Bedford-Birch Cove

Candidates

Current MLA: Len Goucher (PC), Minister of Immigration

District profile: The district was created in 2003 and includes 69 per cent of the former riding of Bedford-Fall River and 31 per cent of what was Halifax-Bedford Basin.

It contains the part of the town of Bedford lying southeast of Highway 102 (Bicentennial Drive).

District map: Bedford-Birch Cove (PDF)

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2006 results

Voter turnout: 58.43 per cent in 2006

Political history

The district has gone Progressive Conservative in both elections since its creation. The Liberals ran their leader, Francis MacKenzie, here in 2006, but that wasn't enough to take the district from the PCs.