Halifax_Atlantic
Halifax Atlantic
Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax Atlantic is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Quick Facts Nova Scotia electoral district, Provincial electoral district ...
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1967 | ||
| First contested | 1967 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 21,297 | ||
| Electors | 13,518 | ||
| Area (km²) | 158 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 134.8 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
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The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Brendan Maguire of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.
It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, just south of the Halifax peninsula. It includes Spryfield, Herring Cove, Sambro, and Harrietsfield.
The land area of Halifax Atlantic is 158 km2 (61 sq mi).[1]
Population: 21,360 (2003)
Avg. Income: $27,570 (2003)
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
More information Legislature, Years ...
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | 2024-Present | Brendan Maguire | Progressive Conservative | |
| 2021-2024 | Liberal | |||
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Michèle Raymond | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | Robert Chisholm | New Democratic | |
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | |||
| 55th | 1991-1993 | |||
| 1988-1990 | John Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | |||
| 49th | 1967-1970 | |||
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1967
More information 1967 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 4,507 | 53.74% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Percy Baker | 3,556 | 42.40% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Charles Grineault | 324 | 3.86% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,387 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
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1970
More information 1970 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 5,284 | 54.66% | 0.92% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Hayes | 3,786 | 39.16% | -3.23% | ||||
| New Democratic | Charles Grineault | 597 | 6.18% | 2.31% | ||||
| Total | 9,667 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
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1974
More information 1974 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,229 | 51.06% | -3.60% | ||||
| Liberal | Darrell E. Wentzell | 4,380 | 35.90% | -3.26% | ||||
| New Democratic | Colin Campbell | 1,591 | 13.04% | 6.87% | ||||
| Total | 12,200 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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. | ||||||||
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1978
More information 1978 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,628 | 64.13% | 13.07% | ||||
| Liberal | Jerry F. Blom | 2,303 | 22.28% | -13.62% | ||||
| New Democratic | Susan Holtz | 1,274 | 12.33% | -0.72% | ||||
| Independent | Arthur R. Canning | 131 | 1.27% | – | ||||
| Total | 10,336 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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. | ||||||||
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1981
More information 1981 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,023 | 60.29% | -3.84% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rene Quigley | 2,108 | 21.10% | 8.78% | ||||
| Liberal | Roma J. Aikens | 1,744 | 17.46% | -4.82% | ||||
| Independent | Arthur R. Canning | 115 | 1.15% | -0.12% | ||||
| Total | 9,990 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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. | ||||||||
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1984
More information 1984 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 5,528 | 58.37% | -1.92% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rene Quigley | 1,942 | 20.50% | -0.60% | ||||
| Liberal | David C. Melnick | 1,888 | 19.93% | 2.48% | ||||
| Independent | Arthur R. Canning | 113 | 1.19% | 0.04% | ||||
| Total | 9,471 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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. | ||||||||
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1988
More information 1988 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,284 | 56.33% | -2.03% | ||||
| Liberal | Doug Adams | 2,763 | 24.77% | 4.83% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rene Quigley | 1,976 | 17.71% | -2.79% | ||||
| Independent | Arthur R. Canning | 77 | 0.69% | -0.50% | ||||
| Independent | Emanuel Jannasch | 55 | 0.49% | – | ||||
| Total | 11,155 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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. | ||||||||
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1993
More information 1993 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 4,071 | 37.50% | 19.79% | ||||
| Liberal | Randy Ball | 4,053 | 37.34% | 12.57% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Umlah | 2,731 | 25.16% | -31.17% | ||||
| Total | 10,855 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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. | ||||||||
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1998
More information 1998 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 5,364 | 55.79% | 18.28% | ||||
| Liberal | Darren Watts | 2,818 | 29.31% | -8.03% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jeff Campbell | 1,340 | 13.94% | -11.22% | ||||
| Independent | Golda M. Redden | 93 | 0.97% | – | ||||
| Total | 9,615 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1999
More information 1999 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 4,266 | 48.37% | -7.42% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Cooke | 2,794 | 31.68% | 17.74% | ||||
| Liberal | David Melnick | 1,458 | 16.53% | -12.78% | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Gerald Rodgers | 234 | 2.65% | – | ||||
| Independent | Golda M. Redden | 68 | 0.77% | -0.20% | ||||
| Total | 8,820 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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2003
More information 2003 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Michèle Raymond | 3,327 | 37.40% | -10.97% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Linda Mosher | 2,996 | 33.68% | 2.00% | ||||
| Liberal | Ian MacKinnon | 2,382 | 26.78% | 10.25% | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Gerald Rodgers | 191 | 2.15% | -0.51% | ||||
| Total | 8,896 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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2006
More information 2006 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Michèle Raymond | 4,151 | 49.51% | 12.11% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Cooke | 2,690 | 32.08% | -1.59% | ||||
| Liberal | James Hoskins | 1,281 | 15.28% | -11.50% | ||||
| Green | Rebecca Mosher | 262 | 3.13% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,384 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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2009
More information 2009 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Michèle Raymond | 5,253 | 61.09% | 11.58% | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Hoskins | 2,003 | 23.29% | 8.01% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Phillips | 965 | 11.22% | -20.86% | ||||
| Green | Anthony Rosborough | 378 | 4.40% | 1.27% | ||||
| Total | 8,599 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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2013
More information 2013 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Brendan Maguire | 3,244 | 42.54 | |||||
| New Democratic Party | Tanis Crosby | 2,564 | 33.63 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ryan Brennan | 1,817 | 23.83 | |||||
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2017
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| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Brendan Maguire | 4,219 | 55.48 | +12.94 | ||||
| New Democratic | Trish Keeping | 1,728 | 22.72 | -10.91 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Holland | 1,300 | 17.10 | -6.73 | ||||
| Green | Chelsey Carter | 357 | 4.69 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,604 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,629 | 50.03 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,250 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2][3] | ||||||||
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2021
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| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Brendan Maguire | 4,213 | 55.22 | -0.26 | $45,253.75 | |||
| New Democratic | Shauna Hatt | 1,740 | 22.81 | +0.09 | $34,341.09 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tim Cranston | 1,493 | 19.57 | +2.47 | $34,168.26 | |||
| Green | Sarah Weston | 183 | 2.40 | -2.29 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,629 | 99.70 | – | $92,718.64 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.30 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,652 | 47.27 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,188 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.18 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4] | ||||||||
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- "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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- CBC nova scotia riding profile
- June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results
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