Tom Taggart
Canadian politician
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Tom Taggart is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represents the riding of Colchester North as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Taggart served on the Colchester County council. He previously ran in Colchester North in the 1993 Nova Scotia general election, losing to Ed Lorraine.
Electoral record
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Taggart | 4,477 | 53.18 | +12.14 | ||||
| Liberal | Merlyn Smith | 2,681 | 31.84 | -14.65 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sean Foley | 955 | 11.34 | -1.13 | ||||
| Green | Ivan Drouin | 252 | 2.99 | |||||
| Atlantica | Stephan Sante | 54 | 0.64 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,419 | 99.67 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,447 | 56.67 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,906 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.40 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia | ||||||||