Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank

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Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank provincial electoral district.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Brian Wong
Progressive Conservative
District created2003
First contested 2003
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Population (2011)22,348
Electors 13,309
Area (km²)299
Pop. density (per km²)74.7
Census division Halifax County
Census subdivision Halifax Regional Municipality

Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Contents

It was created in 2003 from Bedford-Fall River and Sackville-Beaver Bank. In 2013, it lost a portion of Beaver Bank to Sackville and the Portobello area to Dartmouth East. [1]

Geography

Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank covers 299 km2 (115 sq mi) of land. [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
LegislatureYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Bedford-Fall River and Sackville-Beaver Bank
59th 2003–2006   Gary Hines Progressive Conservative
60th 2006–2009   Percy Paris New Democratic
61st 2009–2013
62nd 2013–2017   Bill Horne Liberal
63rd 2017–2021
64th 2021–2024   Brian Wong Progressive Conservative
65th 2024–present

Election results

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Brian Wong 4,65356.70+16.32
Liberal Elizabeth Booth1,63519.92-16.44
New Democratic Donna McCarthy1,57519.19+2.98
Green Anthony Edmonds3444.19-2.13
Total valid votes8,207
Total rejected ballots36
Turnout8,24445.20
Eligible voters18,237
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [3]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Brian Wong 3,93840.38+3.02$33,476.85
Liberal Marni Tuttle3,54636.36-0.74$36,707.22
New Democratic Christina McCarron1,58116.21-2.86$35,608.26
Green Anthony Edmonds6176.33-0.06$5,170.04
Atlantica Shawn Whitford710.73+0.63$200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit9,75399.86$98,713.68
Total rejected ballots140.14
Turnout9,76756.55
Eligible voters17,272
Progressive Conservative notional hold Swing +1.88
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [4] [5]

2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results [6]
PartyVote%
  Progressive Conservative 3,45337.51
  Liberal 3,42937.26
  New Democratic 1,76319.15
  Green 5905.98
  Atlantica 90.10
2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Horne 3,16037.94-5.15
Progressive Conservative Dan McNaughton3,09537.16+5.45
New Democratic Trevor Sanipass1,56718.82-6.20
Green Anthony Edmonds5066.08
Total valid votes8,328100
Total rejected ballots430.51
Turnout8,37156.02
Eligible voters14,944
Liberal hold Swing -5.30
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [7] [8]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Horne 3,58843.0918.18
Progressive Conservative Brian Wong 2,64031.7113.26
New Democratic Percy Paris 2,09825.20-29.27
Total8,326
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2013). 39th Provincial General Election, October 8, 2013: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Percy Paris 5,00754.478.08
Liberal Bill Horne 2,29024.9113.76
Progressive Conservative Gary Hines 1,69618.45-21.72
Green Damon Loomer1992.16-0.12
Total9,192
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Percy Paris 3,78246.3913.08
Progressive Conservative Gary Hines 3,27540.172.51
Liberal Thomas Deal90911.15-15.71
Green William Lang1862.28
Total8,152
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gary Hines 3,14137.67
New Democratic Percy Paris 2,77833.31
Liberal David E. Merrigan2,24026.86
Nova Scotia Party Heather Sawyers941.13
Marijuana Alex Neron861.03
Total8,339
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

See also

References

  1. Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
  2. "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. pp. 278–279. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  4. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia . Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  5. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia . Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  6. "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 19 August 2021.
  7. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2017). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2018). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia . Retrieved 1 February 2026.