Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 1993 |
| District abolished | 2021 |
| Last contested | 2017 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2016[1]) | 35,355 |
| Electors | 13,158 |
| Area (km²) | 50.00 |
| Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality |
Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The district was created in 1992 from Cole Harbour.
In 2003, the district lost an area south of the Circumferential Highway and the eastern side of Morris Lake to Dartmouth South, and lost an area south of Portland Street to Cole Harbour.
In 2013, the district gained the area south of Russell Lake and east of Highway 111 from Dartmouth South-Portland Valley.[2]
The district was abolished at the 2021 Nova Scotia general election, mostly into Eastern Passage and parts of Cole Harbour-Dartmouth and Cole Harbour.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Barbara Adams | Progressive Conservative | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Joyce Treen | Liberal | |
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Becky Kent | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2007-2009 | |||
| 2006-2007 | Kevin Deveaux | New Democratic | ||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Dennis Richards | Liberal | |
Election results
[edit]| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barbara Adams | 2,682 | 36.40 | +15.74 | ||||
| Liberal | Joyce Treen | 2,585 | 35.08 | -5.54 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nancy Jakeman | 1,759 | 23.87 | -14.85 | ||||
| Green | Rebecca Mosher | 343 | 4.65 | +4.65 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,369 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 30 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,399 | 49.65 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,903 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.64 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joyce Treen | 3,057 | 40.62 | +25.02 | |
| New Democratic Party | Becky Kent | 2,914 | 38.72 | -26.45 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Jackson | 1,555 | 20.66 | +4.76 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Becky Kent | 4,402 | 65.17 | +20.78 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Jackson | 1,074 | 15.90 | -17.73 | |
| Liberal | Orest Ulan | 1,054 | 15.60 | -1.70 | |
| Green | Denise Menard | 225 | 3.33 | -1.35 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Becky Kent | 2,459 | 44.39 | -20.01 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Eddy | 1,863 | 33.63 | +14.71 | |
| Liberal | Kelly Rambeau | 958 | 17.30 | +2.07 | |
| Green | Beverley Woodfield | 259 | 4.68 | +2.24 | |
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Kevin Deveaux | 4086 | 64.4 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Don McIver | 1201 | 18.93 | |||||
| Liberal | Brian Churchill | 903 | 14.23 | |||||
| Green | Beverley Woodfield | 155 | 2.44 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Kevin Deveaux | 3,997 | 58.44 | +19.17 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Harry McInroy | 1,641 | 23.99 | -13.36 | |
| Liberal | Brian Churchill | 1,121 | 16.39 | -6.99 | |
| Nova Scotia Party | Kailee A. McPherson | 80 | 1.17 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Kevin Deveaux | 3,721 | 39.27 | - | |
| Progressive Conservative | Nadune Cooper Mont | 3,539 | 37.35 | - | |
| Liberal | Colin MacEachern | 2,216 | 23.38 | - | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Kevin Deveaux | 4,411 | 45.73 | - | |
| Progressive Conservative | Randy Anstey | 3,303 | 34.24 | - | |
| Liberal | Linda DeGrace | 1,931 | 20.02 | - | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dennis Richards | 4,702 | 48.13 | - | |
| Progressive Conservative | John Gold | 3,409 | 34.89 | - | |
| New Democratic Party | Ash Shaihk | 1,501 | 15.36 | - | |
| Natural Law Party | Helen Creighton | 158 | 1.62 | - | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia; August 2019 Report" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Riding History Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- 2003 riding profile
- 2006 riding profile
- June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results