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Central Nova

Nova Scotia · district 12002 · 44th general election, 20 September 2021

Official results, Elections Canada via open.canada.ca.

Elected Sean Fraser
Party Liberal
Winning margin 5,622
Votes cast 40,474
Votes by candidate
Sean Fraser (Liberal) 18,682 · 46.2%
Steven Cotter (Conservative) 13,060 · 32.3%
Betsy MacDonald (NDP-New Democratic Party) 6,225 · 15.4%
Al Muir (People's Party - PPC) 1,445 · 3.6%
Katerina Nikas (Green Party) 494 · 1.2%
Harvey Henderson (Independent) 365 · 0.9%
Chris Frazer (Communist) 138 · 0.3%
Ryan Smyth (Parti Rhinocéros Party) 65 · 0.2%
Full result
CandidatePartyVotesShareResult
Sean Fraser · incumbentLiberal18,68246.2%Elected
Steven CotterConservative13,06032.3%
Betsy MacDonaldNDP-New Democratic Party6,22515.4%
Al MuirPeople's Party - PPC1,4453.6%
Katerina NikasGreen Party4941.2%
Harvey HendersonIndependent3650.9%
Chris FrazerCommunist1380.3%
Ryan SmythParti Rhinocéros Party650.2%

The elected candidate is the one the source records with a winning margin, cross-checked against the highest vote count. The incumbency marker in the source file is shown separately because it is a different fact: it marks a sitting MP who ran again, whether or not they held the seat.