Dartmouth East

Dartmouth East
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Tim Halman
Progressive Conservative
District created1978
First contested1978
Last contested2024
Demographics
Population (2016[1])23,264
Electors13,788
Area (km²)21.00
Pop. density (per km²)1,107.8
Census division(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

Dartmouth East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is located in the community of Dartmouth, in the urban area of Halifax.

In 1978, the district was created to provide for an increase in representation of six members and in 2003, it lost a northern area to Waverley-Fall River and gained an area in Woodlawn. In 2013, following the recommendations of the Electoral Boundaries Commission report, it gained the Montebello area from Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank and lost the area east of Bell Lake to Cole Harbour-Portland Valley and lost the area north of Main Street and east of Caledonia Road until Geovex Court to Preston-Dartmouth.[2]

Geography

This riding is approximately 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) in landmass.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Dartmouth East
Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Dartmouth North and Dartmouth South
52nd 1978–1981     Richard L. Weldon Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981–1984
54th 1984–1988     Jim Smith Liberal
55th 1988–1993
56th 1993–1998
57th 1998–1999
58th 1999–2003
59th 2003–2006     Joan Massey New Democratic
60th 2006–2009
61st 2009–2013     Andrew Younger Liberal
62nd 2013–2015
2015–2017     Independent
63rd 2017–2021     Tim Halman Progressive Conservative
64th 2021–2024
65th 2024–present

Election results

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Richard L. Weldon 5,098 53.02% –
Liberal Barbara Hart 3,488 36.27% –
New Democratic Gabriel Des Rochers 1,030 10.71% –
Total 9,616 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Richard L. Weldon 4,253 42.51% -10.50%
Liberal Jim Smith 3,351 33.50% -2.78%
New Democratic Geral Legere 2,400 23.99% 13.28%
Total 10,004 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Smith 4,004 43.70% 10.20%
Progressive Conservative Richard L. Weldon 3,101 33.84% -8.67%
New Democratic Gerry Legere 2,058 22.46% -1.53%
Total 9,163 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Smith 5,193 42.98% -0.72%
Progressive Conservative Jack Greenough 4,940 40.88% 7.04%
New Democratic Maureen Vine 1,950 16.14% -6.32%
Total 12,083 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Smith 4,912 55.53% 12.56%
Progressive Conservative Gwen Haliburton 2,429 27.46% -13.42%
New Democratic Owen Hertzman 1,504 17.00% 0.87%
Total 8,845 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Smith 3,326 40.92% -14.62%
New Democratic Viola Huntington 2,954 36.34% 19.34%
Progressive Conservative Ralph Hawley 1,849 22.75% -4.72%
Total 8,129 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Smith 2,975 37.39% -3.53%
Progressive Conservative Terry Degen 2,710 34.06% 11.31%
New Democratic Heather Henderson 2,272 28.55% -7.79%
Total 7,957 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Joan Massey 3,272 36.65% 8.10%
Progressive Conservative Terry Degen 3,107 34.80% 0.75%
Liberal Debra Barlow 2,321 26.00% -11.39%
Marijuana Hugo St-Onge 101 1.13% –
Nova Scotia Party Scott Anderson 98 1.10% –
Independent Sebastien Theriault 28 0.31% –
Total 8,927 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Joan Massey 3,822 43.22% 6.56%
Progressive Conservative Jim Cormier 2,942 33.27% -1.54%
Liberal Tracey Devereaux 1,842 20.83% -5.17%
Green Elizabeth Perry 238 2.69% –
Total 8,844 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Younger 4,133 45.43% 24.60%
New Democratic Joan Massey 3,908 42.95% -0.26%
Progressive Conservative Bert Thompson 873 9.60% -23.67%
Green Anna Mukpo 184 2.02% -0.67%
Total 9,098 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Andrew Younger 5,469 63.85 +18.76
  New Democratic Party Deborah M. Stover 1,929 22.52 -20.69
  Progressive Conservative Mike M. MacDonnell 1,167 13.63 +3.97

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tim Halman 3,309 41.15 +27.52
Liberal Edgar Burns 3,118 38.78 -25.07
New Democratic Bill McEwen 964 11.99 -10.53
Green Matthew Richey 650 8.08
Total valid votes 8,041 99.36
Total rejected ballots 52 0.64
Turnout 8,093 54.84
Eligible voters 14,758
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +26.30
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Tim Halman 3,260 38.99 -2.16 $37,157.69
Liberal D'Arcy Poultney 2,900 34.68 -4.10 $38,011.92
New Democratic Tyler J. Colbourne 1,974 23.61 +11.62 $27,154.74
Green Sara Adams 187 2.24 -5.84 $500.82
Atlantica Chris Bowie 41 0.49 $200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 8,362 99.67 – $85,132.57
Total rejected ballots 28 0.33
Turnout 8,390 57.44
Eligible voters 14,607
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.97
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6]

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tim Halman 3,282 45.5%
New Democratic Holly Fraughton 2,210 30.7%
Liberal Stacy Chesnutt 1,718 23.8%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 7,210
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7]

References

  1. ^ "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia; August 2019 Report" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ Dartmouth East - Constituency History Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Nova Scotia Legislature
  3. ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  7. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865515/nova-scotia-election-2024-dartmouth-east/