Halifax Atlantic
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1967 | ||
First contested | 1967 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 21,297 | ||
Electors | 13,518 | ||
Area (km²) | 158 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 134.8 | ||
Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality |
Halifax Atlantic is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Brendan Maguire of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.
It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, just south of the Halifax peninsula. It includes Spryfield, Herring Cove, Sambro, and Harrietsfield.
Geography
The land area of Halifax Atlantic is 158 km2 (61 sq mi).[1]
Statistics
Population: 21,360 (2003)
Avg. Income: $27,570 (2003)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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64th | 2024–Present | Brendan Maguire | Progressive Conservative | |
2021–2024 | Liberal | |||
63rd | 2017–2021 | |||
62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
61st | 2009–2013 | Michèle Raymond | New Democratic | |
60th | 2006–2009 | |||
59th | 2003–2006 | |||
58th | 1999–2003 | Robert Chisholm | New Democratic | |
57th | 1998–1999 | |||
56th | 1993–1998 | |||
55th | 1991–1993 | |||
1988–1990 | John Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | ||
54th | 1984–1988 | |||
53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
52nd | 1978–1981 | |||
51st | 1974–1978 | |||
50th | 1970–1974 | |||
49th | 1967–1970 |
Election results
1967
1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 4,507 | 53.74% | – | ||||
Liberal | Percy Baker | 3,556 | 42.40% | – | ||||
New Democratic | Charles Grineault | 324 | 3.86% | – | ||||
Total | 8,387 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1970
1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 5,284 | 54.66% | 0.92% | ||||
Liberal | Robert Hayes | 3,786 | 39.16% | -3.23% | ||||
New Democratic | Charles Grineault | 597 | 6.18% | 2.31% | ||||
Total | 9,667 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1974
1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,229 | 51.06% | -3.60% | ||||
Liberal | Darrell E. Wentzell | 4,380 | 35.90% | -3.26% | ||||
New Democratic | Colin Campbell | 1,591 | 13.04% | 6.87% | ||||
Total | 12,200 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1978
1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,628 | 64.13% | 13.07% | ||||
Liberal | Jerry F. Blom | 2,303 | 22.28% | -13.62% | ||||
New Democratic | Susan Holtz | 1,274 | 12.33% | -0.72% | ||||
Independent | Arthur R. Canning | 131 | 1.27% | – | ||||
Total | 10,336 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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
1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,023 | 60.29% | -3.84% | ||||
New Democratic | Rene Quigley | 2,108 | 21.10% | 8.78% | ||||
Liberal | Roma J. Aikens | 1,744 | 17.46% | -4.82% | ||||
Independent | Arthur R. Canning | 115 | 1.15% | -0.12% | ||||
Total | 9,990 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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
1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 5,528 | 58.37% | -1.92% | ||||
New Democratic | Rene Quigley | 1,942 | 20.50% | -0.60% | ||||
Liberal | David C. Melnick | 1,888 | 19.93% | 2.48% | ||||
Independent | Arthur R. Canning | 113 | 1.19% | 0.04% | ||||
Total | 9,471 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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
1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,284 | 56.33% | -2.03% | ||||
Liberal | Doug Adams | 2,763 | 24.77% | 4.83% | ||||
New Democratic | Rene Quigley | 1,976 | 17.71% | -2.79% | ||||
Independent | Arthur R. Canning | 77 | 0.69% | -0.50% | ||||
Independent | Emanuel Jannasch | 55 | 0.49% | – | ||||
Total | 11,155 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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
1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 4,071 | 37.50% | 19.79% | ||||
Liberal | Randy Ball | 4,053 | 37.34% | 12.57% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Kevin Umlah | 2,731 | 25.16% | -31.17% | ||||
Total | 10,855 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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
1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 5,364 | 55.79% | 18.28% | ||||
Liberal | Darren Watts | 2,818 | 29.31% | -8.03% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jeff Campbell | 1,340 | 13.94% | -11.22% | ||||
Independent | Golda M. Redden | 93 | 0.97% | – | ||||
Total | 9,615 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1999
1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 4,266 | 48.37% | -7.42% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bruce Cooke | 2,794 | 31.68% | 17.74% | ||||
Liberal | David Melnick | 1,458 | 16.53% | -12.78% | ||||
Nova Scotia Party | Gerald Rodgers | 234 | 2.65% | – | ||||
Independent | Golda M. Redden | 68 | 0.77% | -0.20% | ||||
Total | 8,820 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2003
2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Michèle Raymond | 3,327 | 37.40% | -10.97% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Linda Mosher | 2,996 | 33.68% | 2.00% | ||||
Liberal | Ian MacKinnon | 2,382 | 26.78% | 10.25% | ||||
Nova Scotia Party | Gerald Rodgers | 191 | 2.15% | -0.51% | ||||
Total | 8,896 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2006
2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Michèle Raymond | 4,151 | 49.51% | 12.11% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bruce Cooke | 2,690 | 32.08% | -1.59% | ||||
Liberal | James Hoskins | 1,281 | 15.28% | -11.50% | ||||
Green | Rebecca Mosher | 262 | 3.13% | – | ||||
Total | 8,384 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2009
2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Michèle Raymond | 5,253 | 61.09% | 11.58% | ||||
Liberal | Jim Hoskins | 2,003 | 23.29% | 8.01% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Brian Phillips | 965 | 11.22% | -20.86% | ||||
Green | Anthony Rosborough | 378 | 4.40% | 1.27% | ||||
Total | 8,599 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2013
2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Brendan Maguire | 3,244 | 42.54 | +19.25 | ||||
New Democratic Party | Tanis Crosby | 2,564 | 33.63 | -27.45 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ryan Brennan | 1,817 | 23.83 | +12.61 |
2017
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Brendan Maguire | 4,219 | 55.48 | +12.94 | ||||
New Democratic | Trish Keeping | 1,728 | 22.72 | -10.91 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bruce Holland | 1,300 | 17.10 | -6.73 | ||||
Green | Chelsey Carter | 357 | 4.69 | |||||
Total valid votes | 7,604 | 100 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.33 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,629 | 50.03 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 15,250 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.02 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2][3] |
2021
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Brendan Maguire | 4,213 | 55.22 | -0.26 | $45,253.75 | |||
New Democratic | Shauna Hatt | 1,740 | 22.81 | +0.09 | $34,341.09 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Tim Cranston | 1,493 | 19.57 | +2.47 | $34,168.26 | |||
Green | Sarah Weston | 183 | 2.40 | -2.29 | $200.00 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,629 | 99.70 | – | $92,718.64 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.30 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,652 | 47.27 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 16,188 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.18 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4] |
References
- ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 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
- riding map
- CBC nova scotia riding profile
- June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results
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