Fairview-Clayton Park

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Fairview-Clayton Park
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Fairview-Clayton Park provincial electoral district.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Patricia Arab
Liberal
District created2012
First contested 2013
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors 17,380
Area (km²)6
Census division(s) Halifax Regional Municipality

Fairview-Clayton Park is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 45 per cent of the former district of Halifax Fairview, 39 per cent of the former district of Halifax Clayton Park and 10 per cent of Halifax Chebucto.

Contents

The riding is primarily residential, containing new single-family homes and high-density apartment complexes favoured by people moving into the city for the first time.

Geography

The land area of Fairview-Clayton Park is 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi). [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Fairview-Clayton Park
LegislatureYearsMemberParty
62nd 2013–2017   Patricia Arab Liberal
63rd 2017–2021
64th 2021–Present

Election results

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Patricia Arab 2,89238.51-1.67$51,400.74
New Democratic Joanne Hussey2,78737.11+8.00$56,136.21
Progressive Conservative Nicole Mosher1,67822.34-3.30$44,280.70
Green Sheila Richardson1532.04-3.03$200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit7,51099.55$91,386.96
Total rejected ballots340.45
Turnout7,54447.17
Eligible voters 15,992
Liberal hold Swing -4.83
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [2]
2017 provincial election redistributed results [3]
PartyVote %
  Liberal 2,66240.18
  New Democratic 1,92929.11
  Progressive Conservative 1,69925.64
  Green 3365.07
2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Patricia Arab 2,92539.90-6.73
New Democratic Joanne Hussey2,10928.77-2.37
Progressive Conservative Paul Beasant1,83925.09+3.59
Green Charlene Boyce3765.12+1.34
Total valid votes7,330100
Total rejected ballots350.48
Turnout8,79341.90%
Eligible voters20,985
Liberal hold Swing -2.18
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [4] [5]
2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Patricia Arab 336946.63
  New Democratic Party Abad Khan225031.14
  Progressive Conservative Travis Price129417.91
Green Raland Kinley1762.44
  Independent Katie Campbell1361.88

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