Lunenburg
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Susan Corkum-Greek
Progressive Conservative
District created1867
First contested1867
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)17,053
Electors (2012)14,140
Area (km²)894
Pop. density (per km²)19.1
Census division(s)Lunenburg

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

From 1867 to 1956, the district included all of Lunenburg County.[1] In 1956, the district was abolished into Lunenburg Centre, Lunenburg East and Lunenburg West. The riding was re-created in 1993 with nearly identical boundaries to Lunenburg Centre, except it lost the area west of the LaHave River (except New Germany) to Lunenburg West. The district also lost the Tancook Islands to Chester-St. Margaret's.

The riding includes the towns of Lunenburg and Mahone Bay.[1]

Geography

Lunenburg electoral district covers 894 km2 (345 sq mi) of land area.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature Years Member Party
64th 2021-Present     Susan Corkum-Greek Progressive Conservative
63rd 2017–2021     Suzanne Lohnes-Croft Liberal
62nd 2013-2017
61st 2009-2013     Pam Birdsall New Democratic
60th 2006-2009     Michael Baker Progressive Conservative
59th 2003-2006
58th 1999-2003
57th 1998-1999
56th 1993-1998     Lila O'Connor Liberal
Lunenburg Centre
55th 1988-1993     Al Mosher Progressive Conservative
54th 1984-1988 Maxine Cochran
53rd 1984
1981-1984 Bruce Cochran
52nd 1978-1981
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974     Walton Cook Liberal
49th 1967-1970 George O. Lohnes Progressive Conservative
48th 1963-1967
47th 1960-1963
46th 1956-1960
Lunenburg
45th 1953–1956     R. Clifford Levy Liberal     Harley J. Spence Liberal
44th 1949–1953 Arthur L. Thurlow Gordon E. Romkey
43rd 1945-1949 Frank R. Davis
42nd 1941-1945
41st 1937-1941
40th 1933-1937
39th 1928-1933 John James Kinley
38th 1925-1928     Wallace Norman Rehfuss Liberal-Conservative     William Haslam Smith Liberal-Conservative
37th 1920-1925     Aubrey Sperry Liberal     John James Kinley Liberal
36th 1917-1920     Vacant
1916-1917     Joseph Willis Margeson Liberal
35th 1911-1916 Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker
1911 Alexander Kenneth Maclean
34th 1911 Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker Charles Uniacke Mader
1909-1911 Alexander Kenneth Maclean
1906-1909 Henry March
33rd 1904-1906 John Drew Sperry
1902-1904 Alexander Kenneth Maclean
1901-1902 Edward Doran Davison
32nd 1897-1901 John Drew Sperry Charles Edward Church
31st 1896-1897 Allan Moreash
1894-1896 John Drew Sperry
30th 1890-1894
29th 1889-1890
1886-1889 George A. Ross
28th 1882-1886
27th 1878-1882     Charles A. Smith Liberal-Conservative     Edward James Liberal-Conservative
26th 1876-1878     Charles Henry Davison Liberal     James Daniel Eisenhauer Liberal
1874-1876 Mather Byles DesBrisay
25th 1871-1874
24th 1867-1871

Election results

1867 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James Daniel Eisenhauer 1,664 34.22%
Liberal Mather Byles DesBrisay 1,553 31.94%
Liberal–Conservative Henry S. Jost 853 17.54%
Liberal–Conservative W. A. C. Randall 793 16.31%
Total 4,863 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1871 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Mather Byles DesBrisay Acclaimed –
Liberal James Daniel Eisenhauer Acclaimed –
Total – –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1874 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James Daniel Eisenhauer 1,507 28.95%
Liberal Mather Byles DesBrisay 1,423 27.34%
Liberal–Conservative William Young 1,148 22.06%
Liberal–Conservative Edward James 1,127 21.65%
Total 5,205 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1878 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative C. A. Scott 1,719 29.91%
Liberal–Conservative Edward James 1,479 25.74%
Liberal F. B. Wade 1,286 22.38%
Liberal James Daniel Eisenhauer 1,263 21.98%
Total 5,747 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1882 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Charles Edward Church 1,539 29.34%
Liberal George A. Ross 1,436 27.38%
Liberal–Conservative Charles A. Smith 1,195 22.78%
Liberal–Conservative W. R. Calder 1,075 20.50%
Total 5,245 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1886 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Charles Edward Church 1,924 29.13%
Liberal George A. Ross 1,798 27.22%
Liberal–Conservative Charles A. Smith 1,475 22.33%
Liberal–Conservative Aubrey B. Caldwell 1,408 21.32%
Total 6,605 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1890 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John Drew Sperry 2,091 26.12%
Liberal Charles Edward Church 2,033 25.39%
Liberal–Conservative James A. McLean 1,960 24.48%
Liberal–Conservative Charles A. Smith 1,922 24.01%
Total 8,006 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1894 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John Drew Sperry 2,648 27.92%
Liberal Charles Edward Church 2,602 27.44%
Liberal–Conservative James A. McLean 2,133 22.49%
Liberal–Conservative J. A. Hirtle 2,101 22.15%
Total 9,484 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1897 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John Drew Sperry 2,585 25.54%
Liberal Charles Edward Church 2,516 24.86%
Liberal–Conservative George Parker 2,514 24.84%
Liberal–Conservative Emmanual Hebb 2,507 24.77%
Total 10,122 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1901 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edward Doran Davison 2,932 28.24%
Liberal Alexander Kenneth Maclean 2,923 28.15%
Liberal–Conservative A. J. Wolfe 2,335 22.49%
Liberal–Conservative J. A. Roberts 2,192 21.11%
Total 10,382 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1906 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Charles Uniacke Mader 2,274 26.12%
Liberal Henry March 2,254 25.89%
Liberal–Conservative C. S. Marshall 2,147 24.66%
Liberal–Conservative C. A. Lander 2,031 23.33%
Total 8,706 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1911 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Alexander Kenneth Maclean 3,136 27.98%
Liberal–Conservative Joseph Willis Margeson 2,987 26.65%
Liberal Charles Uniacke Mader 2,679 23.90%
Liberal–Conservative Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker 2,405 21.46%
Total 11,207 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1916 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph Willis Margeson 3,282 29.50%
Liberal John James Kinley 2,992 26.90%
Liberal–Conservative Oscar G. Donovan 2,768 24.88%
Liberal–Conservative Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker 2,082 18.72%
Total 11,124 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1920 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John James Kinley 4,900 30.24%
Liberal Aubrey Sperry 4,795 29.60%
Liberal–Conservative Foster W. Verge 3,270 20.18%
Liberal–Conservative Lemeau J. Hebb 3,237 19.98%
Total 16,202 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1925 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Wallace Norman Rehfuss 7,159 31.34%
Liberal–Conservative William Haslam Smith 6,902 30.21%
Liberal John James Kinley 4,528 19.82%
Liberal Aubrey Sperry 4,254 18.62%
Total 22,843 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1928 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John James Kinley 6,533 27.13%
Liberal Gordon E. Romkey 6,304 26.18%
Liberal–Conservative Wallace Norman Rehfuss 5,709 23.71%
Liberal–Conservative William Haslam Smith 5,535 22.98%
Total 24,081 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Gordon E. Romkey 8,799 28.42%
Liberal Frank R. Davis 8,369 27.03%
Liberal–Conservative Melbourne M. Gardner 7,049 22.77%
Liberal–Conservative Wallace Norman Rehfuss 6,744 21.78%
Total 30,961 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Frank R. Davis 8,073 28.28%
Liberal Gordon E. Romkey 7,796 27.31%
Liberal–Conservative Vernon L. Pearson 6,414 22.47%
Liberal–Conservative Reginald E. Hyson 6,268 21.95%
Total 28,551 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Frank R. Davis 6,366 29.39%
Liberal Gordon E. Romkey 6,288 29.03%
Liberal–Conservative R. Clifford Levy 4,601 21.24%
Liberal–Conservative Angus J. Walters 4,404 20.33%
Total 21,659 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Frank R. Davis 6,867 27.31%
Liberal Gordon E. Romkey 6,839 27.20%
Liberal–Conservative R. Clifford Levy 5,854 23.28%
Liberal–Conservative James A. MacLeod 5,585 22.21%
Total 25,145 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Gordon E. Romkey 7,814 25.69%
Liberal Arthur L. Thurlow 7,145 23.49%
Liberal–Conservative R. Clifford Levy 6,935 22.80%
Liberal–Conservative Fred Rhodenizer 6,807 22.38%
Co-operative Commonwealth Lemuel O. Murphy 871 2.86%
Co-operative Commonwealth Orris A. MacLaren 844 2.77%
Total 30,416 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Harley J. Spence 8,741 27.12%
Progressive Conservative R. Clifford Levy 8,727 27.07%
Liberal Gordon E. Romkey 7,381 22.90%
Liberal Arthur L. Thurlow 6,940 21.53%
Co-operative Commonwealth G. Boyd Crouse 241 0.75%
Co-operative Commonwealth Winfred Llewellyn 204 0.63%
Total 32,234 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George O. Lohnes 3,995 50.97% –
Liberal Harold Uhlman 3,843 49.03% –
Total 7,838 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George O. Lohnes 4,384 52.25% 1.28%
Liberal Nathan Simeon Joudrey 3,832 45.67% -3.36%
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur William Benedict 175 2.09% –
Total 8,391 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George O. Lohnes 4,785 57.06% 4.81%
Liberal Leon J. Iverson 3,601 42.94% -2.73%
Total 8,386 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George O. Lohnes 4,229 51.46% -5.60%
Liberal Walton Cook 3,760 45.75% 2.81%
New Democratic Earl Croft 229 2.79% –
Total 8,218 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walton Cook 4,852 54.57% 8.81%
Progressive Conservative George O. Lohnes 4,040 45.43% -6.03%
Total 8,892 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bruce Cochran 4,086 41.18% -4.26%
New Democratic Ralph E. Deamond 3,878 39.08% –
Liberal John James Kinley 1,538 15.50% -39.07%
Independent Walton Cook 421 4.24% –
Total 9,923 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bruce Cochran 5,764 55.22% 14.04%
Liberal Jack Pelley 3,156 30.23% 14.73%
Independent Walton Cook 1,094 10.48% 6.24%
New Democratic Scott D. Miller 425 4.07% -35.01%
Total 10,439 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bruce Cochran 5,374 54.40% -0.82%
Liberal Allan V. Parish 3,355 33.96% 3.73%
New Democratic Neil Theriault 1,150 11.64% 7.57%
Total 9,879 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Maxine Cochran 5,239 56.60% 2.20%
Liberal Linton M. Wentzell 2,669 28.83% -5.13%
New Democratic Angus J. Fields 1,349 14.57% 2.93%
Total 9,257 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election: Lunenburg Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Al Mosher 5,071 46.52% -10.07%
Liberal Don Zwicker 4,024 36.92% 8.09%
New Democratic Muriel Maybee 1,805 16.56% 1.99%
Total 10,900 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lila O'Connor 3,982 41.07% 32.98%
Progressive Conservative Al Mosher 3,709 38.26% -8.26%
New Democratic Wade Vernon Garrison 1,487 15.34% -1.22%
Natural Law Walton Cook 517 5.33% –
Total 9,695 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Baker 3,231 36.10% -2.16%
Liberal Lila O'Connor 3,099 34.62% -6.45%
New Democratic Marilyn B. Crook 2,621 29.28% 13.94%
Total 8,951 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Baker 4,590 51.48% 15.38%
Liberal Lila O'Connor 2,344 26.29% -8.33%
New Democratic Marilyn B. Crook 1,982 22.23% -7.05%
Total 8,916 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Baker 3,734 46.36% -5.12%
New Democratic Chris Heide 2,625 32.59% 10.36%
Liberal Jim Davis 1,695 21.05% -5.24%
Total 8,054 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Baker 3,969 49.40% 3.04%
New Democratic Chris Heide 2,669 33.22% 0.63%
Liberal Rick Welsford 1,200 14.94% -6.11%
Green Stuart Simpson 196 2.44% –
Total 8,034 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Pam Birdsall 4,069 48.01% 14.78%
Progressive Conservative Peter Zwicker 2,399 28.30% -21.10%
Liberal Rick Welsford 1,374 16.21% 1.27%
Independent Milton Countway 489 5.77% –
Green Jason A. Remai 145 1.71% -0.73%
Total 8,476 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Lunenburg" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Suzanne Lohnes-Croft 3,182 37.81
  New Democratic Party Pam Birdsall 2,768 32.89
  Progressive Conservative Brian Pickings 2,465 29.29

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Suzanne Lohnes-Croft 3,110 39.45 +1.64
Progressive Conservative Brian Pickings 2,425 30.76 +1.47
New Democratic Marc Breaugh 2,348 29.78 -3.11
Total valid votes 7,883 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 67 0.84
Turnout 7,950 56.22
Eligible voters 14,140
Liberal hold Swing +0.09
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4]
2017 provincial election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 3,120 39.48
  Progressive Conservative 2,443 30.91
  New Democratic 2,339 29.60
  Green 1 0.01

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Susan Corkum-Greek 3,544 42.01 +11.10
Liberal Suzanne Lohnes-Croft 2,915 34.55 -4.93
New Democratic Alison Smith 1,750 20.74 -8.86
Green Thomas Trappenberg 171 2.03 +2.02
Atlantica John Giannakos 57 0.67
Total valid votes 8,437 99.69
Total rejected ballots 26 0.31
Turnout 8,463 58.14
Eligible voters 14,555
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.02
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Electoral History for Lunenburg Nova Scotia Legislature
  2. ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
  6. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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