Hants West
Hants West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1949 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 19,058 | ||
| Electors | 15,352 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,319 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 14.4 | ||
| Census division(s) | Hants County | ||
The district has existed since 1949. Prior to that it, along with Hants East, were a part of the district of Hants County.
Geography
Hants West has 1,319 km2 (509 sq mi) of landmass.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44th | 1949-1953 | George B. Cole | Liberal | |
| 45th | 1953-1956 | George Henry Wilson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | |||
| 47th | 1960-1963 | |||
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Norman T. Spence | Progressive Conservative | |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | Robert D. Lindsay | Liberal | |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | Ron Russell | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 60th | 2006-2009 | Chuck Porter | Progressive Conservative | |
| 61st | 2009-2013 | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2014 | |||
| 2014-2016 | Independent | |||
| 2016–2017 | Liberal | |||
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | |||
| 64th | 2021–present | Melissa Sheehy-Richard | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George B. Cole | 2,530 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | George Henry Wilson | 1,529 | |||
| Gordon B. Crossley | 749 | ||||
| Ralph Loomer | 569 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | George Henry Wilson | 3,608 | |||
| Liberal | Ken Eisner | 3,120 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | George Henry Wilson | 3,405 | |||
| Liberal | Gerald A. Regan | 3,300 | |||
| Ralph Loomer | 214 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | George Henry Wilson | 3,623 | |||
| Liberal | Gerald A. Regan | 3,412 | |||
| Howard B. Wile | 319 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Norman T. Spence | 4,193 | |||
| Liberal | W. Whitney Spicer | 2,840 | |||
| Arthur Benedict | 171 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Norman T. Spence | 3,765 | |||
| Liberal | Robert D. Lindsay | 3,481 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert D. Lindsay | 3,974 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman T. Spence | 3,708 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert D. Lindsay | 4,148 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald S. Russell | 3,707 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Gary E. Tonks | 774 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald S. Russell | 4,872 | |||
| Liberal | Robert D. Lindsay | 3,485 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Bill Shiers | 795 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald S. Russell | 4,554 | |||
| Liberal | Daniel J. McGrath | 2,661 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Alan St. C. Squires | 1,626 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald S. Russell | 4,634 | |||
| Liberal | Dewer Lindsay | 2,535 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Alan St. C. Squires | 1,158 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald S. Russell | 5,091 | |||
| Liberal | Donzell A. Ross | 2,829 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Penny Reid | 1,715 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald S. Russell | 4,152 | |||
| Liberal | Mike Doyle | 4,106 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Dana Harvey | 1,881 | |||
| Independent | Donald L. McKay | 136 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald S. Russell | 4,507 | 47.5 | ||
| Liberal | Debbi Bowes | 2,596 | 27.3 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Dana Harvey | 2,390 | 25.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald S. Russell | 5,276 | 58.27 | ||
| Liberal | Joe Robertson | 2,015 | 22.25 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Dick Terfry | 1,764 | 19.48 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald S. Russell | 3,871 | 46.15 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Sean Bennett | 2,200 | 26.23 | ||
| Liberal | Randy Matheson | 2,118 | 25.25 | ||
| Marijuana | Chummy Anthony | 106 | 1.76 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Connie Brauer | 51 | .61 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Chuck Porter | 2,969 | 34.6 | ||
| Liberal | Paula Lunn | 2,924 | 34.08 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Sean Bennett | 2,486 | 28.97 | ||
| Green | Sam Schurman | 201 | 2.34 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Chuck Porter | 3,364 | 37.24 | ||
| Liberal | Paula Lunn | 3,065 | 33.93 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Barbara Gallagher | 2,401 | 26.58 | ||
| Green | Shelia Richardson | 204 | 2.26 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Chuck Porter | 4,468 | 50.75 | ||
| Liberal | Claude Sherman O'Hara | 3,279 | 37.24 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Brian Stephens | 888 | 10.28 | ||
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 4,708 | 54.74 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,488 | 28.93 | |
| New Democratic | 1,071 | 12.45 | |
| Green | 261 | 3.03 | |
| Atlantica | 73 | 0.85 | |
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Chuck Porter | 4,589 | 54.87 | +17.63 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Janice Munroe Dodge | 2,416 | 28.89 | -21.86 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lalia Kerr | 1,042 | 12.46 | +10.54 | ||||
| Green | Torin Buzek | 243 | 2.90 | |||||
| Atlantica | Edward Boucher | 73 | 0.87 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,363 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,400 | 54.72 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,352 | |||||||
| Liberal gain | Swing | +19.75 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Melissa Sheehy-Richard | 3,968 | 43.11 | +14.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Brian Casey | 3,827 | 41.58 | -13.16 | ||||
| New Democratic | Caet Moir | 1,015 | 11.03 | -1.42 | ||||
| Green | Jenn Kang | 273 | 2.97 | -0.07 | ||||
| Atlantica | Gordon J. Berry | 121 | 1.31 | +0.47 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,204 | 99.73 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,229 | 55.98 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,485 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6] | ||||||||
References
- "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/dist33.pdf
- Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
- "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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