the returning office. For reporting purposes, costs are consolidated into various categories. Table 12 shows these categories and the types of expenditure that are consolidated within each.

Table 12 • Returning Office Direct Costs

Category Description

Election Workers Ballot Box Courier Constable Deputy Returning Officer Election Officer to Count Ballots Information Officer Poll Clerk Stand-by Election Officer Supervising Deputy Returning Officer Witness

Enumerators Enumerator fees

Polling Stations Advance polling location fees Mobile polling location fees Election day polling location fees

Postage, Courier Postage costs incurred by returning office and Shipping Postage for VICs allocated based on final list of electors Courier fees for write-in ballots Shipping fees to ship election supplies to returning office headquarters from ENS

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 21 Category Description

Ballot and VIC Printing Fees for printing and binding of ballot papers Fees for printing VICs

Office and Furniture and equipment rental Equipment Leases Office rental

Office Expenses Travel and meal expenses Miscellaneous office expenses

Salaries Returning Officer Assistant Returning Officer Revision Assistant Deputy Presiding Officer Presiding Officer Write-in Ballot Coordinator Assistant Write-in Ballot Coordinator

Telephone and Telephone, cell phone, and internet services Internet

Indirect Costs

Indirect costs are those overhead costs associated with the by-election’s administration and election operations incurred by ENS as part of election service delivery. Table 13 shows the expense categories which are reported as ENS overhead and can include overtime, in-province travel, professional services, bulk printing, advertising, and staff meal allowances.

Table 13 • Returning Office Indirect Costs

Category Description

ENS Headquarters ENS staff overtime (accounts for less than 1% of total by-election expenses) IT consulting Advertising Election debrief Travel Payroll processing fees Printing (other than ballot and VIC printing) Freight and postage Communication initiatives

22 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Categorized By-election Administrative Office Costs

Table 14 summarizes all direct and indirect by-election costs using the categories detailed in Tables 12 and 13.

Table 14 • Categorized Direct and Indirect By-election Costs for Electoral District 15 – Cumberland South

Election Workers...... $27,777.93 Enumerators ...... – Polling Locations...... $6,211.56 Postage, Courier, and Shipping...... $6,159.16 Ballot and VIC Printing ...... $4,822.20 Office and Equipment Leases...... $6,100.00 Office Expenses ...... $3,867.89 Salaries...... $35,894.45 Telephone and Internet...... $1,185.14 Total RO HQ Cost ...... $92,018.33 ENS Overhead ...... $16,709.77 Total Cost Per Electoral District (RO HQ Cost + ENS Overhead). . $108,728.10

Third Party Advertising

A third party is an individual or group that is not a candidate, registered party or electoral district association that has chosen to publicly voice an opinion that could affect the outcome of the election. The Act requires third parties to register and report spending activity once they have spent $500 on election advertising. Election advertising is a message that promotes or opposes a registered party, the election of a candidate, or takes a position on an issue associated with a registered party or candidate. The Act limited the amount a third party could spend to $2,225.96 for this by-election.

No third party registered during the Cumberland South by-election.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 23 Total Advertising Costs

ENS reports advertising expenses in its Annual Report, and in the Financial Information & Statistics following each election or by-election. ENS uses a format that is consistent with that used by Communications Nova Scotia in its annual Government Advertising Report. As seen in Table 15, advertising costs in the Cumberland South by-election totalled $1,814.65.

Table 15 • Summary of By-election Advertising Costs

Ad Design Out-of- & Devel- Television Radio Print Social Online Home opment TOTAL

nil nil $1,814.65 nil nil nil nil $1,814.65

Total Cost

The total election costs are composed of three components: • Returning office costs • ENS overhead • Candidate election expenses reimbursements

Table 16 summarizes the total cost of delivering the Cumberland South by-election.

Table 16 • Summary of Total By-election Costs

By-election Cost Cumberland South

Total RO HQ Cost $92,018.33

ENS Overhead $16,709.77

Candidate $37,802.56 Reimbursement

Total Cost $ 146,530.66

24 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Cost Per Elector

Table 17 compares the cost per elector for the 2018 Cumberland South by-election, the 2016 Halifax Needham by-election, and the average cost of the PGEs held in 2017 and 2013.

Table 17 • Cost Per Elector

Cumberland Halifax South Needham By-election By-election PGE PGE Description June 19, 2018 August 30, 2016 May 30, 2017 October 8, 2013

Candidate Election Expenses $34,782.02 $70,095.00 $3,286,014.00 $2,932,344.00

Candidate Audit Fee Subsidy $3,020.54 $2,346.00 $118,835.00 $86,025.00

Returning Office Costs $108,728.10 $183,883.00 $6,477,969.00 $6,261,608.00

Total Election Cost $146,530.66 $256,325.00 $9,922,818.00 $9,279,976.00

Number of Electors on List 10,927.00 15,372.00 756,113.00 720,077.00

Total Cost per elector $13.41 $16.67 $13.07 $12.89

Operation Cost per elector $9.95 $11.96 $8.57 $8.70

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 25 Compliance

There were no matters during the Cumberland South by-election period that required investigation for potential non-compliance with the Act.

26 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Chief Electoral Officer Recommendations

Based on the experience of the Cumberland South by-election held June 19, 2018, the CEO has three recommendations for legislative change.

Audit Fee Subsidy for Registered Party Financial Reporting

All candidates and registered parties that participate in an election are required to file financial reports. Candidates who spend more than $500 are required to have their financial report audited. The cost of auditing a candidate’s report is subsidized to a maximum of $816.15. Currently, there is no corresponding provision to defray the costs registered parties incur to meet the audit requirements of their annual and election related financial reports.

Recommendation 1: The CEO recommends the introduction of an audit fee subsidy to a maximum of $1,500 for registered parties for their annual and election related financial reports. This change requires an amendment to the Tariff, a regulation under the Act, and as such will be provided to cabinet when the CEO next submits the Tariff for updates.

No Audit Requirement for Registered Party if less than $500 spent

In 2016, the Act was amended to waive the requirement for an audit of a candidate’s financial report if the candidate’s elections expenses were $500 or less. In the 2017 PGE, 49 candidates spent less than $500 and did not require an audit. Follow up with candidates’ OA includes intervention by the parties. As a result of this change there were fewer interactions and the timeliness of the filings of the required candidate financial statements improved markedly. Post-election feedback from candidate and party OAs on this change were overwhelmingly positive. During the Cumberland South by-election, one of the registered parties who fielded a candidate did not incur any election expenses.

Recommendation 2: The CEO recommends the removal of requirement for an audit of the financial report for registered parties who spend less than $500 during a PGE or by-election.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 27 Penalty for Late Filing of Financial Report by Registered Party

Following the 2013 PGE, a daily fine of $50 was established for the late filing of candidates’ financial returns. The maximum fine for a candidate has been set at $500 or the maximum of their legislated reimbursement for election expenses. In 2017, a fine was levied on six late returns. The introduction of a daily fine is considered a successful change to the Act due to the timeliness of the submissions of candidates’ financial reports compared to previous elections. The CEO believes that a similar stimulus would improve the timeliness of third party and registered party filings.

Recommendation 3 The CEO recommends the introduction of a penalty of $50 per day to a maximum of $1,500 for the late filing of an election financial report for a registered party or third party, or an annual financial report for a registered party.

In determining this limit, the CEO has taken into consideration the fact that registered parties and third parties do not receive reimbursements of their election expenses.

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 29 APPENDIX A By-election Calendar, Cumberland South June 19, 2018

33 / Thursday, May 17 26 / Thursday, May 24 -- Writ issued s.30 -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Notice of Election issued s.30 25 / Friday, May 25 -- Returning Office established s.27 -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Returning Office hours: no public hours -- Final day to secure election day polling locations -- Request list of election officers from registered s. 90 and assign polling divisions to polling parties s.81(1) locations in EMS 32 / Friday, May 18 24 / Saturday, May 26 -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Post Notice of Election s.31 (b) -- Target enumeration ends -- Appoint enumerators s.47 (3) -- Train enumerators 23 / Sunday, May 27 -- Requests for write-in ballot applications may begin -- Returning Office hours: no public hours (by mail, fax, email or by agent) s.101-108 -- Target enumeration data entry to be completed by -- Returning Office continuous poll may begin end of day s.140-143 22 / Monday, May 28 -- Target enumeration begins -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Nominations accepted s.65 -- Final day to certify preliminary list of electors -- Revision to the list of electors begins s.55 -- Write-in ballot continues (by mail, agent or write- -- Begin to secure polling locations s.90 in ballot team) s.101-108 31 / Saturday, May 19 -- Returning Office continuous poll continues -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm s.140(2) -- Final day to post Notice of Election s.31 (b) -- Revision to the list of electors continues s.55 -- Final day to confirm early voting community poll -- Before generating VICs, exclude addresses and advance poll locations and define them in EMS of residential centres where mobile polls are -- Final day for establishment of mobile polls scheduled -- Data entry from target enumeration -- VICs to be generated in EMS by close of the office -- Final day to request registered parties provide s.53 names of election officers s.81(1) 21 / Tuesday, May 29 -- Confirm election officers at community polls and -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm advance polls 20 / Wednesday, May 30 30 / Sunday, May 20 -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Returning Office hours: no public hours -- Nominations close: 2:00 pm s.66(2) deadline for 29 / Monday, May 21 candidate to withdraw nomination: 2:00 pm s.72 -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm 19 / Thursday, May 31 -- Write-in ballot continues (by mail or agent) -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm s.101-108 -- Lists of polling locations must be provided to -- Voting by write-in ballot coordinator team begins officially nominated candidates s.90(2) s.101(6)(b) -- Final day to provide certified preliminary list of -- Returning Office continuous poll continues s.140(2) electors to officially nominated candidates s.52(3) -- Revision to the list of electors continues s.55 -- Print a list of candidates from EMS for all -- Acceptance of nominations continues s.65 community poll and advance poll locations. 28 / Tuesday, May 22 18 / Friday, June 1 -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Provide certified preliminary list of electors to each 17 / Saturday, June 2 officially nominated candidate s.52(3) -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Revision to the list continues after preliminary list is certified s.54 16 / Sunday, June 3 -- Registered parties must provide names of election -- Returning Office hours:no public hours officers no later than 5:00 pm s.81(2) 15 / Monday, June 4 27 / Wednesday, May 23 -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Write-in ballot voting continues (by agent or write- -- Issuing write-in ballots must begin (by mail or by in ballot coordinator team) s.101-108 agent) s.101-108 -- Returning Office continuous poll continues -- Returning Office continuous poll must begin s.140(2) s.140-143 -- Revision to the list of electors continues

30 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA 14 / Tuesday, June 5 -- If ready, supply list of election day officers to -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm candidates s.85 13 / Wednesday, June 6 -- Ask candidates for names of witnesses for election night verification and counts for the write-in ballot -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and continuous polls 12 / Thursday, June 7 -- Revision to the list of electors for electors who are -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm not voting ends at 6:00 pm 11 / Friday, June 8 2 / Sunday, June 17 -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Returning Office hours: no public hours -- Election day ballots received from printer by 12:00 -- Certify official list of electors. pm -- After 1:00 pm s.57(3) and 97(1) provide official -- Revised list of electors certified after 6:00 pm list of electors to candidates s.57(3)(c) s.57(1) -- Transfer certificates available for an election officer -- Revised list provided to each officially nominated who has been appointed after the last day of candidate s.57(1)(c) advanced poll s.99(2) -- Print the revised list of electors for your district for advance poll locations where voting begins on 1 / Monday, June 18 day 10 and community poll locations where voting -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm begins on day 4 -- Final day to train election day officers -- Final day to receive objections to names on list of -- Final day to supply list of election day officers to electors s.61(1) candidates s.85 -- Returning Office continuous poll continues 10 / Saturday, June 9 s.140(2)(a) -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Revision to the list of electors continues -- Deadline to receive an application for write-in ballot (only if the elector is voting) by mail, fax, e-mail, if the ballot is to be mailed 6:00 -- Write-in ballot voting continues pm s.101(3)(e) (by agent or write-in ballot coordinator team) -- Advance poll begins at 9:00 am to 6:00 pm s.101(3)(b)(d) s.132-139 -- Provide ballots and official list of electors to -- Returning Office continuous poll continues s.140(2) election day officers 9 / Sunday, June 10 -- Transfer certificates available for an election day -- Returning Office hours: no public hours officer who has been appointed after the last day 8 / Monday, June 11 of advance poll s.99(2) -- Advance poll continues 9:00 am to 6:00 pm 0 / Tuesday, June 19 s.134(1)(a) -- Returning Office hours: 8:00 am until all poll -- Returning Office continuous poll continues s.140(2) results are received -- Voting in hospitals by write-in ballot coordinator -- Election day poll 8:00 am to 8:00 pm s.80 team(s) begins s.101(15)(b) -- Returning Office continuous poll continues 8:00am 7 / Tuesday, June 12 to 8:00 pm s.140(2)(a) -- Advance poll continues 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Write-in ballot voting (by agent or write-in ballot s.134(1)(a) coordinator team) applications cease 3:00 pm s.101(3)(b)(d) 6 / Wednesday, June 13 -- Revision to the list of electors (only if the elector is -- Advance poll continues 9:00 am to 6:00 pm voting) ends at 8:00 pm s.134(1)(a) -- All write-in ballots are to be returned to the -- Voting in hospitals by write-in ballot coordinator returning office by 8:00 pm team(s) ends s.101(15)(b) -- Transfer certificates available for an election day -- Begin training election day election officers officer who has been appointed after the last day 5 / Thursday, June 14 of advance poll s.99(2) -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm -- Receive all unofficial results from polling station -- Advance poll continues 9:00 am to 8:00 pm counts s.134(1)(b) +1 / Wednesday, June 20 -- Returning Office continuous poll continues s.140(2) -- Returning Office hours: no public hours 4 / Friday, June 15 +2 / Thursday, June 21 -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm -- Returning Office hours: no public hours -- Advance poll continues 9:00 am to 8:00 pm -- Official addition commences 10:00 am s.145(1) s.134(1)(b) -- Destruction of lists of electors letter to candidates -- Applications for transfer certificates available s.99(1) and official agents sent out by CEO (3) for a candidate, scrutineer or elector physically impeded from voting at their assigned polling station. +6 / Monday, June 25 -- Community Poll starts in multiple locations -- Returning Office hours: no public hours -- Earliest date for application for judicial recount 3 / Saturday, June 16 s.149(1) -- Returning Office hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm -- Advance and Community Polls end at 6:00 pm +10 / Friday, June 29 s.134(1)(a) -- Date for return of the Writ, in person or by courier, -- Applications for transfer certificates end at 6:00 if official count not delayed and no recount under pm s.99(1)(3)for a candidate, scrutineer or elector s.159 physically impeded from voting at their assigned * Please note: the writ of election was returned on polling station. Tuesday, July 3 due to the long weekend. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 31 APPENDIX B Map for Cumberland South Electoral District By-election June 19, 2018

32 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA PROCEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 33 APPENDIX C Poll-by-Poll Results for Cumberland South Electoral District By-election June 19, 2018

Electors Scott Bruce W. on Official Total Larry Duchesne Lockhart McCulloch Tory Rushton Rejected Poll Polling Location List* Votes** NSNDP NSLP GPNS PC Ballots**

001 Advocate Fire Depart, 244 151 10 57 12 72 0 Advocate Harbour

002, Advocate Fire Depart, 120 53 1 22 2 28 0 033, Advocate Harbour 034

003 FPW Fire Brigade, Port Greville 307 144 14 52 10 68 0

004 Parrsboro Volunteer Fire 440 120 8 52 12 48 0 Depart, Parrsboro

005, Parrsboro Volunteer Fire 600 168 20 62 28 57 1 035 Depart, Parrsboro

006 Parrsboro Volunteer Fire 541 174 12 68 7 87 0 Depart, Parrsboro

007 Southampton Com Recreation 434 194 6 61 4 123 0 Ctr, Southampton

008 Joggins Fire Depart, Joggins 300 156 8 58 5 85 0

009 Royal Cdn Legion Br 14, 308 161 10 63 4 84 0 River Hebert

010 Royal Cdn Legion Br 14, 413 192 8 69 9 105 1 River Hebert

011 Nappan United Church, Nappan 306 129 7 34 5 83 0

012 Springhill Junction 349 86 8 24 4 50 0 Com Ctr, Springhill Junction

013, St. Andews Wesley United 516 72 2 27 6 37 0 032 Church, Springhill

014 St. Andews Wesley United 405 82 11 34 4 31 2 Church, Springhill

015 St. Andews Wesley United 363 65 3 26 2 34 0 Church, Springhill

016 Senior Citizens & 382 61 1 22 2 36 0 Retired Pensioners, Springhill

017 Senior Citizens & 277 41 2 23 1 15 0 Retired Pensioners, Springhill

018 Senior Citizens & 356 73 4 35 4 30 0 Retired Pensioners, Springhill

019 Senior Citizens & 355 60 4 34 1 21 0 Retired Pensioners, Springhill

020 Senior Citizens & Retired 189 35 0 18 2 15 0

021 Collingwood Fire Department, 351 164 10 44 4 104 2 Collingwood Corner

022 River Philip Com Hall, River 262 90 2 28 5 55 0 Philip

34 ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA Electors Scott Bruce W. on Official Total Larry Duchesne Lockhart McCulloch Tory Rushton Rejected Poll Polling Location List* Votes** NSNDP NSLP GPNS PC Ballots**

023 Brookdale Community Hall, 423 113 4 37 1 71 0 Brookdale

024 Leicester Fire Depart, West 368 115 0 26 11 78 0 Leicester

025 Royal Cdn Legion Br 36 , Oxford 456 225 6 34 1 184 0

026 Royal Cdn Legion Br 36 , Oxford 444 242 24 34 7 176 1

027 Royal Cdn Legion Br 36 , Oxford 403 211 14 31 2 164 0

028 Royal Cdn Legion Br 36 , Oxford 211 105 0 11 1 93 0

029 Westchester Volunteer Fire 202 94 1 26 3 64 0 Depart, Westchester

030 Wentworth Recreation Ctr, 390 131 7 36 5 83 0 Wentworth Centre

031 High-Crest Springhill, Springhill 68 15 0 8 0 7 0 Mobile 1

ADV1 St. George’s Anglican Hall, 291 13 107 26 143 2 Parrsboro

CPoll1 Brookdale Community Hall, 134 5 39 5 85 0 Brookdale

CPoll2 Wentworth Recreation Ctr, 62 2 20 5 35 0 Wentworth Centre

WI 10 Elgin St, Springhill 72 4 24 0 44 0

RO-CP 10 Elgin St, Springhill 1509 61 483 34 922 9

Total 5,790 292 1,829 234 3,417 18

* Total Votes including rejected ballots ** Rejected Ballots are only those cast but not counted

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