South Shore—St. Margaret's

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South Shore—St. Margaret's
 Canadian Federal electoral district  

South Shore—St. Margaret's in relation to the other Nova Scotia ridings.
Member of Parliament       Gerald Keddy
Conservative
Population (2001) 83 694
Electors (2006) 67 983
Area (km²) 9495
Pop. density (per km²) 8.81
Riding created 2003, from South Shore and Halifax West
Census divisions Halifax
Lunenburg
Queens
Shelburne
Subdivisions Regional Municipalities:
Halifax (part)
Towns:
Bridgewater
Clark's Harbour
Lockeport
Lunenburg
Mahone Bay
Shelburne
Municipality districts:
Barrington, Chester, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne
First Nations reserves:
Gold River 21, New Ross 20, Pennal 19, Wildcat 12

South Shore—St. Margaret's is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It covers the South Shore region of Nova Scotia.

It was created in 2003 mostly from South Shore riding, but also with portions of Halifax West. Its only Member of Parliament (MP) has been Conservative Gerald Keddy.

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[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups: 97.1% White, 1.5% First Nations
Languages: 97.6% English, 1.0% French, 1.2% other
Religions: 71.5% Protestant, 11.5% Catholic, 1.1% Other Christian, 15.4% no affiliation
Average income: $24,501

[edit] Geography

It consists of:

  • the counties of Shelburne and Lunenburg;
  • the Region of Queens Municipality; and
  • the western part of the Halifax Regional Municipality, i.e., the part lying west of a line drawn south from the intersection of the boundary between the regional municipality and the County of Hants with the western shoreline of Pockwock Lake along the shoreline to the western extremity of Ponhook Cove, then south in a straight line for approximately 2.7 km to the mouth of the Pockwock River at Wrights Lake, southeast in a straight line for approximately 3.8 km to the northern extremity of Stillwater Lake, south along that lake, southwest along Highway 213 (Hammonds Plains Road) to Highway 3, southeast in a straight line for approximately 18.6 km to the mouth of the Nine Mile River, southwest along Shad Bay (passing west of Cochrans Island) to the Atlantic Ocean.

[edit] History

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
South Shore and Halifax West prior to 2004
38th 2004-2006     Gerald Keddy Conservative
39th 2006-

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Gerald Keddy 15 108 36.85 -1.05
     New Democrat Gordon Earle 11 689 28.51 +2.81
     Liberal Darian Huskilson 11 629 28.36 -3.72
     Christian Heritage James Hnatiuk 1376 3.36 Ø
     Green Kate Morris Boudreau 1198 2.92 -1.39
Total valid votes 41 000


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Gerald Keddy 14 954 37.90 Ø
     Liberal John Chandler 12 658 32.08 Ø
     New Democrat Gordon Earle 10 140 25.70 Ø
     Green Kate Morris Boudreau 1700 4.31 Ø
Total valid votes 39 452

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[edit] External links

Candidate info from their own or the political parties websites:

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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