Dartmouth East
Dartmouth East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is located in the Dartmouth region of the Halifax RM.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2017 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016[1]) | 23,264 | ||
| Electors | 13,788 | ||
| Area (km²) | 20.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,163.2 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax RM | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Halifax RM | ||
In 1978, the district was created to provide for an increase in representation of six members and in 2003, it lost a northern area to Waverley-Fall River and gained an area in Woodlawn. In 2013, following the recommendations of the Electoral Boundaries Commission report, it gained the Montebello area from Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank and lost the area east of Bell Lake to Cole Harbour-Portland Valley and lost the area north of Main Street and east of Caledonia Road until Geovex Court to Preston-Dartmouth.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | Tim Halman | Progressive Conservative | |
| 62nd | 2015-2017 | Andrew Younger | Independent | |
| 2013-2015 | Liberal | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Joan Massey | New Democratic | |
| 59th | 2003–2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999–2003 | Jim Smith | Liberal | |
| 57th | 1998–1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 55th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Richard L. Weldon | Progressive Conservative | |
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | |||
Election results
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tim Halman | 3,309 | 41.5 | +27.87% | ||||
| Liberal | Edgar Burns | 3,118 | 37.9 | -25.95% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill McEwen | 9,64 | 12.2 | -10.32% | ||||
| Green | Matthew Richey | 650 | 8.4 | +8.4% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,041 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 52 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,093 | 54.84 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,758 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andrew Younger | 5,469 | 63.85 | +18.76 | |
| New Democratic Party | Deborah M. Stover | 1,929 | 22.52 | -20.69 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mike M. MacDonnell | 1,167 | 13.63 | +3.97 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andrew Younger | 4,073 | 45.09 | +24.26 | |
| New Democratic Party | Joan Massey | 3,903 | 43.21 | -0.01 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Thompson | 873 | 9.66 | -23.61 | |
| Green | Anna Mukpo | 184 | 2.04 | -0.65 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Joan Massey | 3,822 | 43.22 | +4.49 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Cormier | 2,942 | 33.27 | -3.51 | |
| Liberal | Tracey Devereaux | 1,842 | 20.83 | -0.97 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Perry | 238 | 2.69 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Joan Massey | 3,272 | 38.73 | +10.18 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Terry Degen | 3,107 | 36.78 | +2.72 | |
| Liberal | Debra Barlow | 1,842 | 21.80 | -15.59 | |
| Marijuana | Hugô St-Onge | 101 | 1.20 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Scott Anderson | 98 | 1.16 | ||
| Independent | Sebastien Theriault | 28 | 0.33 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 2,975 | 37.39 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Terry Degen | 2,710 | 34.06 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Heather Henderson | 2,272 | 28.55 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 3,326 | 40.9 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Viola Huntington | 2,954 | 36.3 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ralph Hawley | 1,849 | 22.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 4,912 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gwen Haliburton | 2,429 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Owen Hertzman | 1,504 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 5,193 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Greenough | 4,940 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Maureen Vine | 1,950 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 4,004 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Weldon | 3,101 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Gerry Legere | 2,058 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Weldon | 4,253 | |||
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 3,351 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Gerry Legere | 2,400 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Weldon | 5,098 | |||
| Liberal | Barbara Hart | 3,488 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Gabriel Des Rochers | 1,030 | |||
References
- "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia; August 2019 Report" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Dartmouth East - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
External links
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