Sackville-Cobequid
Sackville—Cobequid is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1978 | ||
| First contested | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 19,307 | ||
| Electors | 15,318 | ||
| Area (km²) | 19 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,016.2 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax RM | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Halifax RM | ||
The riding was created in 1978 when the former district of Halifax Cobequid was redistributed. In 1993 the name was changed to Sackville-Cobequid and it gained the Lakeview area from Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley and lost an area north of Beaverbank Road to Sackville-Beaver Bank. In 2003, there were minor changes made to the ridings northern boundary along Second Lake. In 2013, this district lost a small area along its northwestern edge to the new constituency of Sackville-Beaver Bank.[1]
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2019 is Steve Craig of the Progressive Conservative party (PC), having succeeded longtime MLA Dave Wilson of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP), who served from 2003 until resigning[2] on November 16, 2018, triggering a by-election which Craig won.
Geography
The land area of Sackville-Cobequid is 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi).[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Malcolm A. MacKay | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | John Holm | New Democratic Party | |
| 55th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | |||
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Dave Wilson | ||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 63rd | 2017–2018 | |||
| 2019–2021 | Steve Craig | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 64th | 2021-Present | |||
Election results
1978 general election
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Malcolm A. MacKay | 5,247 | 50.89% | – | ||||
| Liberal | George Doucet | 3,554 | 34.47% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Doug MacDonald | 990 | 9.60% | – | ||||
| Independent | Evan Morgan | 519 | 5.03% | – | ||||
| Total | 10,310 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville" (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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Malcolm A. MacKay | 4,687 | 42.55% | -8.34% | ||||
| Liberal | Murdock MacKay | 3,478 | 31.58% | -2.89% | ||||
| New Democratic | John Holm | 2,849 | 25.87% | 16.26% | ||||
| Total | 11,014 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville" (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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | John Holm | 4,555 | 40.26% | 14.39% | ||||
| Liberal | Bill MacDonald | 3,763 | 33.26% | 1.68% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Malcolm A. MacKay | 2,997 | 26.49% | -16.07% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 11,315 | 99.37 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 72 | 0.63 | ||||||
| Turnout | 11,387 | 63.75 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,862 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville" (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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | John Holm | 5,430 | 36.15% | -4.10% | ||||
| Liberal | Bruce Stephen | 4,816 | 32.06% | -1.19% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Grace | 4,774 | 31.78% | 5.30% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,020 | 99.62 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 57 | 0.38 | -0.25 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,077 | 75.06 | +11.31 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 20,086 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -1.46 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville" (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 | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | John Holm | 5,044 | 47.97% | 11.81% | ||||
| Liberal | Don Boutilier | 3,159 | 30.04% | -2.02% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Mansfield | 2,313 | 22.00% | -9.79% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,516 | 99.53 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 50 | 0.47 | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,566 | 73.88 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,301 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville-Cobequid" (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 | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | John Holm | 5,909 | 62.71% | 14.74% | ||||
| Liberal | Jack Brill | 2,131 | 22.61% | -7.43% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Batherson | 1,383 | 14.68% | -7.32% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,423 | 99.71 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 27 | 0.29 | -0.19 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,450 | 67.26 | -6.62 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,050 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +11.08 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville-Cobequid" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999 general election
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | John Holm | 4,787 | 56.57% | -6.14% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wade Marshall | 2,440 | 28.83% | 14.16% | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin Perkins | 1,235 | 14.59% | -8.02% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,462 | 99.31 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 59 | 0.69 | +0.41 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,521 | 63.93 | -3.33 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,329 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -10.15 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville-Cobequid" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003 general election
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Dave Wilson | 3,881 | 45.39% | -11.18% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Giannakos | 2,426 | 28.37% | -0.46% | ||||
| Liberal | Bob Harvey | 2,147 | 25.11% | 10.51% | ||||
| Marijuana | Michael D. Patriquen | 97 | 1.13% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,551 | 99.74 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.26 | -0.44 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,573 | 59.11 | -4.82 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,504 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -5.36 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville-Cobequid" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006 general election
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Dave Wilson | 4,477 | 54.50% | 9.12% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Craig | 2,499 | 30.42% | 2.05% | ||||
| Liberal | David Major | 1,051 | 12.80% | -12.31% | ||||
| Green | Elizabeth Nicolson | 187 | 2.28% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,214 | 99.74 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.26 | -0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,235 | 57.40 | -1.71 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,347 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.53 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville-Cobequid" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009 general election
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Dave Wilson | 5,120 | 65.34% | 10.83% | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Hemming | 1,548 | 19.75% | 6.96% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jessica Alexander | 976 | 12.46% | -17.97% | ||||
| Green | Ian Charles | 192 | 2.45% | 0.17% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,836 | 99.57 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.43 | +0.18 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,870 | 52.88 | -4.52 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,882 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +1.94 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville-Cobequid" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2013 general election
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Dave Wilson | 2,983 | 38.45 | -26.89 | ||||
| Liberal | Graham Cameron | 2,898 | 37.35 | +17.60 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter MacIsaac | 1,651 | 21.28 | +8.82 | ||||
| Green | John Percy | 227 | 2.93 | +0.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,759 | 99.26 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 58 | 0.74 | +0.31 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,817 | 52.63 | -0.25 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,853 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -22.24 | ||||||
2017 general election
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Dave Wilson | 3,465 | 44.17 | +5.73 | ||||
| Liberal | Michel Hindlet | 2,038 | 25.98 | -11.37 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Giannakos | 1,991 | 25.38 | +4.10 | ||||
| Green | Tanner Montgomery | 262 | 3.34 | +0.41 | ||||
| Atlantica | Cathy Morgan | 88 | 1.12 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,844 | 99.59 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.41 | -0.34 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,876 | 50.95 | -1.67 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 15,457 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +8.55 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5] | ||||||||
2019 by-election
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, June 18, 2019 Resignation of Dave Wilson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Craig | 2,655 | 42.04 | +16.65 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lara Fawthrop | 2,472 | 39.14 | -5.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Michel Hindlet | 658 | 10.42 | -15.56 | ||||
| Green | Anthony Edmonds | 488 | 7.73 | +4.39 | ||||
| Atlantica | David F. Boyd | 43 | 0.68 | -0.44 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,316 | 99.68 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.32 | -0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,336 | 41.75 | -9.21 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 15,177 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +10.84 | ||||||
2021 general election
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Craig | 3,426 | 43.33 | +1.29 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lara Fawthrop | 2,577 | 32.59 | -6.55 | ||||
| Liberal | Mary LeRoy | 1,701 | 21.51 | +11.09 | ||||
| Green | Ian Dawson | 203 | 2.57 | -5.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,907 | 99.76 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.24 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,926 | 51.74 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,318 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +3.92 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6] | ||||||||
References
- Sackville-Cobequid Riding History Nova Scotia Legislature
- Laroche, Jean (November 16, 2018). "Dave Wilson steps down as MLA for Sackville-Cobequid". CBC. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "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 July 17, 2021.
- "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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