Dartmouth—Cole Harbour

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Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
 Canadian Federal electoral district  

Dartmouth—Cole Harbour in relation to the other Nova Scotia ridings.
Member of Parliament       Michael Savage
Liberal
Population (2001) 88 507
Electors (2006) 72 264
Area (km²) 89
Pop. density (per km²) 994.5
Riding created 1966, from Halifax
Census divisions Halifax Reg. Mun.
Subdivisions Regional Municipalities:
Halifax (Dartmouth)
First Nations reserves:
Cole Harbour 30

Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (formerly Dartmouth and Dartmouth—Halifax East) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 88,507.

Michael Savage, a Liberal, represents the riding.

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[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups: 91.6% White, 4.3% Black, 1.3% Native Canadian
Languages: 92.8% English, 3.5% French, 3.2% Other
Religions: 45.8% Protestant, 38.1% Catholic, 1.4% Other Christian, 12.9% no affiliation
Average income: $28,217

[edit] Geography

The district includes the Dartmouth and Cole Harbour areas of the Halifax Regional Municipality. The area is 89 sq. km.

[edit] History

The riding of Dartmouth—Halifax East was created in 1966 when the former dual-member Halifax riding was split into two. The district consisted of the Dartmouth area, Bedford and most of eastern Halifax County. Bedford was moved to the riding of Halifax West in a 1976 redistribution. In 1987, the Dartmouth riding was created, taking in nearly all of the former territory of Dartmouth—Halifax East.

The current electoral district of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour was created in 2004: 86.8% of the population of the new riding came from Dartmouth, and 13.2% from Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore. The riding experienced its first election on June 28, 2004. The incumbent from the majority of the district was Wendy Lill of the New Democratic Party. Michael Savage of the Liberal Party won the election, and continues to be the riding's sitting MP.

[edit] Member of Parliament

These ridings have elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Halifax prior to 1968
Dartmouth—Halifax East
28th 1968-1972     Mike Forrestall Progressive Conservative
29th 1972-1974
30th 1974-1979
31st 1979-1980
32nd 1980-1984
33rd 1984-1988
Dartmouth
34th 1988-1993     Ron MacDonald Liberal
35th 1993-1997
36th 1997-2000     Wendy Lill New Democrat
37th 2000-2004
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
38th 2004-2006     Michael Savage Liberal
39th 2006-

[edit] Election results

[edit] Dartmouth—Cole Harbour

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Residence Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Michael Savage Dartmouth 18,659 42.3 +0.2
     New Democrat Peter Mancini Dartmouth 14,396 32.6 +0.1
     Conservative Robert A. Campbell Dartmouth 9,998 22.7 +1.6
     Green Elizabeth Perry n/a 1,003 2.3 -0.8
     Marxist-Leninist Charles Spurr Dartmouth 56 0.1 -0.1
Total votes 44,112 100


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Residence Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Michael Savage Dartmouth 17,425 42.1 +8.2
     New Democrat Susan MacAlpine-Gillis Dartmouth 13,463 32.5 -2.8
     Conservative Michael MacDonald Dartmouth 8,739 21.1 -9.3
     Green Michael Marshall Halifax 1,311 3.1 n/a
Progressive Canadian Tracy Parsons Dartmouth 415 1.0 n/a
     Marxist-Leninist Charles Spurr Dartmouth 70 0.2 0.0
Total votes 41,423 100

[edit] Dartmouth

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democrat Wendy Lill 13,585 36.3 +3.7
     Liberal Bernie Boudreau 12,408 33.1 +5.9
     Progressive Conservative Tom McInnis 8,085 21.6 -5.3
     Canadian Alliance Jordi Morgan 3,282 8.8 -2.9
     Marxist-Leninist Charles Spurr 86 0.2 *
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democrat Wendy Lill 12,326 32.6 +25.5
     Liberal Michael Savage 10,298 27.2 -23.6
     Progressive Conservative Rob McCleave 10,183 26.9 +3.3
     Reform John Cody 4,446 11.7 -3.9
     Independent Cliff Williams 438 1.2 -0.6
     Natural Law Claude Viau 156 0.4 -0.7
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Ron MacDonald 23,368 50.8 +4.6
     Progressive Conservative Judith Gass 10,843 23.6 -18.2
     Reform Orest Ulan 7,182 15.6 *
     New Democrat Marty Zelenietz 3,261 7.1 -3.8
     National Cliff Williams 823 1.8 *
     Natural Law Claude Viau 515 1.1 *
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Ron MacDonald 21,958 46.2 +20.1
     Progressive Conservative Mike Forrestall 19,863 41.8 -13.1
     New Democrat Marty Zelenietz 5,162 10.9 -8.1
     Libertarian Stanley Hodder 447 0.9 *
     Independent Charles Spurr 109 0.2 *

[edit] Dartmouth—Halifax East

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Mike Forrestall 27,549 54.9 +13.0
     Liberal Rae Austin 13,084 26.1 -11.6
     New Democrat Ken Hale 9,503 19.0 -1.4
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Mike Forrestall 17,968 41.9 -6.8
     Liberal Rae Austin 16,200 37.7 +2.6
     New Democrat Nelson Reed 8,764 20.4 +4.2
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Mike Forrestall 21,441 48.7 -2.8
     Liberal John Savage 15,453 35.1 -5.4
     New Democrat Frederick Turley 7,116 16.2 +9.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Mike Forrestall 22,090 51.5 -6.0
     Liberal Arnold Patterson 17,444 40.6 +8.9
     New Democrat Alfred Nieforth 3,076 7.2 -3.0
     Social Credit Anthony Morbee 181 0.4 -0.2
     Marxist-Leninist Mike Malloch 135 0.3 *
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Mike Forrestall 24,553 57.5 +2.5
     Liberal John Savage 13,543 31.7 -8.7
     New Democrat Norman Dares 4,358 10.2 +5.8
     Social Credit Brian Pitcairn 261 0.6 *
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Mike Forrestall 19,694 55.2 *
     Liberal Arnie Patterson 14,429 40.4 *
     New Democrat Edward Newell 1,572 4.4 *

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in Nova Scotia
Liberal

Cape Breton—Canso | Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | Halifax West | Kings—Hants | Sydney—Victoria | West Nova

Conservative

Central Nova | Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley | South Shore—St. Margaret's

New Democrat

Halifax | Sackville—Eastern Shore

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