Dartmouth South

Dartmouth South
Nova Scotia electoral district
Dartmouth South in relation to other ridings in the Metro Halifax area
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Claudia Chender
New Democratic
District created1967
First contested1967
Last contested2024
Demographics
Population (2016[1])27,284
Electors17,940
Area (km²)8.00
Pop. density (per km²)3,410.5
Census division(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

Dartmouth South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is currently represented by Claudia Chender of the NDP. The district was created in 1966, under the name Dartmouth City South, when Halifax County Dartmouth was divided into two electoral districts. In 1967, the district was renamed Dartmouth South. In 2003, the district was renamed Dartmouth South – Portland Valley. In 2013 following the Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission review, the district returned to its earlier name of Dartmouth South and lost the area south of Russell Lake and east of Highway 111 to Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage.[2]

Geography

The electoral district of Dartmouth South is about 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) in landmass.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature Years Member Party
Dartmouth South
Riding created from Halifax County Dartmouth
49th 1967–1970     Irvin William Akerley Progressive Conservative
50th 1970–1974     D. Scott MacNutt Liberal
51st 1974–1978     Roland Thornhill Progressive Conservative
52nd 1978–1981
53rd 1981–1984
54th 1984–1988
55th 1988–1993
56th 1993–1998     John Savage Liberal
57th 1998–1999     Don Chard New Democratic
58th 1999–2003     Tim Olive Progressive Conservative
Dartmouth South-Portland Valley
59th 2003–2006     Marilyn More New Democratic
60th 2006–2009
61st 2009–2013
Dartmouth South
62nd 2013–2015     Allan Rowe Liberal
2015–2017     Marian Mancini New Democratic
63rd 2017–2021 Claudia Chender
64th 2021–2024
65th 2024–present

Election results

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Irvin William Akerley 4,552 50.37% –
Liberal Eileen Stubbs 3,694 40.88% –
New Democratic Bruce Wallace 791 8.75% –
Total 9,037 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (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 D. Scott MacNutt 5,304 50.43% 9.56%
Progressive Conservative Irvin William Akerley 5,213 49.57% -0.80%
Total 10,517 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (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 % ±%
Progressive Conservative Roland J. Thornhill 6,491 48.91% -0.65%
Liberal Scott MacNutt 5,871 44.24% -6.19%
New Democratic Norman H. Dares 908 6.84% –
Total 13,270 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (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 Roland J. Thornhill 5,530 59.35% 10.43%
Liberal Norman Crawford 2,365 25.38% -18.86%
New Democratic Mike Marshall 1,423 15.27% 8.43%
Total 9,318 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (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 Roland J. Thornhill 4,215 46.81% -12.54%
Liberal Will Chisholm 2,463 27.35% 1.97%
New Democratic John Lewis Bregante 2,327 25.84% 10.57%
Total 9,005 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (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 Roland J. Thornhill 4,534 58.20% 11.40%
Liberal Don Walker 1,666 21.39% -5.97%
New Democratic Fred Lutley 1,590 20.41% -5.43%
Total 7,790 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (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 % ±%
Progressive Conservative Roland J. Thornhill 4,449 47.33% -10.87%
Liberal Allan Peters 2,987 31.78% 10.39%
New Democratic Joanne Lamey 1,963 20.89% 0.47%
Total 9,399 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (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 John Savage 4,346 44.25% 12.47%
Progressive Conservative Colin May 3,091 31.47% -15.86%
New Democratic Don Chard 2,221 22.61% 1.73%
Natural Law Alexander J. Gillis 163 1.66% –
Total 9,821 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (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 Don Chard 3,676 41.12% 18.51%
Liberal Bruce Hetherington 3,164 35.40% -8.86%
Progressive Conservative Allan Billard 2,099 23.48% -7.99%
Total 8,939 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tim Olive 3,656 40.67% 17.19%
New Democratic Don Chard 3,011 33.50% -7.63%
Liberal Audrey Goodyer 2,322 25.83% -9.56%
Total 8,989 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Marilyn More 3,844 43.31% 9.82%
Progressive Conservative Tim Olive 2,813 31.70% -8.98%
Liberal Collin A. MacEachern 2,218 24.99% -0.84%
Total 8,875 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Marilyn More 4,493 48.05% 4.74%
Progressive Conservative Tim Olive 3,041 32.52% 0.82%
Liberal Brian Hiltz 1,509 16.14% -8.85%
Green Danny Melvin 308 3.29% –
Total 9,351 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Marilyn More 5,583 54.59% 6.54%
Liberal Colin Hebb 2,946 28.80% 12.67%
Progressive Conservative George Jordan 1,389 13.58% -18.94%
Green David Croft 310 3.03% -0.26%
Total 10,228 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

2009 provincial election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  New Democratic Party 4,607 55.57
  Liberal 2,313 27.90
  Progressive Conservative 1,098 13.24
  Green 273 3.29
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Rowe 4,049 46.24 +18.34
  New Democratic Party Mary Vingoe 2,918 33.32 -22.24
  Progressive Conservative Gord Gamble 1,612 18.41 +5.16
Independent Jim Murray 178 2.03
Total valid votes 8,757 99.02
Total rejected ballots 87 0.98
Turnout 8,844 55.48
Electors on the lists 15,940 –
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +20.29

2015 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015
On the death of Allan Rowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Marian Mancini 2,274 35.25 +1.93
Liberal Tim Rissesco 2,193 33.99 -12.24
Progressive Conservative Gord Gamble 1,494 23.16 +4.75
Independent Charlene M. Gagnon 490 7.60
Total valid votes 6,541 99.66
Total rejected ballots 22 0.34
Turnout 6,473 38.21
Electors on the lists 17,940 –
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +7.09

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Claudia Chender 3,545 39.65% +4.40
Liberal Vishal Bhardwaj 3,348 37.45% +3.46
Progressive Conservative Jad Crnogorac 1,418 15.86% -7.30
Green June Trenholm 506 5.66%
Atlantica Jim Murray 123 1.38%
Total valid votes 9,007 99.26
Total rejected ballots 67 0.74
Turnout 9,074 51.56
Eligible voters 17,598
New Democratic hold Swing +0.47
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Claudia Chender 4,209 58.13 +18.48 $56,622.56
Liberal Lesley MacKay 1,603 22.14 -15.31 $18,386.71
Progressive Conservative Chris Curtis 1,262 17.43 +1.57 $31,677.39
Green Skylar Martini 167 2.31 -3.35 $200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 7,241 99.64 – $80,768.46
Total rejected ballots 26 0.36
Turnout 7,267 52.96
Eligible voters 13,721
New Democratic hold Swing +16.90
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6]

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Claudia Chender 4,415 68.5%
Progressive Conservative Bea MacGregor 1,449 30.7%
Liberal Barb Henderson 585 9.1%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 6,449
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 South – 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/10865517/nova-scotia-election-2024-dartmouth-south/