Eastern Shore (electoral district)

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Eastern Shore
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Eastern Shore provincial electoral district.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Kent Smith
Progressive Conservative
District created1967
First contested 1967
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)15,720
Electors 11,765
Area (km²)2,252
Pop. density (per km²)7
Census division(s) Halifax County
Census subdivision(s) Halifax Regional Municipality

Eastern Shore is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Contents

In 1967, the district was created as Halifax Eastern Shore out of Halifax East and part of Halifax County Dartmouth. Upon the recommendations of the 1992 Electoral Boundaries Commission report, the district name was changed to Eastern Shore and it gained the Upper Lawrencetown area from Cole Harbour. In 2003, it gained an area on its western boundary from Dartmouth-Cole Harbour and lost an area on its eastern boundary to Guysborough-Sheet Harbour. In 2013, the district lost the Ross Road area to Preston-Dartmouth. [1]

It is known as a bellwether district, having elected a government representative in every election since 1970. [2] [3]

Geography

The land area of Eastern Shore is 2,252 km2 (870 sq mi). [4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
50th 1967-1969 Duncan MacMillan Liberal
1969-1970 Alexander Garnet Brown
51st 1970-1974
52nd 1974-1978
53rd 1978-1981 Tom McInnis Progressive Conservative
54th 1981-1984
55th 1984-1988
56th 1988-1993
57th 1993-1999 Keith Colwell Liberal
58th 1999-2003 Bill Dooks Progressive Conservative
59th 2003-2006
60th 2006-2009
61st 2009-2013 Sid Prest New Democratic
62nd 2013-2017 Kevin Murphy Liberal
63rd 2017–2021
64th 2021-Present Kent Smith Progressive Conservative

Election results

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Eastern Shore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Duncan MacMillan 4,20149.48%–
Progressive Conservative Nelson Gaetz 3,68243.36%–
New Democratic James Yetman6087.16%–
Total8,491–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Eastern Shore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Garnet Brown 5,58558.09%8.62%
Progressive Conservative Murray E. Ritcey4,02941.91%-1.46%
Total9,614–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election : Halifax Eastern Shore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Garnet Brown 6,43752.90%-5.20%
Progressive Conservative Hanson D. Josey4,20534.56%-7.35%
New Democratic John T. Kennedy1,52712.55%–
Total12,169–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 : Halifax Eastern Shore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tom McInnis 5,29854.28%19.72%
Liberal Alexander Garnet Brown 3,91140.07%-12.83%
New Democratic Daniel Matheson5525.66%-6.89%
Total9,761–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 : Halifax Eastern Shore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tom McInnis 5,63959.32%5.04%
Liberal Angus MacNeil2,30224.22%-15.85%
New Democratic Bruce Beasley1,56516.46%10.81%
Total9,506–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 : Halifax Eastern Shore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tom McInnis 5,39562.74%3.42%
Liberal Paul MacKenzie2,15125.01%0.80%
New Democratic Kevin Wilson1,05312.25%-4.22%
Total8,599–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 : Halifax Eastern Shore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tom McInnis 5,76254.01%-8.73%
Liberal Eric Hill3,81035.71%10.70%
New Democratic David Noseworthy1,09710.28%-1.96%
Total10,669–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Colwell 3,76043.46%7.75%
Progressive Conservative Tom McInnis 3,52340.72%-13.29%
New Democratic Gary Moore1,36915.82%5.54%
Total8,652–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Colwell 3,29938.49%-4.97%
New Democratic Darren Richard2,80132.68%16.85%
Progressive Conservative Greg Brown2,47228.84%-11.88%
Total8,572–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Dooks 3,63741.85%13.01%
Liberal Keith Colwell 2,69531.01%-7.47%
New Democratic Mary-Alice Tzagarakis1,97022.67%-10.01%
Nova Scotia Party Jack Friis3884.46%–
Total8,690–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Dooks 3,07345.02%3.17%
New Democratic Sid Prest 2,42735.56%12.89%
Liberal Rufus Carter1,32619.43%-11.59%
Total6,826–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Dooks 3,23245.93%0.91%
New Democratic Sid Prest 2,87140.80%5.24%
Liberal Judith Cabrita74610.60%-8.82%
Green Elizabeth van Dreunen1882.67%–
Total7,037–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Sid Prest 3,62849.22%8.42%
Progressive Conservative Bill Dooks 2,55734.69%-11.24%
Liberal Loretta Day Halleran99213.46%2.86%
Green Michael Marshall1942.63%-0.04%
Total7,371–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Kevin Murphy 3,77052.99-39.53
  New Democratic Party Sid Prest 1,92227.01-22.21
  Progressive Conservative Steve Brine1,42320.00-14.69
Total valid votes7,115100.00
Total rejected ballots660.92
Turnout7,18159.60
Eligible voters11,988

2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results [5]
PartyVote %
  Liberal 3,34539.75
  Progressive Conservative 2,61831.11
  New Democratic 2,07524.66
  Green 2332.77
 Independent1451.72
2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kevin Murphy 2,52737.71-15.28
Progressive Conservative Patricia Auchnie2,02430.20+10.20
New Democratic Devin Ashley1,78026.56-0.45
Green Andy Berry2213.30
Independent Randy Carter1492.22
Total valid votes6,701100.00
Total rejected ballots220.33-0.59
Turnout6,72354.20-5.71
Eligible voters12,405
Liberal hold Swing -12.74
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [6] [7]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kent Smith 4,26445.82+14.71
Liberal Kevin Murphy3,16934.06-5.69
New Democratic Deirdre Dwyer1,61817.39-7.27
Green Cheryl Atkinson2542.73-0.04
Total valid votes 9,30599.44
Total rejected ballots520.56
Turnout9,35756.92
Eligible voters 16,438
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.20
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Eastern Shore - Constituency History Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Nova Scotia Legislature
  2. ↑ Eastern Shore bellwether a focus for Nova Scotia election CBC News - October 3, 2013
  3. ↑ A bellwether of success Halifax Chronicle Herald - September 22, 2013
  4. ↑ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "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 2021-07-17. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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