title: Kendra Coombes
text: # Kendra Coombes
  
  Kendra Christine Coombes (born 1988) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on March 10, 2020. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, she represents the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier.
  
  Prior to her election to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, she served on Cape Breton Regional Council, representing District 11 since the 2016 municipal elections.
  
  ## Electoral record
  
  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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,850 | 99.49 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 40 | 0.51 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,890 | 53.66 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 14,705 |
  | | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -5.05 |
  | Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||
  
  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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,365 | 99.76 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.24 | -0.44 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,380 | 51.56 | -9.12 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,373 |
  | | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.72 |
  | 2016 Cape Breton Regional Council Election: District 11 | 2016 Cape Breton Regional Council Election: District 11 | Vote | % |
  | | Kendra Coombes | 2,106 | 55.38 |
  | | Lowell Cormier (X) | 1,697 | 44.62 |
  