South Shore—St. Margaret's

Catch 22 Recommendation: Gordon Earle (NDP) 


Member of Parliament:
  • Gerald Keddy (Conservative)
  • Five terms in office
Group:

Nominees for upcoming election:

Winnability:

  • Gerald Keddy won by 932 votes in 2008.  Less than 4.5 votes per poll
  • This riding had gone Conservative in the previous 3 elections
  • Keddy has consistently benefitted from a 3 party race in this riding over the past three elections.  Only 12% separated 1st and 3rd in 2008

Demographics:
  • Population 82,855
  • Family income (avg): $61,279
  • Unemployment rate: 10.3%

2008 General Election Results:

Candidate Party Votes %Vote
KEDDY, Gerald Gordon Conservative 14,388 36.0%
EARLE, Gordon S. NDP 13,456 33.7%
SMITH, Bill Liberal 9,536 23.9%
ODDY, Michael G. Green 2,090 5.2%

  • Margin of victory: 2.33% / 932 votes
  • Voters registered: 66,773
  • Voter turnout: 60.2% (60.6% in 2006; 60.5% in 2004)

2008 General Election Poll Results:
2008 Election Poll Results Legend
Conservative
Liberal
NDP
Bloc
Green

Click image to view 2008 results, poll by poll, in Google Earth (courtesy Cédric Sam)

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Last updated by Catch 22 Apr 11, 2011.

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