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Dartmouth East 
Summary
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 community of Dartmouth, in the urban area of Halifax.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1978 | ||
| First contested | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016[1]) | 23,264 | ||
| Electors | 13,788 | ||
| Area (km²) | 21.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,107.8 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
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]
Geography edit
This riding is approximately 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) in landmass.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | 2021–present | Tim Halman | Progressive Conservative | |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | |||
| 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 edit
1978 edit
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard L. Weldon | 5,098 | 53.02% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Barbara Hart | 3,488 | 36.27% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Gabriel Des Rochers | 1,030 | 10.71% | – | ||||
| Total | 9,616 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1981 edit
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard L. Weldon | 4,253 | 42.51% | -10.50% | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 3,351 | 33.50% | -2.78% | ||||
| New Democratic | Geral Legere | 2,400 | 23.99% | 13.28% | ||||
| Total | 10,004 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1984 edit
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 4,004 | 43.70% | 10.20% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard L. Weldon | 3,101 | 33.84% | -8.67% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gerry Legere | 2,058 | 22.46% | -1.53% | ||||
| Total | 9,163 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1988 edit
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 5,193 | 42.98% | -0.72% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Greenough | 4,940 | 40.88% | 7.04% | ||||
| New Democratic | Maureen Vine | 1,950 | 16.14% | -6.32% | ||||
| Total | 12,083 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1993 edit
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 4,912 | 55.53% | 12.56% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gwen Haliburton | 2,429 | 27.46% | -13.42% | ||||
| New Democratic | Owen Hertzman | 1,504 | 17.00% | 0.87% | ||||
| Total | 8,845 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1998 edit
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 3,326 | 40.92% | -14.62% | ||||
| New Democratic | Viola Huntington | 2,954 | 36.34% | 19.34% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ralph Hawley | 1,849 | 22.75% | -4.72% | ||||
| Total | 8,129 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999 edit
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 2,975 | 37.39% | -3.53% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Terry Degen | 2,710 | 34.06% | 11.31% | ||||
| New Democratic | Heather Henderson | 2,272 | 28.55% | -7.79% | ||||
| Total | 7,957 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003 edit
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Joan Massey | 3,272 | 36.65% | 8.10% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Terry Degen | 3,107 | 34.80% | 0.75% | ||||
| Liberal | Debra Barlow | 2,321 | 26.00% | -11.39% | ||||
| Marijuana | Hugo St-Onge | 101 | 1.13% | – | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Scott Anderson | 98 | 1.10% | – | ||||
| Independent | Sebastien Theriault | 28 | 0.31% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,927 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006 edit
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Joan Massey | 3,822 | 43.22% | 6.56% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Cormier | 2,942 | 33.27% | -1.54% | ||||
| Liberal | Tracey Devereaux | 1,842 | 20.83% | -5.17% | ||||
| Green | Elizabeth Perry | 238 | 2.69% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,844 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009 edit
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Andrew Younger | 4,133 | 45.43% | 24.60% | ||||
| New Democratic | Joan Massey | 3,908 | 42.95% | -0.26% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Thompson | 873 | 9.60% | -23.67% | ||||
| Green | Anna Mukpo | 184 | 2.02% | -0.67% | ||||
| Total | 9,098 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2013 edit
| 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 | |
2017 edit
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tim Halman | 3,309 | 41.15 | +27.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Edgar Burns | 3,118 | 38.78 | -25.07 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill McEwen | 964 | 11.99 | -10.53 | ||||
| Green | Matthew Richey | 650 | 8.08 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,041 | 99.36 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 52 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,093 | 54.84 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,758 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +26.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5] | ||||||||
2021 edit
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tim Halman | 3,260 | 38.99 | -2.16 | $37,157.69 | |||
| Liberal | D'Arcy Poultney | 2,900 | 34.68 | -4.10 | $38,011.92 | |||
| New Democratic | Tyler J. Colbourne | 1,974 | 23.61 | +11.62 | $27,154.74 | |||
| Green | Sara Adams | 187 | 2.24 | -5.84 | $500.82 | |||
| Atlantica | Chris Bowie | 41 | 0.49 | $200.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 8,362 | 99.67 | – | $85,132.57 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,390 | 57.44 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,607 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +0.97 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "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 Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
External links edit
- riding profile
- June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results