Lunenburg West

Lunenburg West
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Becky Druhan; Independent
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District created	1956
First contested	1956
Last contested	2024
Demographics
Population (2011)	18,017
Electors	16,116
Area (km²)	1,001
Pop. density (per km²)	18
Census division	Lunenburg
Census subdivision(s)	Bridgewater, LaHave, Hebbville

District created1956

First contested1956

Lunenburg West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1956 from the riding of Lunenburg County.

The riding includes the town of Bridgewater, LaHave, and Hebbville.

Lunenburg West
Legislature	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Lunenburg
46th	1956–1960		Harley J. Spence	Progressive Conservative
47th	1960–1963
48th	1963–1967
49th	1967–1970
50th	1970–1974		Maurice DeLorey	Liberal
51st	1974–1978		Maurice DeLorey	Liberal
52nd	1978–1981		Mel Pickings	Progressive Conservative
53rd	1981–1984
54th	1984–1988
55th	1988–1993		Marie Dechman
56th	1993–1998		Don Downe	Liberal
57th	1998–1999
58th	1999–2003
59th	2003–2006		Carolyn Bolivar-Getson	Progressive Conservative
60th	2006–2009		Carolyn Bolivar-Getson	Progressive Conservative
61st	2009–2013		Gary Ramey	New Democratic
62nd	2013–2017		Mark Furey	Liberal
63rd	2017–2021		Mark Furey	Liberal
64th	2021–2024		Becky Druhan	Progressive Conservative
65th	2024–2025			Progressive Conservative
65th	2025–Present			Independent

v t e 2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Becky Druhan	4,239	56.3%	+11.88
	Liberal	Jonathan Crouse	2,302	30.6%	-4.34
	New Democratic	Nicholas Piovesan	846	11.2%	-7.47
	Green	Mitchell Langford	145	1.9%	-0.07
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			7,532
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[2]

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Becky Druhan	4,065	44.42	+16.69	$41,784.29
	Liberal	Jennifer Naugler	3,197	34.94	-12.15	$43,562.40
	New Democratic	Merydie Ross	1,709	18.67	-2.08	$48,588.41
	Green	Eric Wade	180	1.97	-2.46	$200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			9,151	99.75	–	$94,583.99
Total rejected ballots			23	0.25
Turnout			9,174	55.65
Eligible voters			16,484
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+14.42
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[3]

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Furey	3,839	47.10	+4.00
	Progressive Conservative	Carole Hipwell	2,261	27.74	+4.24
	New Democratic	Lisa Norman	1,690	20.73	-10.27
	Green	Michael Sheppard	361	4.43
Total valid votes			8,151	100.0
Total rejected ballots			46	0.56
Turnout			8,197	50.86
Eligible voters			16,116
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.12
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[4]^[5]

2017 provincial election redistributed results^[6]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	3,829	47.09
	Progressive Conservative	2,255	27.73
	New Democratic	1,687	20.75
	Green	360	4.43

Members of the Legislative Assembly

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Furey	3,931	43.11	17.84
	New Democratic	Gary Ramey	2,885	31.64	-7.97
	Progressive Conservative	David Mitchell	2,143	23.50	-10.00
	Green	Rob Pierce	160	1.75	0.13
Total			9,119	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Lunenburg West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2013). 39th Provincial General Election, October 8, 2013: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Carolyn Bolivar-Getson	3,637	43.21	3.53
	New Democratic	Bill Smith	3,299	39.19	11.39
	Liberal	Martin E. Bell	1,324	15.73	-16.79
	Green	Brendan MacNeil	157	1.87	–
Total			8,417	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Lunenburg West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Downe	4,248	45.46	-2.49
	Progressive Conservative	Jerry Swain	3,251	34.79	12.52
	New Democratic	Eric Hustvedt	1,846	19.75	-10.03
Total			9,345	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Lunenburg West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Fifth General Election (Report). Elections Nova Scotia.

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Downe	6,276	60.59	21.49
	Progressive Conservative	Marie Dechman	2,910	28.09	-14.24
	New Democratic	Karen Reinhardt	1,172	11.31	-7.24
Total			10,358	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Lunenburg West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018.