Halifax Citadel-Sable Island

Halifax Citadel-Sable Island is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Halifax Citadel-Sable Island

Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Labi Kousoulis Liberal
District created	1933
Last contested	2017
Demographics
Population (2016[1])	22,106
Electors	14,968[2]
Area (km²)	37.00
Pop. density (per km²)	597.5
Census division(s)	Halifax County
Census subdivision(s)	Halifax Regional Municipality

Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Labi Kousoulis of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

The constituency consists of the downtown city centre of Halifax and the residential South End. The regional district's area includes four universities (including Dalhousie University and Saint Mary's University) and four hospitals. The constituency also includes Sable Island. The remaining area of South End, Halifax is 6 km², and Sable Island is 31 km².[3]

Statistics

Population (2016): 22,106

Halifax Citadel: 6 km² (2 sq mi)

Sable Island: 31 km² (12 sq mi)[4]

Halifax Citadel Population Density: 3,684/km²

History

From 1978 to 1997, a Progressive Conservative seat, Halifax Citadel has since become a major battleground between all three major parties. The seat changed hands in each of the five elections between the 1997 by-election and the 2006 general election and has been won by each major party within the last four elections.

In 1993, the name of the riding was changed from Halifax Cornwallis to Halifax Citadel.[5]

On October 7, 2005, following the resignation of Liberal member Danny Graham, the seat became vacant. A by-election was called for June 27, 2006. That then became void when the 2006 general election was called for June 13, 2006.

In what was one of the most watched ridings during the 2006 provincial election, NDP candidate Leonard Preyra came out in front of former Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Bill Black.

On May 27, 2008, the name of the riding was changed from Halifax Citadel to Halifax Citadel-Sable Island.[5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
63rd	2017–present		Labi Kousoulis	Liberal
62nd	2013–2017
61st	2009–2013		Leonard Preyra	New Democratic
60th	2006–2009
59th	2003–2005		Danny Graham	Liberal
58th	1999–2003		Jane Purves	Progressive Conservative
57th	1998–1999		Peter Delefes	New Democratic
56th	1997–1998		Ed Kinley	Liberal
	1993–1997		Terry Donahoe	Progressive Conservative
55th	1988–1993		Arthur R. Donahoe	Progressive Conservative
54th	1984–1988
53rd	1981–1984
52nd	1978–1981
51st	1974–1978		Ronald Wallace	Liberal
50th	1970–1974
49th	1967–1970		Donald MacKeen Smith	Progressive Conservative

Election results

Data from Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island[5]

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Labi Kousoulis	2,419	41.28%
	New Democratic	Glenn Walton	1,618	27.61%
	Progressive Conservative	Rob Batherson	1,480	25.26%
	Green	Martin Willison	343	5.85%
Total valid votes				100.0

2013 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Labi Kousoulis	2,966	47.66
	New Democratic Party	Leonard Preyra	1,934	31.08
	Progressive Conservative	Andrew Black	1,094	17.58
	Green	Brynn Horley	198	3.18
	Independent (Atlantica)	Frederic Boileau-Cadieux	31	0.50

2009 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Leonard Preyra	3,785	49.17
	Liberal	Gerry Walsh	2,584	33.57
	Progressive Conservative	Ted Larsen	1,000	12.98
	Green	Ryan Watson	329	4.27	+0.04

2006 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Leonard Preyra	3,054	42.03	+10.83
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Black	2,724	37.49	+7.22
	Liberal	Devin Maxwell	1,181	16.25	-21.09
	Green	Nick Wright	307	4.23	–

2003 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Danny Graham	3,042	37.34	+7.46
	New Democratic Party	Peter Delefes	2,542	31.20	-0.91
	Progressive Conservative	Jane Purves	2,466	30.27	-6.56
	Marijuana	Michael R. Patriquen	59	0.72
	Nova Scotia Party	James A. C. Marchoine	38	0.47	-0.09

1999 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jane Purves	3,392	36.83	+17.23
	New Democratic Party	Peter Delefes	2,958	32.11	-7.79
	Liberal	Ed Kinley	2,752	29.88	-9.62
	Independent	Art Canning	57	0.62	-0.28
	Nova Scotia Party	Grace Patterson	52	0.56

1998 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Peter Delefes	4,414	39.87	+3.60
	Liberal	Ed Kinley	4,377	39.53	+1.00
	Progressive Conservative	Tara Erskine	2,175	19.64	-4.70
	Independent	Art Canning	106	0.96

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 4 November 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Resignation of Terry Donahoe
	Liberal	Ed Kinley	2,795	38.55
	New Democratic	Peter Delefes	2,630	36.27
	Progressive Conservative	Kate Carmichael	1,763	24.31
	Independent	Idris Madar	63	0.87
Total			3,333	33.33%

1993 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Donahoe	4,584	39.23
	Liberal	Liz Crocker	4,505	38.55
	New Democratic Party	Mary Sparling	2,433	20.82
	Independent	Jan Morrison	85	0.73
	Natural Law	Gilles Bigras	78	0.67

1988 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Arthur R. Donahoe	3,283	35.11
	New Democratic Party	Eileen O'Connell	3,057	32.70
	Liberal	Jay Abbass	2,882	30.82
	Independent	Frank J. Fawson	128	1.37

1984 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Arthur R. Donahoe	3,652	40.40
	New Democratic Party	Eileen O'Connell	2,864	31.68
	Liberal	John Godfrey	2,524	27.92

1981 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Arthur R. Donahoe	4,141	44.55
	Liberal	Brenda Shannon	2,690	28.94
	New Democratic Party	Tom Sinclair-Faulkner	2,465	26.52

1978 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Arthur R. Donahoe	3,780	40.56
	Liberal	Ronald Wallace	3,525	37.82
	New Democratic Party	Michael Bradfield	2,015	21.62

1974 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ronald Wallace	4,299
	Progressive Conservative	Richard MacLean	3,071
	New Democratic Party	Michael Bradfield	1,452

1970 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ronald Wallace	4,572
	Progressive Conservative	Donald Smith	3,833

1967 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Donald Smith	4,771
	Liberal	Robert Matheson	3,522
	New Democratic Party	M. Rae Gillman	317

References

1. "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia; August 2019 Report" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
2. 2017 40th Provincial General Election, Financial Information and Statistics, Volume III (PDF) (Report). Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Nova Scotia. April 2018. p. 8. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
3. "Sable Island Natural Park Reserve; Sable Island National Park Reserve of Canada Management Plan". pc.gc.ca. Parks Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
4. "Sable Island Natural Park Reserve; Sable Island National Park Reserve of Canada Management Plan". pc.gc.ca. Parks Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
5. Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island (PDF) (Report). Nova Scotia Legislature. June 14, 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-14.

External links

• CBC riding profile for 2006 General Election
• 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll by Poll Results
• 1999 Poll by Poll Results
• 1998 Poll by Poll Results
• 1997 By-Election Poll by Poll Results
• 1993 Poll by Poll Results
• 1988 Poll by Poll Results
• 1984 Poll by Poll Results
• 1981 Poll by Poll Results
• 1978 Poll by Poll Results
• 1974 Poll by Poll Results
• 1970 Poll by Poll Results
• 1967 Poll by Poll Results