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The Political RecordFederal electoral districtsNo. 12009Nova Scotia

Sackville—Bedford—Preston

Sackville—Bedford—Preston is a federal riding in Nova Scotia. Braedon Clark (Liberal) has represented Sackville—Bedford—Preston since the 2025 election. Braedon Clark (Liberal) held Sackville—Bedford—Preston for the Liberals in the 2025 election by 17,202 votes (29.6 points), with 62.0% of the vote. Dave Carroll (Conservative) was second with 32.4%, on a turnout of 72.8% of 80,508 electors. Member as of .

Central Nova · LiberalDartmouth—Cole Harbour · LiberalHalifax · LiberalHalifax West—Peggy's Cove · LiberalKings—Hants · LiberalSouth Shore—St. Margarets · LiberalSackville—Bedford—Preston
Fig. 1 — Sackville—Bedford—Preston on the board, 2023 boundaries; the ridings next door as the House holds them on . Open it on the board →

Who represents Sackville—Bedford—Preston

LBraedon Clark
Braedon Clark's piece from the board. Illustration after the official portrait © House of Commons.

Braedon Clark

Member of Parliament for Sackville—Bedford—Preston

Liberal

MP since · first term

  • Foreign Affairs and International Development committee
  • Veterans Affairs committee

43 speeches in the 45th Parliament, most often on National Strategy on Housing for Young Canadians Act.

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The 2025 result: Liberal hold

Share of the valid votes by candidate, Sackville—Bedford—Preston, April 28, 2025

Share of the valid votes by candidate, Sackville—Bedford—Preston, April 28, 2025Of the 58,190 valid votes, Braedon Clark (Liberal) took 62.0%, Dave Carroll (Conservative) 32.4% and Isaac Wilson (New Democratic) 4.0%; the 2 other candidates took 1.6% together.2025Turnout 72.8% of 80,508 electorsBraedon ClarkLiberal62.0% · 36,06217,202 votes ahead · 29.6 ptsDave CarrollConservative32.4% · 18,860Isaac WilsonNew Democratic4.0% · 2,324Others (2)1.6% · 944050%100%
Share of the valid votes by candidate, Sackville—Bedford—Preston, April 28, 2025Of the 58,190 valid votes, Braedon Clark (Liberal) took 62.0%, Dave Carroll (Conservative) 32.4% and Isaac Wilson (New Democratic) 4.0%; the 2 other candidates took 1.6% together.2025Turnout 72.8% of 80,508 electorsBraedon ClarkLiberal62.0% · 36,06217,202 votes ahead · 29.6 ptsDave CarrollConservative32.4% · 18,860Isaac WilsonNew Democratic4.0% · 2,324Others (2)1.6% · 944050%100%
Shares of the 58,190 valid votes; a candidate under 1% is counted with the others. Source: Elections Canada, official voting results, the 2025 general election.
The figures
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Braedon ClarkLiberal36,06262.0%
Dave CarrollConservative18,86032.4%
Isaac WilsonNew Democratic2,3244.0%
Others (2)9441.6%

Braedon Clark (Liberal) won Sackville—Bedford—Preston on with 36,062 votes, 62.0% of the 58,190 valid votes. Dave Carroll (Conservative) was second with 18,860 (32.4%), 17,202 votes and 29.6 points behind.

Of the 58,190 valid votes, Braedon Clark (Liberal) took 62.0%, Dave Carroll (Conservative) 32.4% and Isaac Wilson (New Democratic) 4.0%; the 2 other candidates took 1.6% together. Turnout was 72.8% of 80,508 electors: 58,606 ballots cast, 58,190 of them valid, for 5 candidates.

Since 2021

Against the 2021 result on these boundaries, the Liberals are up 17.6 (44.4% to 62.0%), the Conservatives up 7.5 (24.9% to 32.4%) and the New Democrats down 20.7 (24.7% to 4.0%), in points of the valid votes.

2021 is Elections Canada's transposition of that election onto the 2023 boundaries, not an election held on these lines.

Since 2004: no party has held it

The party first in Sackville—Bedford—Preston at each general election, 2004 to 2025, on today's boundaries

  1. 2004New Democratic39.6%by 4.6 points over the Liberals
  2. 2006New Democratic43.2%by 11.3 points over the Liberals
  3. 2008New Democratic50.4%by 28.0 points over the Liberals
  4. 2011New Democratic45.6%by 15.1 points over the Conservatives
  5. 2015changed handsLiberal55.2%by 28.7 points over the New Democrats
  6. 2019Liberal43.5%by 21.1 points over the New Democrats
  7. 2021Liberal44.4%by 19.6 points over the Conservatives
  8. 2025Liberal62.0%by 29.6 points over the Conservatives
Each election carried onto today's boundaries by where the riding's 2025 electors lived: our estimate to 2019, Elections Canada's transposition for 2021, the official result for 2025. Parties are counted as they ran.
The figures
YearFirstShareSecondMargin (pts)Basis
2004New Democratic39.6%Liberal4.6carried, our estimate
2006New Democratic43.2%Liberal11.3carried, our estimate
2008New Democratic50.4%Liberal28.0carried, our estimate
2011New Democratic45.6%Conservative15.1carried, our estimate
2015Liberal55.2%New Democratic28.7carried, our estimate
2019Liberal43.5%New Democratic21.1carried, our estimate
2021Liberal44.4%Conservative19.6transposed by Elections Canada
2025Liberal62.0%Conservative29.6official result

The NDP were first at four of the eight general elections from 2004 to 2025, the Liberals at four; it changed hands once. In 2025 the Liberals took 62.0% of the vote here, 26.0 points above their average of 36.0% at the seven general elections from 2004 to 2021.

On today's boundaries the NDP were first here in 2004 (39.6%), 2006 (43.2%), 2008 (50.4%) and 2011 (45.6%) and the Liberals in 2015 (55.2%), 2019 (43.5%), 2021 (44.4%) and 2025 (62.0%), each with the share of the valid votes shown.

A stronghold is a party first at every general election since 2004, by an average of 20 points or more over the next party; held, first at every one; usually, first at all but one. By-elections are not counted. By this rule 160 of the 343 ridings have no degree. The results before 2021 are carried onto today's boundaries by where the riding's 2025 electors lived: our estimate, from the older boundaries of Taylor, Lucas, Kirby and Hewitt and the results in Sevi's "Who Runs?". 2021 is Elections Canada's transposition, and 2025 the official result.

Before 2025
  • 2021 Liberal · Darrell Samson, by 6,791 votes (14.9 pts)
  • 2019 Liberal · Darrell Samson, by 8,065 votes (16.3 pts)
  • 2015 Liberal · Darrell Samson, by 6,548 votes (13.6 pts)

In Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook on the 2013 boundaries, the riding most of the 2025 electors in today's Sackville—Bedford—Preston lived in; Elections Canada's official results.

What kind of place Sackville—Bedford—Preston is

Population
99,0952021 census
Area
656km²
Density
151people per km²
Electors
80,508on the 2025 lists
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
  • 2nd-smallest by area in Nova Scotia: 656 km² · 2nd of 11 in Nova Scotia · 186th of 343 in Canada2nd
    2nd-smallest by area in Nova Scotia
    656 km² · 2nd of 11 in Nova Scotia · 186th of 343 in Canada
  • 3rd-most populous in Nova Scotia: 99,095 people, 2021 census · 3rd of 11 in Nova Scotia · 275th of 343 in Canada3rd
    3rd-most populous in Nova Scotia
    99,095 people, 2021 census · 3rd of 11 in Nova Scotia · 275th of 343 in Canada
  • Median total household income is $97,000 — about 1.2 times the median riding's $84,000.
    highestlowest79th highest of 343
  • Share who are immigrants is 9.9% — about 57 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.
    highestlowest116th lowest of 343
  • Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36.3% — about 1.3 times the median riding's 28.2%.
    highestlowest123rd highest of 343
  • Share with French as a mother tongue is 2.3% — about 1.4 times the median riding's 1.6%.
    highestlowest133rd highest of 343
  • Share of households that own their home is 73.8% — a little higher than the median riding's 71.4%.
    highestlowest137th highest of 343
  • Median age is 42.4 — about the same as the median riding's 41.6.
    highestlowest143rd highest of 343

2021 Census on the 2023 boundaries; each rule places this riding among all 343. Density is the census population over the riding's area.

IDid this riding change?

Yes. 64% of the 2025 electors in today's Sackville—Bedford—Preston lived in the old Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook; by area, 27% of the riding came from other ridings.

Share of today's electorsFormer riding
63.8%Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook 72.9% of the area · 51% of it kept
34.0%Halifax West 21.3% of the area · 53% of it kept
2.2%Dartmouth—Cole Harbour 5.8% of the area · 33% of it kept
How this is measured. Electors: the share of the current riding's 2025 ordinary-list electors who lived in each former riding, each 2025 polling division placed in the 2013 riding a point inside it falls in. Area: the share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files, and how much of the former riding that part was. Area is land, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.

IIThe 2025 result

CandidatePartyVotes%2021±
Braedon ClarkLiberal36,06262.0%44.4%+17.6
Dave CarrollConservative18,86032.4%24.9%+7.5
Isaac WilsonNew Democratic2,3244.0%24.7%−20.7
2 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
Andre AndersonGreen5260.9%
Ryan SlaneyPeople's4180.7%
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.

IIIHow close was it, really

Third place vs. the margin
2,324 votes
New Democratic took fewer than the 17,202-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
13 of 194
1 poll ended in an exact tie.
Fig. 2 — Each square is one election-day poll: ■ won by the Liberals (180) · ■ won by another party (13) · ▨ tied (1).
Flip the seatHypothetical

It would have taken 8,602 voters switching from Liberal to Conservative — 14.8% of the 58,190 valid votes, 14.8 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.

Liberal36,062
Conservative18,860
Still Liberal by 17,202 votes. Actual margin: 17,202.

IVElection day versus advance

Only 43.6% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.

On election day the Liberals took 56.3%, the Conservatives 36.6%, the New Democrats 5.1% and the Greens 1.1%; in advance and special ballots, 66.3%, 29.2%, 3.2% and 0.7%, in that order.

Share of the valid votes by party, election-day polls against advance and special ballots, Sackville—Bedford—Preston, April 28, 2025

Share of the valid votes by party, election-day polls against advance and special ballots, Sackville—Bedford—Preston, April 28, 2025On election day the Liberals took 56.3%, the Conservatives 36.6%, the New Democrats 5.1% and the Greens 1.1%; in advance and special ballots, 66.3%, 29.2%, 3.2% and 0.7%, in that order.Election dayAdvance and special± pts, the gapLiberal56.3%66.3%+10.0 ptsConservative36.6%29.2%−7.4 ptsNew Democratic5.1%3.2%−1.9 ptsGreen1.1%0.7%−0.4 pts050%100%
Share of the valid votes by party, election-day polls against advance and special ballots, Sackville—Bedford—Preston, April 28, 2025On election day the Liberals took 56.3%, the Conservatives 36.6%, the New Democrats 5.1% and the Greens 1.1%; in advance and special ballots, 66.3%, 29.2%, 3.2% and 0.7%, in that order.Election dayAdvance and special± pts, the gapLiberal56.3%66.3%+10.0 ptsConservative36.6%29.2%−7.4 ptsNew Democratic5.1%3.2%−1.9 ptsGreen1.1%0.7%−0.4 pts050%100%
Shares of the valid votes cast at election-day polls, and of those cast at advance polls, at mobile polls and by special ballot; the gap is the second less the first, in points. Source: Elections Canada, poll-by-poll results, the 2025 general election.
The figures
PartyElection dayAdvance and specialGap
Liberal56.3%66.3%+10.0
Conservative36.6%29.2%−7.4
New Democratic5.1%3.2%−1.9
Green1.1%0.7%−0.4
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.

VWhere it is

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Fig. 3 — Sackville—Bedford—Preston and its 6 neighbouring ridings.

Sources and citation

"Sackville—Bedford—Preston — federal riding profile and 2025 results." The Political Record. https://politicalrecord.ca/riding/sackville-bedford-preston/ Accessed 2026-11-10.

Results and transposition: Elections Canada. Boundaries: Elections Canada / Statistics Canada, Open Government Licence – Canada. Census: Statistics Canada 2021 Census. Member: House of Commons.

Figures reconcile to the certified national total of 19,641,663 votes. The member is as the House of Commons listed them on 2026-11-01. Page built 2026-11-10.