Cole Harbour-Dartmouth

Cole Harbour-Dartmouth
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Brad McGowan
Progressive Conservative
District created2019
First contested2024
Demographics
Area (km²)14
Census division(s)Halifax Regional Municipality
Census subdivision(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

Cole Harbour-Dartmouth is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

This riding was created in 2019, following the recommendations of the 2018 Electoral Boundaries Commission.[1] This riding was first contested in the 2021 election.

Geography

The land area of Cole Harbour-Dartmouth is 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following MLAs:

Cole Harbour-Dartmouth
Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage, Cole Harbour-Portland Valley and Dartmouth South
64th 2021–2024     Lorelei Nicoll Liberal
65th 2024–present     Brad McGowan Progressive Conservative

Election results

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brad McGowan 4,243 51.64 +21.90
New Democratic Kayley Dixon 2,079 25.30 +9.48
Liberal Vishal Bhardwaj 1,894 23.05 -29.19
Total valid votes 8,216 99.46
Total rejected ballots 45 0.54
Turnout 8,261 49.45 -11.58
Eligible voters 16,707
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +25.54

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Lorelei Nicoll 5,144 52.24 +11.16 $34,630.97
Progressive Conservative Karina Sanford 2,929 29.75 -1.43 $29,376.03
New Democratic Melody Pentland 1,558 15.82 -7.97 $28,869.80
Green Rana Zaman 215 2.18 -1.37 $3,686.54
Total valid votes/expense limit 9,846 99.62 – $92,404.43
Total rejected ballots 38 0.38
Turnout 9,884 61.03
Eligible voters 16,196
Liberal notional hold Swing +6.30
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]

2017 redistributed results

2017 provincial election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 2,743 41.08
  Progressive Conservative 2,082 31.18
  New Democratic 1,589 23.80
  Green 237 3.55
  Atlantica 26 0.39

References

  1. ^ Dodds, Collin (April 2019). "Balancing effective representation with voter parity" (PDF). Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral District Information". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "41st Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. ^ "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 2 August 2021.