2023 Preston provincial by-election

A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Preston in Nova Scotia on August 8, 2023, to elect a new member of the House of Assembly following the resignation of Liberal MLA Angela Simmonds.^[1][2]

2023 Preston provincial by-election

← 2021 August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08) 65th →
Riding of Preston
Turnout	38.79%
First party Second party Third party   PC NDP LIB Candidate Twila Grosse Colter Simmonds Carlo Simmons Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Popular vote 1,950 1,145 1,021 Percentage 45.2% 26.6% 23.7% Swing 16.5 pp 1.4 pp 19.7 pp
MLA before election Angela Simmonds Liberal Elected MLA Twila Grosse Progressive Conservative

Twila Grosse won the seat for the Progressive Conservatives.

Results

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, August 8, 2023 Upon the resignation of Angela Simmonds
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Twila Grosse	1,950	45.22	+16.53
	New Democratic	Colter Simmonds	1,145	26.55	-1.37
	Liberal	Carlo Simmons	1,021	23.68	-19.71
	Green	Anthony Edmonds	101	2.34	–
	Nova Scotians United	Bobby Taylor	95	2.20	–
Total valid votes			4,312	99.29
Total rejected ballots			31	0.71	-0.08
Turnout			4,343	38.79	-7.56
Eligible voters			11,195
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+18.12
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]