Summary: This is a riding to watch, as incumbent Conservative MP Scott Armstrong faces Bill Casey, a former independent and Conservative MP who is now running for the Liberals.
Boundaries: This riding encompasses the north-central Nova Scotia, including Amherst and Truro. It no longer includes the Musquodoboit Valley region.
Last Election: In 2011 Conservative Scott Armstrong defeated NDP candidate Wendy Robinson by 11,719 votes, 52.5 per cent to 23.2 per cent.
History: This area has been strongly PC/Conservative since the late 60s. The only interruption was when Liberal Dianne Brushett won the seat for a single term in 1993. Liberal candidate Bill Casey could be the next to break the Conservative streak. He was a popular MP from 1997 to 2009 — even winning his seat as an independent in 2008 after he was kicked out of the Conservative caucus for voting against the budget. He left politics in 2009, but is returning this year under the Liberal banner.
Candidates
Conservative: Scott Armstrong, MP since 2009
NDP: Wendy Robinson, mayor of Stewiacke and NDP candidate in 2011
Liberal: Bill Casey, former MP
Green: Jason Blanch, addiction services counsellor and organic farmer
Independent: Kenneth Jackson
Independent: Richard Plett
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