Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville
Hammonds Plains—Upper Sackville is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, which existed from 2003 to 2013. It elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the electoral district included those communities comprising the western suburbs of the Halifax Regional Municipality, namely Hammonds Plains, Yankeetown, Pockwock, Upper Sackville and Lucasville.
| Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 2003 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| Last contested | 2009 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 25,576 |
| Electors | 17,937 |
| Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality |
The electoral district was created in 2003, drawing parts of the electoral districts of Sackville-Beaver Bank (now defunct) and Timberlea-Prospect. The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville.
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59th | 2003-2006 | Barry Barnet | Progressive Conservative | |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Mat Whynott | New Democratic | |
Election results edit
2003 general election edit
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barry Barnet | 3,322 | 41.14% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Pam Streeter | 2,419 | 29.96% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Brenda Haley | 2,229 | 27.60% | – | ||||
| Marijuana | Melanie Patriquen | 105 | 1.30% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,075 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006 general election edit
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barry Barnet | 3,704 | 42.02% | 0.88% | ||||
| New Democratic | Mat Whynott | 3,178 | 36.05% | 8.45% | ||||
| Liberal | Pam Streeter | 1,766 | 20.03% | -9.92% | ||||
| Green | Scott Cleghorn | 167 | 1.89% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,815 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009 general election edit
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Mat Whynott | 4,815 | 50.03% | 13.98% | ||||
| Liberal | Patrick Doyle | 2,381 | 24.74% | 4.71% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barry Barnet | 2,218 | 23.05% | -18.97% | ||||
| Green | Shawn Redmond | 210 | 2.18% | 0.29% | ||||
| Total | 9,624 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
External links edit
- Riding profile - Nova Scotia Votes 2006 (CBC)
- Riding profile - Nova Scotia Votes 2003 (CBC)