Clare (electoral district)

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Clare
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ronnie LeBlanc
Liberal
District created1949, 2019
District abolished2013
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)8,307
Electors 6,905
Area (km²)830
Pop. density (per km²)10
Census division(s) Digby County
Census subdivision(s) Municipality of the District of Clare

Clare is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1949-2013 and since 2021. Prior to 1949, Clare was part of Digby district. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes most of the Municipality of the District of Clare, an Acadian area occupying the southwestern half of Digby County. For four consecutive elections from 1988 to 1999, the district had the highest voter turnout in the province. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Clare-Digby. It was re-created out of Clare-Digby following the 2019 Electoral Boundary Review.

Geography

The land area of Clare is 830 km2 (320 sq mi). [5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
64th 2021- Ronnie LeBlanc Liberal
Riding recreated from parts of Clare-Digby
Riding dissolved into Clare-Digby
61st 2009–2013 Wayne Gaudet Liberal
60th 2006-2009
59th 2003-2006
58th 1999-2003
57th 1998-1999
56th 1993-1998
55th 1988-1993   Guy LeBlanc Progressive Conservative
54th 1984-1988
53rd 1981-1984 Chester Melanson Liberal
52nd 1978-1981 Benoit Comeau Liberal
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974
49th 1967-1970
48th 1963-1967   Hector J. Pothier Progressive Conservative
47th 1960-1963 Pierre E. Belliveau Liberal
46th 1956-1960
45th 1953-1956
44th 1949-1953   Desire J. Comeau Progressive Conservative

Election results

1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Conservative Desire J. Comeau 2,11650.45%–
Liberal Benoit Comeau 2,07849.55%–
Total4,194–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre E. Belliveau 2,30758.46%8.92%
Progressive Conservative Desire J. Comeau 1,63941.54%–
Total3,946–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre E. Belliveau 2,04652.60%-5.87%
Progressive Conservative J. Fred Gaudet1,84447.40%5.87%
Total3,890–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre E. Belliveau 2,21552.13%-0.47%
Progressive Conservative Kenneth Weaver2,03447.87%0.47%
Total4,249–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Hector J. Pothier 2,15452.61%4.74%
Liberal Joseph C. LeBlanc1,94047.39%-4.74%
Total4,094–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Benoit Comeau 2,38456.43%9.04%
Progressive Conservative Hector J. Pothier 1,84143.57%-9.04%
Total4,225–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Benoit Comeau 2,71259.67%3.24%
Progressive Conservative Paul J. Comeau1,83340.33%-3.24%
Total4,545–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Benoit Comeau 2,95961.07%1.40%
Progressive Conservative Vincent L. Doucet1,21825.14%-15.19%
New Democratic Jean L. Belliveau66813.79%–
Total4,845–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Benoit Comeau 2,96356.47%-4.60%
Progressive Conservative Gerald J. B. Comeau 1,89636.13%11.00%
New Democratic Sylvio Gagnon3887.39%-6.39%
Total5,247–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Chester Melanson 2,22838.96%-17.51%
Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc 2,17338.00%1.87%
New Democratic Paul Dennis Comeau1,31723.03%15.64%
Total5,718–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc 3,09450.33%12.33%
Liberal Chester Melanson 2,78445.29%6.33%
New Democratic Alain Chabot2694.38%-18.66%
Total6,147–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc 3,58754.02%3.69%
Liberal Nadine Boudreau2,77341.76%-3.53%
New Democratic Jan Slakov-Crombie2804.22%-0.16%
Total6,640–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wayne Gaudet 3,46151.99%10.23%
Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc 2,85442.87%-11.15%
New Democratic Christian Collin3425.14%0.92%
Total6,657–
Total rejected ballots83
Turnout6,74091.44
Eligible voters7,371
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wayne Gaudet 2,95047.28%-4.71%
Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc 2,57841.32%-1.55%
New Democratic Vanessa Paddock71111.40%6.26%
Total6,239–
Total rejected ballots109
Turnout6,34888.00
Eligible voters7,214
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wayne Gaudet 2,70543.76%-3.52%
Progressive Conservative Paul Comeau2,35538.10%-3.22%
New Democratic Don Melanson1,07817.44%6.04%
Nova Scotia Party Anne Marie Boyer430.70%–
Total6,181–
Total rejected ballots66
Turnout6,24787.43
Eligible voters7,145
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wayne Gaudet 3,54761.55%17.78%
Progressive Conservative Marc Boudreau1,45625.26%-12.84%
New Democratic Don Melanson76013.19%-4.25%
Total5,763–
Total rejected ballots70
Turnout5,83389.68
Eligible voters6,504
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wayne Gaudet 2,80348.53%-13.02%
Progressive Conservative Abraham LeBlanc 1,62228.08%2.82%
New Democratic Paul Comeau1,26921.97%8.78%
Green Diane Doucet-Bean821.42%–
Total5,776–
Total rejected ballots50
Turnout5,82682.45
Eligible voters7,066
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wayne Gaudet 3,39264.68%16.16%
New Democratic Paul Comeau1,32625.29%3.32%
Progressive Conservative Jimmy Doucet4598.75%-19.33%
Green Diane Doucet-Bean671.28%-0.14%
Total5,244–
Total rejected ballots53
Turnout5,29776.71
Eligible voters6,905
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2017 (transposed)

2017 provincial election redistributed results [6]
PartyVote %
  Liberal 2,05951.23
  Progressive Conservative 1,21830.31
  New Democratic 74218.46

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ronnie LeBlanc 2,32249.89-1.34
Progressive Conservative Carl Deveau2,02143.43+13.12
Green Claire McDonald1583.39
New Democratic Cameron Pye1533.29-15.17
Total valid votes 4,65499.15
Total rejected ballots400.85
Turnout4,69467.84
Eligible voters 6,919
Liberal hold Swing -7.23
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [7]

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