Sackville—Eastern Shore

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Sackville—Eastern Shore
 Canadian Federal electoral district  

Sackville—Eastern Shore in relation to the other Nova Scotia ridings.
Member of Parliament       Peter Stoffer
New Democrat
Population (2001) 83 655
Electors (2006) 69 311
Area (km²) 1328
Pop. density (per km²) 63.0
Riding created 1996, from Central Nova and Dartmouth
Census divisions Halifax
Subdivisions Regional Municipalities:
Halifax (part)
First Nations reserves:
Shubenacadie 13

Sackville—Eastern Shore (formerly known as Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 83,655.

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[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups: 94.0% White, 4.2% Black
Languages: 95.3% English, 2.9% French, 1.4% Other
Religions: 51.3% Protestant, 36.8% Catholic, 1.2% Other Christian, 10.1% No affiliation
Average income: $28,217

[edit] Geography

The district includes the part of the Halifax Regional Municipality located on the Atlantic coast between Lake Charlotte and Jeddore Harbour in the east to Halifax Harbour in the west excluding the community of Dartmouth and the community of Eastern Passage. It also includes HRM's northern suburbs in the Sackville River valley north to the boundary with Hants County. The area is 1,328 km².

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Central Nova and Dartmouth ridings, and was known as "Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore" from 1999 to 2003. MP Peter Stoffer has tabled a Private Members Bill to change the name of the riding to "Sackville—Preston—Eastern Shore".

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Central Nova and Dartmouth prior to 1997
36th 1997-2000     Peter Stoffer New Democrat
37th 2000-2004
38th 2004-2006
39th 2006-

[edit] Election results

[edit] Sackville—Eastern Shore

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democrat Peter Stoffer 22 848 52.95 +7.18
     Liberal Bill Fleming 9921 22.99 -5.67
     Conservative Paul Francis 9450 21.90 +0.55
     Green Richard MacDonald 933 2.16 -0.41
Total valid votes 43 152


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democrat Peter Stoffer 17 925 45.77 +11.29
     Liberal Dale Stevens 11 222 28.66 -3.90
     Conservative Steve Streatch 8363 21.35 -9.94
     Green David Fullerton 1007 2.57 Ø
Progressive Canadian Greg Moors 645 1.65 Ø
Total valid votes 39 162

Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.

[edit] Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democrat Peter Stoffer 13 619 34.48 +4.11
     Liberal Bruce Stephen 12 864 32.56 +6.30
     Progressive Conservative Wade Marshall 7589 19.21 -11.06
     Canadian Alliance Bill Stevens 4773 12.08 -0.51
     Marijuana Melanie Patriquen 658 1.67 Ø
Total valid votes 39 503

Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democrat Peter Stoffer 12 433 30.37 Ø
     Progressive Conservative Ken Streatch 12 392 30.27 Ø
     Liberal Beverley Peters 10 750 26.26 Ø
     Reform Rob Cuthbert 5155 12.59 Ø
     Natural Law Bernard Wayne Gormley 211 0.52 Ø
Total valid votes 40 941

[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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