Cole Harbour-Dartmouth

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Cole Harbour-Dartmouth
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Lorelei Nicoll
Liberal
District created2019
First contested 2021
Demographics
Area (km²)14
Census division(s) Halifax Regional Municipality
Census subdivision(s) Halifax Regional Municipality

Cole Harbour-Dartmouth is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Contents

This riding was created in 2019, following the recommendations of the 2018 Electoral Boundaries Commission. [1] This riding was first contested in the 2021 election.

Geography

The land area of Cole Harbour-Dartmouth is 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi). [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following MLAs:

Cole Harbour-Dartmouth
LegislatureYearsMemberParty
Riding created
64th 2021–present   Lorelei Nicoll Liberal

Election results

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lorelei Nicoll 5,14452.24+11.16
Progressive Conservative Karina Sanford2,92929.75-1.43
New Democratic Melody Pentland1,55815.82-7.98
Green Rana Zaman2152.18-1.37
Total valid votes9,84699.62
Total rejected ballots380.38
Turnout9,88461.62
Eligible voters16,040
Liberal notional hold Swing +6.30
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [3]

2017 redistributed results

2017 provincial election redistributed results [4]
PartyVote %
  Liberal 2,74341.08
  Progressive Conservative 2,08231.18
  New Democratic 1,58923.80
  Green 2373.55
  Atlantica 260.39

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References

  1. Dodds, Collin (April 2019). "Balancing effective representation with voter parity" (PDF). Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "Electoral District Information". Elections Nova Scotia . Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. "Elections NS - Election Night Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. "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 2 August 2021.