Halifax Fairview

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Halifax Fairview
 Nova Scotia House of Assembly
electoral district
Member of the
Legislative Assembly		       Graham Steele
NDP
Population (2001)
Electors (2006)
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created
Census divisions Halifax RM
Subdivisions Halifax

Halifax Fairview is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

It was created in the re-distribution of 1993. Since 2001, its Member of the Legislative Assembly has been Graham Steele of the New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia[1].

Halifax Fairview includes the communities of Fairview, Armdale, Cowie Hill, Fairmount, and Kline Heights (comprising part of Spryfield). Within its boundaries is Long Lake Provincial Park.

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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
60th 2006-Present     Graham Steele[1][2][3] New Democratic
59th 2003-2006
58th 2001-2003
1999-2001     Eileen O'Connell[4][5][6] New Democratic
57th 1998-1999
56th 1996-1998
1993-1996     Alexa McDonough[7] New Democratic

[edit] Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2006[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party Graham Steele 4172 58.51
     Progressive Conservative Bruce MacCharles 1649 23.13
     Liberal Cecil MacDougall 1055 14.8
     Green Party Kris MacLellan 254 3.56
Nova Scotia general election, 2003[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party Graham Steele 3439 45.85
     Liberal Susan Hayes 2284 30.45
     Progressive Conservative Bruce MacCharles 1684 22.45
     Nova Scotia Party David F. Boyd 94 1.25
Halifax Fairview by-election, 2001[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party Graham Steele 2164 58.17
     Liberal Jeremy Akerman 1021 27.45
     Progressive Conservative Narayana Swamy 466 12.53
     Marijuana Melanie Patriquen 38 1.02
     Nova Scotia Party Heather Drope 31 .83
Nova Scotia general election, 1999[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party Eileen O'Connell 3615 46.23
     Progressive Conservative Narayana Swamy 2117 27.08
     Liberal Greta Murtagh 1888 24.15
     Nova Scotia Party Marie Alexandridis 199 2.55
Nova Scotia general election, 1998[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party Eileen O'Connell 4649 53.8
     Liberal Bob Britton 2597 30
     Progressive Conservative Brian Nash 1402 16.2
Halifax Fairview by-election, 1996[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party Eileen O'Connell 4434
     Progressive Conservative Rosanna Liberatore 1250
     Liberal Mary Ann Crowley 1112
Nova Scotia general election, 1993[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party Alexa McDonough 4789
     Liberal Art Flynn 3558
     Progressive Conservative Rosanna Liberatore 2078
Natural Law Mark Hawkins 96

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics of Provincial By-Elections 1930 - 2007, Complete Poll By Poll Results (March 6, 2001). Retrieved on October 30, 2007
  2. ^ a b Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics of Provincial General Elections 1933 - 2006, Complete Poll By Poll Results - Halifax Fairview (June 13, 2006). Retrieved on October 30, 2007
  3. ^ a b Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics of Provincial General Elections 1933 - 2006, Complete Poll By Poll Results - Halifax Fairview (August 5, 2003). Retrieved on October 30, 2007
  4. ^ a b Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics of Provincial General Elections 1933 - 2006, Complete Poll By Poll Results - Halifax Fairview (July 27, 1999). Retrieved on October 30, 2007
  5. ^ a b Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics of Provincial General Elections 1933 - 2006, Complete Poll By Poll Results - Halifax Fairview (March 24, 1998). Retrieved on October 30, 2007
  6. ^ a b Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics of Provincial By-Elections 1930 - 2007, Complete Poll By Poll Results (June 4, 1996). Retrieved on October 30, 2007
  7. ^ a b Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics of Provincial General Elections 1933 - 2006, Complete Poll By Poll Results - Halifax Fairview (May 25, 1993). Retrieved on October 30, 2007

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