Quick take: Liberal MLA Stephen Gough is the incumbent in the riding. The riding will likely see a three-way race on election night.
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Candidates
Liberal: Gough was first elected in 2013. He is a practicing Baptist minister, a DJ, and has worked as a transmission technician. He was a backbench MLA under Premier Stephen McNeil.
Progressive Conservative: Brad Johns is a former Halifax Regional Councillor. After representing District 14 since 2000, he lost the 2016 election to newcomer Lisa Blackburn.
NDP: Dennis Kutchera is a film and TV editor. During his nomination speech he cited the Liberals’ cut to the film and TV tax credit as part of the reason for running for political office.
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Green: Michael Montgomery is co-president of the Green Party of Nova Scotia. He has also been a business owner in Lower Sackville.
Atlantica Party: Rita Billington is the candidate for the Atlantica Party in this riding.
Riding background
History: Gough won the riding in 2013 for the Liberals with 40.21 per cent of the vote. The riding was created from a mash-up of other ridings ahead of the 2013 election. Prior to that, the ridings making up Sackville-Beaver Bank primarily elected NDP candidates in the last two decades with some wins for the Progressive Conservatives in the first decade of 2000.
Boundaries: The riding includes most of Upper and Middle Sackville. It is bounded by Beaver Bank Road and Highway 101.
Demographics: Includes the fast-growing population Middle Sackville, Upper Sackville and Beaver Bank.