Election
The last Municipal Election took place on October 19, 2024.
District Look-up Tool
Every 8 years, a review of municipal electoral districts must be done. East Hants reviewed and established new districts based on geography, community interests and ensuring all districts have a similar number of voters. There are still 11 districts. These new districts will be in place on October 19, 2024.
- District 1 Map – Enfield Centre
- District 2 Map – Elmsdale
- District 3 Map – Nine Mile River – Belnan
- District 4 Map – Shubenacadie – Indian Brook
- District 5 Map – Maitland – Noel Shore
- District 6 Map – North Lantz – Milford
- District 7 Map – South Lantz
- District 8 Map – Mount Uniacke – South Rawdon
- District 9 Map – South Uniacke
- District 10 Map – Enfield – Grand Lake
- District 11 Map – Rawdon – Kennetcook
- All Districts
Municipal Council Resources
Learn more about municipal elections, running a campaign and East Hants Council policies by exploring these links.
Past Election Results
The Municipality of East Hants held a Special Election for District 4 – Shubenacadie, on July 23, 2022, to fill a vacant position on Council after the resignation of Councillor Ian Knockwood in April, 2022.
Two candidates ran in this election, with the following results:
CARL MACPHEE – 168,
KENDALENE (BO) WAMBOLT – 129
Carl MacPhee is a lifelong resident of East Hants. He graduated from Acadia University with a Bachelor of Science and had a 44-year career with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.
This election was held electronically by the Municipality of East Hants, offering voting by telephone and internet. Voter turnout for the election was 15.3%. All candidates and voters are thanked for their involvement in this special election.
The official results for the 2021 Special Election for District 7 – Lantz/Milford are listed below.
Voter turnout for the election was 42.1%.
Total – 875
Julie BENOIT – 58
Carrie MACDOUGALL – 249
Glen D. PAUL – 167
Walter J. TINGLEY – 401
The 2020 East Hants Municipal official election results are listed below.
Overall voter turnout was: 41.6%
| Districts | Votes Cast | % Voted |
| District 1 | 867 | 39.2% |
| District 2 | 739 | 40.5% |
| District 4 | 727 | 38.2% |
| District 5 | 734 | 48.4% |
| District 6 | 748 | 54.4% |
| District 7 | 1,028 | 49.5% |
| District 8 | 513 | 32.4% |
| District 10 | 713 | 42.8% |
| District 11 | 525 | 30.8% |
District 1 – Enfield
Sam Balcom – 173
Sandra Garden-Cole – 691
District 2 – Elmsdale-Belnan
Stephen King – 318
Norval Mitchell – 420
District 3 – Milford-Nine Mile River
Eldon Hebb – acclaimed
District 4 – Shubenacadie
Ian Knockwood – 326
Carl MacPhee – 183
Paul Preiss – 84
Marianne Stewart – 51
Kim Williams – 82
District 5 – Maitland-MacPhees Corner
Shannon MacWilliam – 217
Keith Rhyno – 514
District 6 – Walton-Noel-Kennetcook
Ron Fortune – 6
Wayne Greene – 373
Angela Sanford – 369
District 7 – Lantz-Milford
Julie Benoit – 209
John A. MacDonald – 379
Jonathan Nieforth – 88
Walter Tingley – 349
District 8 – Mount Uniacke
Brandon Lynch – 201
Michael Perry – 316
District 9 – South-East Uniacke
Elie Moussa – acclaimed
District 10 – Enfield-Grand Lake
John Douglas Boyd – 57
Tom Isenor – 367
Louise Parker – 283
District 11 – Rawdon-Gore
Andrew Cluett – 206
Eleanor Roulston – 318
CSAP Candidate
Alfred M. Benoit – acclaimed
The official 2016 East Hants Municipal election results are listed below. Overall voter turnout was: 25.4%
| District | Votes Cast | % Voted |
| District 2 | 481 | 22.9 |
| District 3 | 581 | 30.0 |
| District 4 | 334 | 17.0 |
| District 6 | 768 | 48.0 |
| District 7 | 432 | 18.5 |
| District 9 | 272 | 16 |
District 1
Cecil Dixon – (Acclaimed)
District 2
Stephen King – 269
Norval Mitchell – 210
District 3
Eldon Hebb – 408
Willy Versteeg – 172
District 4
Pam MacInnis – 222
Kim Williams – 115
District 5
Keith Rhyno – (Acclaimed)
District 6
Greg Grant – 257
Wayne Greene – 452
Nancy Pick – 54
District 7
John A. MacDonald – 193
Heather A. Smith – 238
District 8
Cyril McDonald – (Acclaimed)
District 9
John Kingston – 118
Elie (Leo) Moussa – 154
District 10
Jim Smith – (Acclaimed)
District 11
Eleanor Roulston – (Acclaimed)
School Board
District 9 – CCRSB (includes EH Districts 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
Trudy Thompson – (Acclaimed)
District 10 – CCRSB (includes EH Districts 1, 2, 3, 7, 10)
Wendy Matheson-Withrow (Acclaimed)
District 5 – CCRSB (includes EH District 4)
Reg Pauley (Acclaimed)
CSAP
Alfred M. Benoit- (Acclaimed)
African Nova Scotia School Board Member
Tamara Tynes Powell (of Truro) – 264
Glenda Talbot-Richards (Truro Heights) (incumbent) – 363
