 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1949 | ||
| First contested | 1949 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 19,058 | ||
| Electors | 15,352 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,319 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 14.4 | ||
| Census division(s) | Hants County | ||
Hants West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The district has existed since 1949. Earlier, it and Hants East were together in Hants.
Geography
Hants West has a 1,319 km2 (509 sq mi) landmass.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44th | 1949-1953 | George B. Cole | Liberal | |
| 45th | 1953-1956 | George Henry Wilson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | |||
| 47th | 1960-1963 | |||
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Norman T. Spence | Progressive Conservative | |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | Robert D. Lindsay | Liberal | |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | Ron Russell | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 60th | 2006-2009 | Chuck Porter | Progressive Conservative | |
| 61st | 2009-2013 | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2014 | |||
| 2014-2016 | Independent | |||
| 2016–2017 | Liberal | |||
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | |||
| 64th | 2021–present | Melissa Sheehy-Richard | Progressive Conservative | |
General election results
1949
| 1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | George B. Cole | 2,530 | 39.67% | – | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | George Henry Wilson | 2,529 | 39.66% | – | ||||
| Independent | Gordon B. Crossley | 749 | 11.75% | – | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Loomer | 569 | 8.92% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,377 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1953
| 1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Henry Wilson | 3,608 | 53.63% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Ken Eisner | 3,120 | 46.37% | 6.70% | ||||
| Total | 6,728 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1956
| 1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Henry Wilson | 3,405 | 49.21% | -4.41% | ||||
| Liberal | Gerald Regan | 3,300 | 47.69% | 1.32% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Loomer | 214 | 3.09% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,919 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1960
| 1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Henry Wilson | 3,623 | 49.27% | 0.05% | ||||
| Liberal | Gerald Regan | 3,412 | 46.40% | -1.30% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Howard B. Wile | 319 | 4.34% | 1.24% | ||||
| Total | 7,354 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1963
| 1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman T. Spence | 4,193 | 58.20% | 8.94% | ||||
| Liberal | W. Whitney Spicer | 2,840 | 39.42% | -6.97% | ||||
| New Democratic | Arthur William Benedict | 171 | 2.37% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,204 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1967
| 1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman T. Spence | 3,765 | 51.96% | -6.24% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert D. Lindsay | 3,481 | 48.04% | 8.62% | ||||
| Total | 7,246 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1970
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert D. Lindsay | 3,974 | 51.73% | 3.69% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman T. Spence | 3,708 | 48.27% | -3.69% | ||||
| Total | 7,682 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1974
| 1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert D. Lindsay | 4,148 | 48.07% | -3.66% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Russell | 3,707 | 42.96% | -5.31% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gary E. Tonks | 774 | 8.97% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,629 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1978
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Russell | 4,872 | 53.23% | 10.27% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert D. Lindsay | 3,485 | 38.08% | -9.99% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill Shiers | 795 | 8.69% | -0.28% | ||||
| Total | 9,152 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1981
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Russell | 4,554 | 51.51% | -1.72% | ||||
| Liberal | Daniel J. McGrath | 2,661 | 30.10% | -7.98% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alan St. C. Squires | 1,626 | 18.39% | 9.70% | ||||
| Total | 8,841 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1984
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Russell | 4,634 | 55.65% | 4.14% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert D. Lindsay | 2,535 | 30.44% | 0.34% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alan St. C. Squires | 1,158 | 13.91% | -4.49% | ||||
| Total | 8,327 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1988
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Russell | 5,091 | 52.84% | -2.81% | ||||
| Liberal | Donzell A. Ross | 2,829 | 29.36% | -1.08% | ||||
| New Democratic | Penny Reid | 1,715 | 17.80% | 3.89% | ||||
| Total | 9,635 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1993
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Russell | 4,152 | 40.41% | -12.43% | ||||
| Liberal | Mike Doyle | 4,106 | 39.96% | 10.60% | ||||
| New Democratic | Dana Harvey | 1,881 | 18.31% | 0.51% | ||||
| Independent | Donald L. McKay | 136 | 1.32% | – | ||||
| Total | 10,275 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1998
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Russell | 4,507 | 47.48% | 7.07% | ||||
| Liberal | Debbi Bowes | 2,596 | 27.35% | -12.61% | ||||
| New Democratic | Dana Harvey | 2,390 | 25.18% | 6.87% | ||||
| Total | 9,493 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Russell | 5,276 | 58.27% | 10.79% | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Robertson | 2,015 | 22.25% | -5.09% | ||||
| New Democratic | Dick Terfry | 1,764 | 19.48% | -5.70% | ||||
| Total | 9,055 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Russell | 3,871 | 46.15% | -12.12% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sean Bennett | 2,200 | 26.23% | 6.75% | ||||
| Liberal | Randy Matheson | 2,118 | 25.25% | 3.00% | ||||
| Marijuana | Chummy Anthony | 148 | 1.76% | – | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Connie Brauer | 51 | 0.61% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,388 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chuck Porter | 2,969 | 34.60% | -11.55% | ||||
| Liberal | Paula Lunn | 2,924 | 34.08% | 8.83% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sean Bennett | 2,486 | 28.97% | 2.75% | ||||
| Green | Sam Schurman | 201 | 2.34% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,580 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chuck Porter | 3,364 | 37.24% | 2.63% | ||||
| Liberal | Paula Lunn | 3,065 | 33.93% | -0.15% | ||||
| New Democratic | Barbara Gallagher | 2,401 | 26.58% | -2.40% | ||||
| Green | Sheila Richardson | 204 | 2.26% | -0.08% | ||||
| Total | 9,034 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Chuck Porter | 4,468 | 50.75 | ||
| Liberal | Claude Sherman O'Hara | 3,279 | 37.24 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Brian Stephens | 888 | 10.28 | ||
2017
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Chuck Porter | 4,589 | 54.87 | +17.63 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Janice Munroe Dodge | 2,416 | 28.89 | -21.86 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lalia Kerr | 1,042 | 12.46 | +10.54 | ||||
| Green | Torin Buzek | 243 | 2.90 | |||||
| Atlantica | Edward Boucher | 73 | 0.87 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,363 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,400 | 54.72 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,352 | |||||||
| Liberal gain | Swing | +19.75 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2][3] | ||||||||
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 4,708 | 54.74 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,488 | 28.93 | |
| New Democratic | 1,071 | 12.45 | |
| Green | 261 | 3.03 | |
| Atlantica | 73 | 0.85 | |
2021
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Melissa Sheehy-Richard | 3,968 | 43.11 | +14.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Brian Casey | 3,827 | 41.58 | -13.16 | ||||
| New Democratic | Caet Moir | 1,015 | 11.03 | -1.42 | ||||
| Green | Jenn Kang | 273 | 2.97 | -0.07 | ||||
| Atlantica | Gordon J. Berry | 121 | 1.31 | +0.47 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,204 | 99.73 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,229 | 55.98 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,485 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
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.
- ↑ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
- ↑ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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