Halifax Atlantic
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
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| District created | 1967 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 21,297 | ||
| Electors | 13,518 | ||
| Area (km²) | 148.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 143.9 | ||
| Census divisions | Halifax RM | ||
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 Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, just south of the Halifax peninsula. It borders the ridings of Timberlea-Prospect, and Halifax Fairview. It includes Spryfield, Herring Cove and Harrietsfield.
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 | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brendan Maguire | 3244 | 42.54 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Tanis Crosby | 2564 | 33.63 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ryan Brennan | 1817 | 23.83 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| New Democratic Party | Michele Raymond | 5194 | 61.00 | ||
| Liberal | Jim Hoskins | 2003 | 23.52 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Phillips | 942 | 11.06 | ||
| Green | Anthony Rosborough | 376 | 4.42 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| New Democratic Party | Michele Raymond | 4151 | 48.05 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Cooke | 2690 | 32.08 | ||
| Liberal | James Hoskins | 1281 | 15.28 | ||
| Green | Rebecca Mosher | 262 | 3.13 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| New Democratic Party | Michele Raymond | 3327 | 37.40 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Linda Mosher | 2996 | 33.68 | ||
| Liberal | Ian MacKinnon | 2382 | 26.78 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Gerald Rodgers | 191 | 2.15 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| New Democratic Party | Robert Chisholm | 4266 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Cooke | 2794 | |||
| Liberal | David Melnick | 1458 | |||
| Nova Scotia Party | Gerald Rodgers | 234 | |||
| Independent | Golda M. Redden | 68 | |||
External links
- riding map
- CBC nova scotia riding profile
- June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results
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