Clare (electoral district)

Clare is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1949-2013 and since 2021. Prior to 1949, Clare was part of Digby district. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes most of the Municipality of the District of Clare, an Acadian area occupying the southwestern half of Digby County. For four consecutive elections from 1988 to 1999, the district had the highest voter turnout in the province.[1][2][3][4]

Clare
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ronnie LeBlanc
Liberal
District created1949; 2019
District abolished2013
Last contested2009
Demographics
Population (2011)8,307
Electors6,905
Area (km²)830
Pop. density (per km²)10
Census division(s)Digby County
Census subdivision(s)Municipality of the District of Clare

The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Clare-Digby. It was re-created our of Clare-Digby following the 2019 Electoral Boundary Review.

Geography

The land area of Clare is 830 km2 (320 sq mi).[5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
64th 2021- Ronnie LeBlanc Liberal
Riding recreated from parts of Clare-Digby
Riding dissolved
61st 2009–2013 Wayne Gaudet Liberal
60th 2006-2009
59th 2003-2006
58th 1999-2003
57th 1998-1999
56th 1993-1998
55th 1988-1993     Guy LeBlanc Progressive Conservative
54th 1984-1988
53rd 1981-1984 Chester Melanson Liberal
52nd 1978-1981 Benoit Comeau Liberal
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974
49th 1967-1970
48th 1963-1967     Hector J. Pothier Progressive Conservative
47th 1960-1963 Pierre E. Belliveau Liberal
46th 1956-1960
45th 1953-1956
44th 1949-1953     Desire J. Comeau Progressive Conservative

Election results

2021 general election
2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRonnie LeBlanc2,32249.89-1.34
Progressive ConservativeCarl Deveau2,02143.43+13.12
GreenClaire McDonald1583.39
New DemocraticCameron Pye1533.29-15.17
Total valid votes 4,65499.15
Total rejected ballots 400.85
Turnout 4,69467.84
Eligible voters 6,919
Liberal hold Swing -7.23
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6]

2017 general election (transposed)
2017 provincial election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote  %
  Liberal2,05951.23
  Progressive Conservative1,21830.31
  New Democratic74218.46

2009 general election
2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 3,392 64.68
  New Democratic Party Paul Comeau 1,326 25.29
  Progressive Conservative Jimmy Doucet 459 8.75
GreenDiane Bean671.28–
Total valid votes 5,244100.00
Total rejected ballots 531.00
Turnout 5,29776.71
Eligible voters 6,905

2006 general election
2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 2,803 48.53
  Progressive Conservative Arnold LeBlanc 1,622 28.08
  New Democratic Party Paul Comeau 1,269 21.97
GreenDiane Doucet-Bean821.42–
Total valid votes 5,776100.00
Total rejected ballots 500.47
Turnout 5,82682.45
Eligible voters 7,066

2003 general election
2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 3,547 61.55
  Progressive Conservative Marc Boudreau 1,456 25.26
  New Democratic Party Don Melanson 760 13.19
Total valid votes 5,763100.00
Total rejected ballots 701.20
Turnout 5,83389.68
Eligible voters 6,504

1999 general election
1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 2,705 43.76
  Progressive Conservative Paul Comeau 2,355 38.10
  New Democratic Party Don Melanson 1,078 17.44
Nova Scotia PartyAnne Marie Boyer430.70
Total valid votes 6,181100.00
Total rejected ballots 661.06
Turnout 6,24787.43
Eligible voters 7,145

1998 general election
1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 2,950 47.28
  Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc 2,578 41.32
  New Democratic Party Vanessa Paddock 711 11.40
Total valid votes 6,239100.00
Total rejected ballots 1091.71
Turnout 6,34888.00
Eligible voters 7,214

1993 general election
1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 3,461 51.99
  Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc 2,854 42.87
  New Democratic Party Christian Collin 342 5.14
Total valid votes 6,657100.00
Total rejected ballots 831.23
Turnout 6,74091.44
Eligible voters 7,371

1988 general election
1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc 3,587 54.02
  Liberal Nadine Boudreau 2,773 41.76
  New Democratic Party Jan Slakov-Crombie 280 4.22

1984 general election
1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc 3,094 50.33
  Liberal Chester Melanson 2,784 45.29
  New Democratic Party Alain Chabot 269 4.38

References
  1. Recapitulation 1988 Election Elections Nova Scotia
  2. Recapitulation 1993 Election Elections Nova Scotia
  3. Recapitulation 1998 Election Elections Nova Scotia
  4. Recapitulation 1999 Election Elections Nova Scotia
  5. "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  7. Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries

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