Halifax Cornwallis

Last updated February 15, 2024

Halifax Cornwallis was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1967 to 1993.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This electoral district elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature	Years		Party
55th	1988-1993	Terry Donahoe	Progressive Conservative
54th	1984-1988
53rd	1981-1984
52nd	1978-1981
51st	1974-1978	George M. Mitchell	Liberal
50th	1970-1974	George M. Mitchell	Liberal
49th	1967-1970	Richard A. Donahoe	Progressive Conservative

Election results

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Donahoe	5,458	56.39%	–
	Liberal	Clarence L. Gosse	4,221	43.61%	–
Total			9,679	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George M. Mitchell	5,323	53.72%	10.11%
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Donahoe	3,891	39.27%	-17.12%
	New Democratic	Barrett D. Halderman	694	7.00%	–
Total			9,908	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George M. Mitchell	5,391	47.52%	-6.21%
	Progressive Conservative	George Cooper	3,833	33.79%	-5.49%
	New Democratic	Muriel Duckworth	2,121	18.70%	11.69%
Total			11,345	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Donahoe	4,446	45.51%	11.72%
	Liberal	George Murphy	3,104	31.77%	-15.75%
	New Democratic	Muriel Duckworth	2,220	22.72%	4.03%
Total			9,770	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (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.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Donahoe	4,927	46.79%	1.28%
	Liberal	Dean Salsman	2,867	27.22%	-4.55%
	New Democratic	Michael Coyle	2,737	25.99%	3.27%
Total			10,531	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (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.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Donahoe	5,273	47.80%	1.02%
	New Democratic	Tim Hill	3,005	27.24%	1.25%
	Liberal	Dale Godsoe	2,753	24.96%	-2.27%
Total			11,031	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (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.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Donahoe	4,195	39.91%	-7.89%
	Liberal	Liz Crocker	4,013	38.18%	13.22%
	New Democratic	Allan O'Brien	2,304	21.92%	-5.32%
Total			10,512	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (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.

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