Clayton Park West (electoral district)

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Clayton Park West
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Clayton Park West provincial electoral district.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Adegoke Fadare
Progressive Conservative
District created1978
First contested 1978
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Electors 17,712 [1]
Area (km²)9
Census division(s) Halifax Regional Municipality

Clayton Park West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Contents

The riding was created in 1978 as Halifax Bedford Basin from a portion of Halifax Cobequid. [2] In 2003, the district lost a northern area to Bedford and was renamed Halifax Clayton Park. Following the 2012 electoral boundary review, the district was renamed Clayton Park West. It gained Birch Cove and Kearney Lake areas from Bedford-Birch Cove and the Kearney Lake area from Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville. It lost the Susies Lake and Quarrie Lake areas to Timberlea-Prospect; the areas south of Mount Saint Vincent University and Lacewood Drive as well as the Washmill Lake Drive area the Fairview-Clayton Park. [3]

Geography

The land area of Clayton Park West is 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi). [4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
Halifax Bedford Basin
Riding created from Halifax Cobequid and Halifax St. Margarets
52nd 1978–1981   Joel Matheson Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981–1984
54th 1984–1988
55th 1988–1993
56th 1993–1998   Gerry Fogarty Liberal
57th 1998–1999
58th 1999–2003   Mary Ann McGrath Progressive Conservative
Halifax Clayton Park
59th 2003–2006   Diana Whalen Liberal
60th 2006–2009
61st 2009–2013
Clayton Park West
62nd 2013–2017   Diana Whalen Liberal
63rd 2017–2021 Rafah DiCostanzo
64th 2021–2024
65th 2024–present   Adegoke Fadare Progressive Conservative

Election results

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Adegoke Fadare 2,09635.45+10.68
New Democratic Wendy Hood-Morris2,01033.99+9.74
Liberal Elizabeth Eustaquio-Domondon1,80730.56-17.04
Total valid votes5,91399.45
Total rejected ballots330.55+0.29
Turnout5,94640.91-11.53
Eligible voters14,536
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +13.86

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Rafah DiCostanzo 3,60347.60+1.97$56,738.05
Progressive Conservative Nargis DeMolitor1,87524.77-1.39$14,590.30
New Democratic Reena Davis1,83624.25+3.41$23,194.34
Green Richard Zurawski2102.77-2.76$200.00
Atlantica Helen Lau460.61-1.22$200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit7,57099.74 $83,815.86
Total rejected ballots200.26
Turnout7,59052.44
Eligible voters14,474
Liberal hold Swing +1.68
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [5]

2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results [6]
PartyVote %
  Liberal 3,31245.63
  Progressive Conservative 1,89926.16
  New Democratic 1,51320.84
  Green 4025.54
  Atlantica 1331.83
2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rafah DiCostanzo4,03546.04-21.44
Progressive Conservative Paul Kimball 2,30426.29+11.31
New Democratic Rana Zaman1,76420.13+2.58
Green Thomas Trappenberg5065.77N/A
Atlantica Jonathan Dean1541.78N/A
Total valid votes8,763100.0  
Total rejected ballots300.34
Turnout8,79349.90
Eligible voters17,620
Liberal hold Swing -16.38
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [7] [8]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Diana Whalen 5,56967.48N/A
  New Democratic Party Blake Wright1,44817.55N/A
  Progressive Conservative Jaime D. Allen1,23614.98N/A

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Clayton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Diana Whalen 5,03049.02%11.70%
New Democratic Linda Power3,92438.24%4.92%
Progressive Conservative Debbie Hum1,08410.56%-16.29%
Green Amanda Hester1721.68%-0.82%
Independent Jonathan Dean510.50%–
Total10,261–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Clayton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Diana Whalen 3,40437.32%-0.40%
New Democratic Linda Power3,04033.33%7.13%
Progressive Conservative Mary Ann McGrath 2,45026.86%-7.51%
Green Sheila Richardson2282.50%–
Total9,122–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Clayton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Diana Whalen 3,32937.71%9.97%
Progressive Conservative Mary Ann McGrath 3,03434.37%-8.06%
New Democratic Roberta Morrison2,31226.19%-1.66%
Independent Greg Lavern1521.72%–
Total8,827–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Bedford Basin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mary Ann McGrath 4,48942.43%18.54%
New Democratic Errol Gaum2,94627.85%-8.16%
Liberal Jack Hardiman2,93527.74%-12.35%
Nova Scotia Party Janice Lively2091.98%–
Total10,579–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Bedford Basin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gerry Fogarty 4,24640.10%-1.11%
New Democratic Errol Gaum3,81336.01%15.53%
Progressive Conservative Michael Maddalena2,53023.89%-13.74%
Total10,589–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Bedford Basin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gerry Fogarty 4,67641.21%6.13%
Progressive Conservative Joel Matheson 4,27037.63%-7.92%
New Democratic Clarrie MacKinnon 2,32320.47%1.12%
Natural Law Pulkesh Lakhanpal770.68%–
Total11,346–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Bedford Basin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Joel Matheson 6,46245.56%-1.77%
Liberal Penny LaRocque4,97735.09%16.34%
New Democratic John Dunsworth 2,74619.36%-14.57%
Total14,185–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (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.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Bedford Basin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Joel Matheson 5,61347.32%-2.08%
New Democratic Paul Fiander4,02433.93%9.63%
Liberal Alan Weeks2,22418.75%-7.55%
Total11,861–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (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.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Bedford Basin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Joel Matheson 6,08749.41%-4.95%
Liberal John Genik3,24026.30%-8.78%
New Democratic Peter Delefes 2,99324.29%13.73%
Total12,320–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (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.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Bedford Basin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Joel Matheson 6,32554.36%–
Liberal Wilfred Moore4,08135.08%–
New Democratic Tom Orman1,22910.56%–
Total11,635–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (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.

References

  1. ↑ "Financial Return for Candidate; Summary of Election Expenses" (PDF). electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Clayton Park West Constituency History Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Nova Scotia Legislature
  3. ↑ Constituency History - Clayton Park West Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Nova Scotia Legislature
  4. ↑ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia . 12 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

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