Chester-St. Margaret's

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Chester—St. Margaret's
 Nova Scotia House of Assembly
electoral district
Member of the
Legislative Assembly		       Judy Streatch
PC
Population (2001)
Electors (2006)
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created
Census divisions Halifax RM,
Lunenburg County
Subdivisions

Chester—St. Margaret's is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It is located on the South Shore.

Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Judy Streatch of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

The constituency was created in 1993. It includes the Municipality of Chester and the communities in the Halifax Regional Municipality along the coast of St. Margarets Bay including Peggys Cove. Major towns in the riding include Hubbards, Chester, Western Shore, Boutiliers Point and Head of St. Margarets Bay.

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[edit] Statistics

Avg. Income: $27,440 (2003)
Population: 19,720 (2003)
Post-secondary education: 36% (2003)

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly

  • Judy Streatch, Progressive Conservative (2005 - )
  • John E. Chataway Progressive Conservative (1999 - 2004)
  • Hinrich Bitter-Suermann Progressive Conservative/ New Democratic Party (1998 - 1999)
  • Jim Barkhouse Liberal (1993 - 1998)

[edit] Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Judy Streatch 3950 42.67
     New Democratic Party Jane Matheson 2833 30.6
     Liberal Rick Fraughton 2192 23.68
     Green Joanne MacKinnon 282 3.05
Chester-St. Margaret's By-election, June 21, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Judy Streatch 2955 36.18
     New Democratic Party Hinrich Bitter-Suermann 2434 29.8
     Liberal Rick Fraughton 2548 31.2
     Independent Michael Oddy 210 2.57
Nova Scotia general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative John Chataway 3453 37.33
     New Democratic Party Hinrich Bitter-Suermann 3413 36.90
     Liberal Milt Larsen 2243 24.25
     Nova Scotia Party Sue Gault 141 1.52

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Historic
to 2003: Cape Breton East • Cape Breton The Lakes • Dartmouth South • Dartmouth-Cole Harbour • Halifax Bedford Basin • Sackville-Beaver Bank • Victoria
to 1993: Annapolis East • Annapolis West • Colchester South • Cumberland Centre • Cumberland East • Cumberland West • Digby • Guysborough • Halifax Cornwallis • Halifax Eastern Shore • Halifax St. Margarets • Inverness North • Inverness South • Lunenburg Centre • Lunenburg East • Sackville
to 1978: Colchester • Halifax Cobequid
to 1967: Halifax Centre • Halifax County Dartmouth • Halifax East • Halifax North • Halifax Northwest • Halifax South • Halifax West
to 1956: Annapolis County • Kings
to 1949: Cumberland • Hants • Pictou
to 1933: Halifax • Richmond and Cape Breton West
to 1925: Cape Breton
See also: 2006 election • List of elections • Politics of Nova Scotia
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