Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage

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Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial electoral district.svg
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
District created1993
District abolished2021
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.

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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

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

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
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

2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Barbara Adams 2,68236.40+15.74
Liberal Joyce Treen 2,58535.08-5.54
New Democratic Nancy Jakeman1,75923.87-14.85
Green Rebecca Mosher3434.65+4.65
Total valid votes7,369100.0  
Total rejected ballots300.40
Turnout7,39949.65
Eligible voters14,903
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.64
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [3] [4]
2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Joyce Treen 3,05740.62+25.02
  New Democratic Party Becky Kent 2,91438.72-26.45
  Progressive Conservative Lloyd Jackson1,55520.66+4.76
2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  New Democratic Party Becky Kent 4,40265.17+20.78
  Progressive Conservative Lloyd Jackson1,07415.90-17.73
  Liberal Orest Ulan1,05415.60-1.70
Green Denise Menard2253.33-1.35
2007 Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  New Democratic Party Becky Kent 2,45944.39-20.01
  Progressive Conservative Michael Eddy1,86333.63+14.71
Liberal Kelly Rambeau95817.30+2.07
Green Beverley Woodfield2594.68+2.24
2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Democratic Kevin Deveaux 408664.4
Progressive Conservative Don McIver120118.93
Liberal Brian Churchill90314.23
Green Beverley Woodfield1552.44
2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 New Democratic Party Kevin Deveaux 3,99758.44+19.17
 Progressive ConservativeHarry McInroy1,64123.99-13.36
 LiberalBrian Churchill1,12116.39-6.99
Nova Scotia Party Kailee A. McPherson801.17
1999 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 New Democratic Party Kevin Deveaux 3,72139.27-
 Progressive ConservativeNadune Cooper Mont3,53937.35-
 LiberalColin MacEachern2,21623.38-
1998 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 New Democratic Party Kevin Deveaux 4,41145.73-
 Progressive ConservativeRandy Anstey3,30334.24-
 LiberalLinda DeGrace1,93120.02-
1993 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 Liberal Dennis Richards 4,70248.13-
 Progressive ConservativeJohn Gold3,40934.89-
 New Democratic PartyAsh Shaihk1,50115.36-
 Natural Law PartyHelen Creighton1581.62-

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References

  1. ↑ "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia; August 2019 Report" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Riding History Nova Scotia Legislature
  3. ↑ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

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