Dartmouth North

Dartmouth North
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Susan Leblanc
New Democratic
District created1967
First contested1967
Last contested2024
Demographics
Population (2016[1])19,833
Electors15,512
Area (km²)31.00
Pop. density (per km²)639.8
Census division(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

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

The district was created, under the name Dartmouth City North, in 1966 when Halifax County Dartmouth was divided into two electoral districts. In 1967, the district was renamed Dartmouth North. In 2003, the district gained the area on its southern boundary along Lake Banook from Dartmouth South.[2]

Geography

The electoral district of Dartmouth North is about 31 km2 (12 sq mi) in landmass.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Dartmouth North
Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Halifax County Dartmouth
49th 1967–1968     Gordon L. S. Hart Liberal
1968–1970     Gerald Wambolt Progressive Conservative
50th 1970–1974     Glen M. Bagnell Liberal
51st 1974–1978
52nd 1978–1981     Laird Stirling Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981–1984
54th 1984–1988
55th 1988–1993     Sandy Jolly Liberal
56th 1993–1998
57th 1998–1999     Jerry Pye New Democratic
58th 1999–2003
59th 2003–2006
60th 2006–2009 Trevor Zinck
61st 2009–2010
2010–2013     Independent
62nd 2013–2017     Joanne Bernard Liberal
63rd 2017–2021     Susan Leblanc New Democratic
64th 2021–2024
65th 2024–present

Election results

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon L. S. Hart 4,906 49.75%
Progressive Conservative Charles Clarke 4,301 43.62%
New Democratic Perry Romayne 654 6.63%
Total 9,861
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Glen M. Bagnell 6,614 54.26% 4.51%
Progressive Conservative Gerald G. Wambolt 4,826 39.59% -4.03%
New Democratic Percy Dares 750 6.15% -0.48%
Total 12,190
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Glen M. Bagnell 7,091 51.41% -2.85%
Progressive Conservative Richard L. Weldon 4,839 35.08% -4.51%
New Democratic Joe Bouchard 1,863 13.51% 7.35%
Total 13,793
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Laird Stirling 4,561 52.89% 17.81%
Liberal Glen M. Bagnell 2,927 33.94% -17.47%
New Democratic Nick Rolls 1,135 13.16% -0.34%
Total 8,623
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 Laird Stirling 3,925 46.17% -6.72%
Liberal Don Valardo 2,419 28.46% -5.49%
New Democratic Mark Flannigan 2,157 25.37% 12.21%
Total 8,501
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 % ±%
Progressive Conservative Laird Stirling 3,200 43.45% -2.72%
Liberal Pat Connolly 2,150 29.20% 0.74%
New Democratic Chester Sanford 1,938 26.32% 0.94%
Labour Ron Bugbee 76 1.03%
Total 7,364
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 Sandy Jolly 3,510 43.13% 13.93%
Progressive Conservative Laird Stirling 3,389 41.64% -1.81%
New Democratic Brenda Thompson 1,239 15.22% -11.09%
Total 8,138
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 Sandy Jolly 3,301 38.46% -4.67%
New Democratic Jerry Pye 2,878 33.53% 18.31%
Progressive Conservative Mike Brownlow 2,327 27.11% -14.53%
Natural Law Monique Poudrette 77 0.90%
Total 8,583
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 % ±%
New Democratic Jerry Pye 3,024 39.78% 6.25%
Liberal Gloria McClusky 2,575 33.87% -4.59%
Progressive Conservative Mike Brownlow 2,003 26.35% -0.76%
Total 7,602
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jerry Pye 3,105 44.01% 4.23%
Progressive Conservative Jane MacKay 2,060 29.20% 2.85%
Liberal Frank Cameron 1,746 24.74% -9.13%
Nova Scotia Party Susan Livingstone 145 2.05%
Total 7,056
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jerry Pye 3,799 53.06% 9.05%
Progressive Conservative Jane MacKay 1,900 26.54% -2.66%
Liberal Rosemary Godin 1,300 18.16% -6.59%
Nova Scotia Party Pat Gould 86 1.20% -0.85%
Marijuana Marc-Andre Roy 75 1.05%
Total 7,160
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Trevor Zinck 3,414 49.47% -3.59%
Progressive Conservative Troy Myers 1,895 27.46% 0.92%
Liberal Ian Murray 1,365 19.78% 1.62%
Green Alex Donaldson 227 3.29%
Total 6,901
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Trevor Zinck 4,053 56.75% 7.28%
Liberal Jim Smith 2,316 32.43% 12.65%
Progressive Conservative David Losey 568 7.95% -19.51%
Green Alex Donaldson 205 2.87% -0.42%
Total 7,142
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Joanne Bernard 2,953 44.06
  New Democratic Party Steve Estey 2,020 30.14
  Progressive Conservative Séan G. Brownlow 1,729 25.08

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Susan Leblanc 2,771 39.36 +9.22
Liberal Joanne Bernard 2,442 34.68 -9.38
Progressive Conservative Melanie Russell 1,384 19.66 -5.42
Green Tyler Colburne 318 4.52
Atlantica David Boyd 126 1.79
Total valid votes 7,041 100
Total rejected ballots 33 0.47
Turnout 7,074 42.7
Eligible voters 16,566
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +9.30
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Susan Leblanc 3,731 49.75 +10.39 $59,923.85
Liberal Pam Cooley 2,361 31.48 -3.20 $47,442.64
Progressive Conservative Lisa Coates 1,278 17.04 -2.62 $22,946.06
Green Carolyn Marshall 129 1.72 -2.80 $200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 7,499 99.42 $93,790.97
Total rejected ballots 44 0.58
Turnout 7,543 46.02
Eligible voters 16,392
New Democratic hold Swing +6.80
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6]

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Susan Leblanc 3,696 63%
Progressive Conservative Karina Sanford 1,349 23%
Liberal Pam Cooley 826 14%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 5,871
Eligible voters
New Democratic 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 North - Constituency History Archived 2017-10-25 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/10865516/nova-scotia-election-2024-dartmouth-north/