Kendra Christine Coombes (born October 25, 1988)[1] is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on March 10, 2020.[2] She was re-elected in 2021 and 2024.[3] A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, she represents the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier.
Kendra Coombes | |
|---|---|
| Deputy House Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office September 7, 2021 | |
| Leader | Gary Burrill and Claudia Chender |
| Critic, Municipal Affairs; Labour; Gaelic Affairs; Community Services; Public Service Commission; and Youth | |
| Assumed office September 7, 2021 | |
| Leader | Gary Burrill and Claudia Chender |
| Assembly Member for Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier | |
| Assumed office March 10, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Tammy Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1988 |
| Party | New Democratic Party |
As of August 2025, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Municipal Affairs and Public Works, the Office of Service Efficiency, and Military Relations. She is also the New Democrat Deputy House Leader.
Prior to her election to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, she served on Cape Breton Regional Council,[4] representing District 11 since the 2016 municipal elections.[5]
Electoral record
edit| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kendra Coombes | 3,212 | 48.60 | +6.45 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darren O'Quinn | 2,676 | 40.49 | +24.17 | ||||
| Liberal | Joleen Magilaro | 721 | 10.91 | -29.70 | ||||
| Total | 6,609 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 41 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,651 | 45.00 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,781 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6] | ||||||||
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kendra Coombes | 3,309 | 42.15 | -0.76 | ||||
| Liberal | Michelle Wilson | 3,188 | 40.61 | +9.33 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bryden Mombourquette | 1,281 | 16.32 | -7.94 | ||||
| Green | Robert Hussey | 72 | 0.92 | -0.27 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,850 | 99.49 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 40 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,890 | 53.66 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,705 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -5.05 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7] | ||||||||
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, March 10, 2020: Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier Upon the resignation of Tammy Martin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kendra Coombes | 2,731 | 42.91 | -0.86 | ||||
| Liberal | David Wilton | 1,991 | 31.28 | -2.30 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Louie Piovesan | 1,567 | 24.26 | +1.96 | ||||
| Green | Adrianna MacKinnon | 76 | 1.19 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,365 | 99.76 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.24 | -0.44 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,380 | 51.56 | -9.12 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,373 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +0.72 | ||||||
| 2016 Cape Breton Regional Council Election: District 11 | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendra Coombes | 2,106 | 55.38 | |
| Lowell Cormier (X) | 1,697 | 44.62 | |
References
edit- ↑ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Coombes, Kendra Christine, page 54 Nova Scotia Legislature
- ↑ Michael Gorman, "Opposition parties split Nova Scotia byelections". CBC News Nova Scotia, March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Get all the Nova Scotia election results". CBC News. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ "District 11". Cape Breton Regional Municipality, March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Three women elected to CBRM council". Cape Breton Post. October 15, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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