Eastern Shore (electoral district)

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

Eastern Shore
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Kent Smith
Progressive Conservative
District created1967
First contested1967
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)15,720
Electors11,765
Area (km²)2,252
Pop. density (per km²)7
Census division(s)Halifax County
Census subdivision(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

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:

Legislature Years Member Party
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 general election

1967 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Eastern Shore
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDuncan MacMillan4,20149.48%
Progressive ConservativeNelson Gaetz3,68243.36%
New DemocraticJames Yetman6087.16%
Total 8,491
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 general election

1970 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Eastern Shore
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlexander Garnet Brown5,58558.09%8.62%
Progressive ConservativeMurray E. Ritcey4,02941.91%-1.46%
Total 9,614
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 general election

1974 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Eastern Shore
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlexander Garnet Brown6,43752.90%-5.20%
Progressive ConservativeHanson D. Josey4,20534.56%-7.35%
New DemocraticJohn T. Kennedy1,52712.55%
Total 12,169
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 general election

1978 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Eastern Shore
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom McInnis5,29854.28%19.72%
LiberalAlexander Garnet Brown3,91140.07%-12.83%
New DemocraticDaniel Matheson5525.66%-6.89%
Total 9,761
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 general election

1981 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Eastern Shore
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom McInnis5,63959.32%5.04%
LiberalAngus MacNeil2,30224.22%-15.85%
New DemocraticBruce Beasley1,56516.46%10.81%
Total 9,506
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 general election

1984 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Eastern Shore
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom McInnis5,39562.74%3.42%
LiberalPaul MacKenzie2,15125.01%0.80%
New DemocraticKevin Wilson1,05312.25%-4.22%
Total 8,599
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 general election

1988 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Eastern Shore
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom McInnis5,76254.01%-8.73%
LiberalEric Hill3,81035.71%10.70%
New DemocraticDavid Noseworthy1,09710.28%-1.96%
Total 10,669
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 general election

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKeith Colwell3,76043.46%7.75%
Progressive ConservativeTom McInnis3,52340.72%-13.29%
New DemocraticGary Moore1,36915.82%5.54%
Total 8,652
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 general election

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKeith Colwell3,29938.49%-4.97%
New DemocraticDarren Richard2,80132.68%16.85%
Progressive ConservativeGreg Brown2,47228.84%-11.88%
Total 8,572
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999 general election

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Dooks3,63741.85%13.01%
LiberalKeith Colwell2,69531.01%-7.47%
New DemocraticMary-Alice Tzagarakis1,97022.67%-10.01%
Nova Scotia PartyJack Friis3884.46%
Total 8,690
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003 general election

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Dooks3,07345.02%3.17%
New DemocraticSid Prest2,42735.56%12.89%
LiberalRufus Carter1,32619.43%-11.59%
Total 6,826
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006 general election

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Dooks3,23245.93%0.91%
New DemocraticSid Prest2,87140.80%5.24%
LiberalJudith Cabrita74610.60%-8.82%
GreenElizabeth van Dreunen1882.67%
Total 7,037
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009 general election

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticSid Prest3,62849.22%8.42%
Progressive ConservativeBill Dooks2,55734.69%-11.24%
LiberalLoretta Day Halleran99213.46%2.86%
GreenMichael Marshall1942.63%-0.04%
Total 7,371
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013 general election

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Kevin Murphy 3,770 52.99 -39.53
  New Democratic Party Sid Prest 1,922 27.01 -22.21
  Progressive Conservative Steve Brine 1,423 20.00 -14.69
Total valid votes 7,115100.00
Total rejected ballots 660.92
Turnout 7,18159.60
Eligible voters 11,988

2017 general election

2017 provincial election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote  %
  Liberal3,34539.75
  Progressive Conservative2,61831.11
  New Democratic2,07524.66
  Green2332.77
  Independent1451.72
2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKevin Murphy2,52737.71-15.28
Progressive ConservativePatricia Auchnie2,02430.20+10.20
New DemocraticDevin Ashley1,78026.56-0.45
GreenAndy Berry2213.30
IndependentRandy Carter1492.22
Total valid votes 6,701100.00
Total rejected ballots 220.33-0.59
Turnout 6,72354.20-5.71
Eligible voters 12,405
Liberal hold Swing -12.74
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6][7]

2021 general election

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKent Smith4,26445.82+14.71
LiberalKevin Murphy3,16934.06-5.69
New DemocraticDeirdre Dwyer1,61817.39-7.27
GreenCheryl Atkinson2542.73-0.04
Total valid votes 9,30599.44
Total rejected ballots 520.56
Turnout 9,35756.92
Eligible voters 16,438
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.20
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[8]

References

  1. Eastern Shore - Constituency History 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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