- Clare (electoral district)
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Clare Nova Scotia House of Assembly
provincial electoral districtMember of the
Legislative AssemblyWayne Gaudet
LiberalPopulation (2006) 8,815 Electors (2009) 6,905 Area (km²) Pop. density (per km²) Riding created 1949 Census divisions Digby County Subdivisions Clare is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1993 has been Wayne Gaudet of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
The riding consists of the District Municipality of Clare which includes the communities of Church Point, Saulnierville, Meteghan River and Meteghan.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature Years Member Party 61st 2009-Present Wayne Gaudet Liberal 60th 2006-2009 59th 2003-2006 58th 1999-2003 57th 1998-1999 56th 1993-1998 55th 1988-1993 Guy LeBlanc Progressive Conservative 54th 1984-1988 53rd 1981-1984 Chester Melanson Liberal 52nd 1978-1981 Benoit Comeau Liberal 51st 1974-1978 50th 1970-1974 49th 1967-1970 48th 1963-1967 Hector J. Pothier Progressive Conservative 47th 1960-1963 Pierre E. Belliveau Liberal 46th 1956-1960 45th 1953-1956 44th 1949-1953 Desire J. Comeau Progressive Conservative Election results
Nova Scotia general election, 2009 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Wayne Gaudet 3,392 64.68 New Democratic Party Paul Comeau 1,326 25.29 Progressive Conservative Jimmy Doucet 459 8.75 Green Diane Bean 67 1.28 Nova Scotia general election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Wayne Gaudet 2,803 48.53 Progressive Conservative Arnold LeBlanc 1,622 28.08 New Democratic Party Paul Comeau 1,269 21.97 Green Diane Doucet-Bean 82 1.42 Nova Scotia general election, 2003 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Wayne Gaudet 3,547 61.55 Progressive Conservative Marc Boudreau 1,456 25.26 New Democratic Party Don Melanson 760 13.19 Nova Scotia general election, 1999 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Wayne Gaudet 2,705 Progressive Conservative Paul Comeau 2,355 New Democratic Party Don Melanson 1,078 Nova Scotia Party Anne Marie Boyer 43 External links
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