Preston-Dartmouth

Preston-Dartmouth
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
District created	2012
District abolished	2021
Last contested	2017
Demographics
Electors	10,720
Area (km²)	158.00
Census division(s)	Halifax Regional Municipality

Last updated February 07, 2024

Preston-Dartmouth was 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 as Dartmouth-Preston, with 100 per cent of the former district of Preston, 10 per cent of the former district of Cole Harbour, 9 per cent of the district of Dartmouth East and 3 per cent of the district of Eastern Shore. A private member's bill in May 2013 changed the name to Preston-Dartmouth.^[1] It was redistributed prior to the 2021 election into the re-created Preston district, as well as small parts that went to Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, Eastern Shore and Cole Harbour.

The district included part of the Westphal area from the former district of Cole Harbour and the Ross Road area from the Eastern Shore district. The western part of the district included the area north of Main Street and east of Caledonia Road, until Geovex Court. The former district of Preston, which took in areas of suburban affluence and rural poverty, was created in 1993 to give black Nova Scotians a better chance of representation in the legislature. Approximately one third of the district's residents were black. It included historically important black communities at North Preston, East Preston and Cherrybrook. Many people in this riding worked in Metro Halifax in the trade and service sectors.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
63rd	2017–2021		Keith Colwell	Liberal
62nd	2013–2017		Keith Colwell	Liberal

Election results

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Colwell	2,572	51.33	-7.06
	New Democratic	Shelley Fashan	1,113	22.21	-9.67
	Progressive Conservative	Irvine Carvery	1,105	22.05	+12.33
	Green	Aaron Alexander	221	4.41
Total valid votes			5,011	99.23
Total rejected ballots			39	0.77	-0.61
Turnout			5,050	44.28	-8.62
Eligible voters			11,404
	Liberal hold		Swing		+1.30
Source: Elections Nova Scotia ^[2]^[3]

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Colwell	3,326	58.39	+19.55
	New Democratic	André Cain	1,816	31.88	-6.51
	Progressive Conservative	Andrew J. Mecke	554	9.73	-11.64
Total valid votes			5,696	98.61
Total rejected ballots			80	1.39
Turnout			5,776	52.90
Eligible voters			10,918
	Liberal hold		Swing		+13.03

2009 provincial election redistributed results^[4]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	2,242	38.84
	New Democratic	2,216	38.39
	Progressive Conservative	1,233	21.36
	Green	81	1.40

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References

↑ "Bill 71, 5th Session, 61st General Assembly, Nova Scotia" . Retrieved 20 August 2013.
↑ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
↑ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
↑ Re-distributed Vote Counts Based on Provincial General Election June 2009 and Subsequent By-Elections

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[1] "Bill 71, 5th Session, 61st General Assembly, Nova Scotia" . Retrieved 20 August 2013.

[2] "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[3] "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[4] Re-distributed Vote Counts Based on Provincial General Election June 2009 and Subsequent By-Elections

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