Halifax Atlantic
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Brendan Maguire
Progressive Conservative
District created1967
First contested1967
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)21,297
Electors13,518
Area (km²)158
Pop. density (per km²)134.8
Census division(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

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

The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Brendan Maguire of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.

It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, just south of the Halifax peninsula. It includes Spryfield, Herring Cove, Sambro, and Harrietsfield.

Geography

The land area of Halifax Atlantic is 158 km2 (61 sq mi).[1]

Statistics

Population: 21,360 (2003)
Avg. Income: $27,570 (2003)

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature Years Member Party
64th 2024-Present Brendan Maguire Progressive Conservative
2021-2024 Liberal
63rd 2017–2021
62nd 2013–2017
61st 2009–2013 Michèle Raymond New Democratic
60th 2006-2009
59th 2003-2006
58th 1999-2003 Robert Chisholm New Democratic
57th 1998-1999
56th 1993-1998
55th 1991-1993
1988-1990     John Buchanan Progressive Conservative
54th 1984-1988
53rd 1981-1984
52nd 1978-1981
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974
49th 1967-1970

Election results

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Buchanan 4,507 53.74% –
Liberal Percy Baker 3,556 42.40% –
New Democratic Charles Grineault 324 3.86% –
Total 8,387 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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 % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Buchanan 5,284 54.66% 0.92%
Liberal Robert Hayes 3,786 39.16% -3.23%
New Democratic Charles Grineault 597 6.18% 2.31%
Total 9,667 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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 John Buchanan 6,229 51.06% -3.60%
Liberal Darrell E. Wentzell 4,380 35.90% -3.26%
New Democratic Colin Campbell 1,591 13.04% 6.87%
Total 12,200 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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 John Buchanan 6,628 64.13% 13.07%
Liberal Jerry F. Blom 2,303 22.28% -13.62%
New Democratic Susan Holtz 1,274 12.33% -0.72%
Independent Arthur R. Canning 131 1.27% –
Total 10,336 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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 John Buchanan 6,023 60.29% -3.84%
New Democratic Rene Quigley 2,108 21.10% 8.78%
Liberal Roma J. Aikens 1,744 17.46% -4.82%
Independent Arthur R. Canning 115 1.15% -0.12%
Total 9,990 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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 John Buchanan 5,528 58.37% -1.92%
New Democratic Rene Quigley 1,942 20.50% -0.60%
Liberal David C. Melnick 1,888 19.93% 2.48%
Independent Arthur R. Canning 113 1.19% 0.04%
Total 9,471 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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 John Buchanan 6,284 56.33% -2.03%
Liberal Doug Adams 2,763 24.77% 4.83%
New Democratic Rene Quigley 1,976 17.71% -2.79%
Independent Arthur R. Canning 77 0.69% -0.50%
Independent Emanuel Jannasch 55 0.49% –
Total 11,155 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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 % ±%
New Democratic Robert Chisholm 4,071 37.50% 19.79%
Liberal Randy Ball 4,053 37.34% 12.57%
Progressive Conservative Kevin Umlah 2,731 25.16% -31.17%
Total 10,855 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (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 Robert Chisholm 5,364 55.79% 18.28%
Liberal Darren Watts 2,818 29.31% -8.03%
Progressive Conservative Jeff Campbell 1,340 13.94% -11.22%
Independent Golda M. Redden 93 0.97% –
Total 9,615 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Robert Chisholm 4,266 48.37% -7.42%
Progressive Conservative Bruce Cooke 2,794 31.68% 17.74%
Liberal David Melnick 1,458 16.53% -12.78%
Nova Scotia Party Gerald Rodgers 234 2.65% –
Independent Golda M. Redden 68 0.77% -0.20%
Total 8,820 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Michèle Raymond 3,327 37.40% -10.97%
Progressive Conservative Linda Mosher 2,996 33.68% 2.00%
Liberal Ian MacKinnon 2,382 26.78% 10.25%
Nova Scotia Party Gerald Rodgers 191 2.15% -0.51%
Total 8,896 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Michèle Raymond 4,151 49.51% 12.11%
Progressive Conservative Bruce Cooke 2,690 32.08% -1.59%
Liberal James Hoskins 1,281 15.28% -11.50%
Green Rebecca Mosher 262 3.13% –
Total 8,384 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Michèle Raymond 5,253 61.09% 11.58%
Liberal Jim Hoskins 2,003 23.29% 8.01%
Progressive Conservative Brian Phillips 965 11.22% -20.86%
Green Anthony Rosborough 378 4.40% 1.27%
Total 8,599 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Brendan Maguire 3,244 42.54
  New Democratic Party Tanis Crosby 2,564 33.63
  Progressive Conservative Ryan Brennan 1,817 23.83

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Maguire 4,219 55.48 +12.94
New Democratic Trish Keeping 1,728 22.72 -10.91
Progressive Conservative Bruce Holland 1,300 17.10 -6.73
Green Chelsey Carter 357 4.69
Total valid votes 7,604 100
Total rejected ballots 25 0.33
Turnout 7,629 50.03
Eligible voters 15,250
Liberal hold Swing -1.02
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2][3]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Brendan Maguire 4,213 55.22 -0.26 $45,253.75
New Democratic Shauna Hatt 1,740 22.81 +0.09 $34,341.09
Progressive Conservative Tim Cranston 1,493 19.57 +2.47 $34,168.26
Green Sarah Weston 183 2.40 -2.29 $200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,629 99.70 – $92,718.64
Total rejected ballots 23 0.30
Turnout 7,652 47.27
Eligible voters 16,188
Liberal hold Swing -0.18
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4]

References

  1. ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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