Halifax Cornwallis

Halifax Cornwallis was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1967 to 1993.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This electoral district elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
55th 1988-1993     Terry Donahoe Progressive Conservative
54th 1984-1988
53rd 1981-1984
52nd 1978-1981
51st 1974-1978     George M. Mitchell Liberal
50th 1970-1974
49th 1967-1970     Richard A. Donahoe Progressive Conservative

Election results

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Richard Donahoe 5,458 56.39%
Liberal Clarence L. Gosse 4,221 43.61%
Total 9,679
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (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 George M. Mitchell 5,323 53.72% 10.11%
Progressive Conservative Richard Donahoe 3,891 39.27% -17.12%
New Democratic Barrett D. Halderman 694 7.00%
Total 9,908
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (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 George M. Mitchell 5,391 47.52% -6.21%
Progressive Conservative George Cooper 3,833 33.79% -5.49%
New Democratic Muriel Duckworth 2,121 18.70% 11.69%
Total 11,345
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (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 Terry Donahoe 4,446 45.51% 11.72%
Liberal George Murphy 3,104 31.77% -15.75%
New Democratic Muriel Duckworth 2,220 22.72% 4.03%
Total 9,770
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (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 Terry Donahoe 4,927 46.79% 1.28%
Liberal Dean Salsman 2,867 27.22% -4.55%
New Democratic Michael Coyle 2,737 25.99% 3.27%
Total 10,531
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (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 Terry Donahoe 5,273 47.80% 1.02%
New Democratic Tim Hill 3,005 27.24% 1.25%
Liberal Dale Godsoe 2,753 24.96% -2.27%
Total 11,031
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (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 Terry Donahoe 4,195 39.91% -7.89%
Liberal Liz Crocker 4,013 38.18% 13.22%
New Democratic Allan O'Brien 2,304 21.92% -5.32%
Total 10,512
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (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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