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Cole Harbour (electoral district)
Cole Harbour is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
| Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1978 | ||
| First contested | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 19,934 | ||
| Electors | 15,720 | ||
| Area (km²) | 14 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,423.9 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
In 1978, Halifax Cobequid was divided into four separate ridings, one of which was named Cole Harbour. Upon the recommendations of the 1992 Electoral Boundaries Report, the riding was split into Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage and Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. The district of Cole Harbour was re-created in the 2003 redistribution and was composed of 78 percent of Dartmouth-Cole Harbour and 29 percent of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage. In 2012, following the Electoral Boundaries Commission review, this district was renamed Cole Harbour-Portland Valley and it lost a portion of the Westphal area to Preston-Dartmouth and gained the area east of Bell Lake from Dartmouth East and the Portland Hills area from Dartmouth South-Portland Valley.[1] Following the 2019 electoral boundary review, the riding reverted back to its former name of Cole Harbour, while losing territory to the new riding of Cole Harbour-Dartmouth, exchanging some territory with Preston-Dartmouth (re-named Preston) and gaining territory from Eastern Shore and Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage.
Geography edit
The land area of Cole Harbour is 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | 2021–Present | Tony Ince | Liberal | ||||
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | ||||||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | ||||||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Darrell Dexter | New Democratic | ||||
| 60th | 2006-2009 | ||||||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | ||||||
| Riding re-created from Dartmouth-Cole Harbour and Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | |||||||
| Riding dissolved into Dartmouth-Cole Harbour and Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | |||||||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | David Nantes | Progressive Conservative | ||||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | ||||||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | ||||||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | ||||||
Election results edit
1978 edit
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Nantes | 4,278 | 54.73% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Sawler | 2,782 | 35.59% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Daniel LaFitte | 757 | 9.68% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,817 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cole Harbour" (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 | David Nantes | 4,605 | 51.20% | -3.53% | ||||
| Liberal | Rae Austin | 2,229 | 24.78% | -10.81% | ||||
| New Democratic | Steve MacDonald | 2,160 | 24.02% | 14.33% | ||||
| Total | 8,994 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cole Harbour" (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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Nantes | 5,283 | 61.49% | 10.29% | ||||
| New Democratic | Les MacDougall | 1,695 | 19.73% | -4.29% | ||||
| Liberal | Dennis F. Cuvelier | 1,614 | 18.78% | -6.00% | ||||
| Total | 8,592 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cole Harbour" (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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Nantes | 6,280 | 47.58% | -13.91% | ||||
| Liberal | Alan Mitchell | 4,892 | 37.06% | 18.28% | ||||
| New Democratic | Flora Christie | 2,027 | 15.36% | -4.37% | ||||
| Total | 13,199 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cole Harbour" (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. | ||||||||
2003 edit
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Darrell Dexter | 4,977 | 55.37% | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Thomas | 2,387 | 26.55% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Foy | 1,523 | 16.94% | – | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Jessica Gould | 102 | 1.13% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,989 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cole Harbour" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006 edit
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Darrell Dexter | 5,327 | 61.46% | 6.09% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sheila McKeand | 1,788 | 20.63% | -5.93% | ||||
| Liberal | Stephen Beehan | 1,347 | 15.54% | -1.40% | ||||
| Green | Michael McFadden | 206 | 2.38% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,668 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cole Harbour" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009 edit
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Darrell Dexter | 5,849 | 68.82% | 7.36% | ||||
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 1,509 | 17.76% | 2.22% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Josey | 939 | 11.05% | -9.58% | ||||
| Green | Donna Toews | 202 | 2.38% | 0.00% | ||||
| Total | 8,499 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cole Harbour" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2013 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 4,002 | 41.03 | N/A | |
| New Democratic Party | Darrell Dexter | 3,981 | 40.82 | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Frampton | 1,769 | 18.14 | N/A | |
2017 edit
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Cole Harbour-Portland Valley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 3,583 | 36.85 | -4.18 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Mont | 3,203 | 32.94 | +14.80 | ||||
| New Democratic | Andre Cain | 2,552 | 26.25 | -14.57 | ||||
| Green | Melanie Mulrooney | 385 | 3.96 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 9,723 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 41 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,764 | 54.30 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,982 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -18.98 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 1,984 | 34.75 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 1,863 | 32.63 | |
| New Democratic | 1,617 | 28.32 | |
| Green | 243 | 4.26 | |
| Independent | 3 | 0.05 | |
2021 edit
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Tony Ince | 2,118 | 39.75 | +2.90 | $25,071.93 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Johnson | 1,704 | 31.98 | -0.96 | $25,039.43 | |||
| New Democratic | Jerome Lagmay | 1,431 | 26.86 | +0.61 | $20,436.91 | |||
| Atlantica | Chris Kinnie | 75 | 1.41 | $200.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 5,328 | 99.46 | -0.12 | $62,536.79 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.54 | +0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,357 | 53.30 | -1.00 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,051 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.93 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6][7] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Cole Harbour-Portland Valley - Constituency History 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 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.
- ^ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
- ^ . Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
External links edit
- October 8, 2013 Nova Scotia General Election Results - Cole harbour-Portland Valley
- 2006 riding profile
- 2003 riding profile