2016 Nova Scotia municipal elections


Municipal and school board elections were held in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on October 15, 2016. Here is a summary of the mayoral results in the major communities in the province and the council results for the four largest municipalities.

Amherst">Amherst, Nova Scotia">Amherst

Bridgewater">Bridgewater, Nova Scotia">Bridgewater

[Cape Breton Regional Municipality]

Mayoral candidateVote%
Cecil Clarke 22,25051.55
Rankin MacSween20,91148.45

[Cape Breton Regional Council]

Colchester County">Colchester County, Nova Scotia">Colchester County

[Colchester County Municipal Council]

District 9 special election

Held on October 21, 2017.
Council candidateVote%
Bob Pash37961.23
Bob White24038.77

[Halifax Regional Municipality]

Mayoral candidateVote%
Mike Savage 61,87568.43
Lil MacPherson28,54331.57

Kentville">Kentville, Nova Scotia">Kentville

Kings County">Kings County, Nova Scotia">Kings County

Kings County will be holding mayoral elections for the first time, in addition to elections for municipal council.
Mayoral candidateVote%
Peter Muttart5,68351.09
Dick Killam3,26829.38
Rick Ackland1,13310.19
Laurie Porter1,0399.34

[Kings County Municipal Council]

District of the Municipality of Lunenburg">Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (municipal district)">District of the Municipality of Lunenburg

[New [Glasgow, Nova Scotia|New Glasgow]]

[Region of Queens Municipality]

Truro">Truro, Nova Scotia">Truro

Yarmouth (Town)">Yarmouth, Nova Scotia">Yarmouth (Town)