Nova Scotia House of Assembly provincial electoral district |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly |
Leonard Preyra NDP |
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Population (2006) | ||
Electors (2009) | 15,240 | |
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Pop. density (per km²) | ||
Riding created | 1933 | |
Census divisions | Halifax RM | |
Subdivisions | Halifax |
Halifax Citadel is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Leonard Preyra of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
The constituency consists of the downtown city centre of Halifax and the residential South End (Halifax). The regional district's area includes four universities (including Dalhousie University and Saint Mary's University) and four hospitals. The constituency also includes Sable Island.
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Population: 20,560
Average income: $42,680 (highest in province)
From 1978 to 1997, a Progressive Conservative seat, Halifax Citadel has since become a major battleground between all three major parties. The seat changed hands in each of the last five elections and has been won by each major party within the last three elections.
On October 7, 2005, following the resignation of Liberal member Danny Graham, the seat became vacant. A by-election was called for June 27, 2006. That then became void when the 2006 general election was called for June 13, 2006.
In what was one of the most watched ridings during the 2006 provincial election, NDP candidate Leonard Preyra came out in front of former Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Bill Black.
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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61st | 2009–Present | Leonard Preyra | New Democratic | |
60th | 2006–2009 | |||
59th | 2003–2005 | Danny Graham | Liberal | |
58th | 1999–2003 | Jane Purves | Progressive Conservative | |
57th | 1998–1999 | Peter Delefes | New Democratic | |
56th | 1997–1998 | Ed Kinley | Liberal | |
1993–1997 | Terry Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | ||
55th | 1988–1993 | Arthur R. Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | |
54th | 1984–1988 | |||
53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
52nd | 1978–1981 | |||
51st | 1974–1978 | Ronald Wallace | Liberal | |
50th | 1970–1974 | |||
49th | 1967–1970 | Donald MacKeen Smith | Progressive Conservative |
Nova Scotia general election, 2009 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
New Democratic Party | Leonard Preyra | 3824 | 49.65 | +7.62 | |
Liberal | Gerry Walsh | 2548 | 33.08 | +16.83 | |
Progressive Conservative | Ted Larsen | 1001 | 13.00 | -24.49 | |
Green Party | Ryan Watson | 329 | 4.27 | +0.04 |
Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
New Democratic Party | Leonard Preyra | 3054 | 42.03 | +10.83 | |
Progressive Conservative | Bill Black | 2724 | 37.49 | +7.22 | |
Liberal | Devin Maxwell | 1181 | 16.25 | -21.09 | |
Green Party | Nick Wright | 307 | 4.23 |
Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Danny Graham | 3042 | 37.34 | +7.46 | |
New Democratic Party | Peter Delefes | 2542 | 31.20 | -0.91 | |
Progressive Conservative | Jane Purves | 2466 | 30.27 | -6.56 | |
Marijuana Party | Michael R. Patriquen | 59 | .72 | ||
Nova Scotia Party | James A. C. Marchoine | 38 | .47 | -0.09 |
Nova Scotia general election, 1999 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Progressive Conservative | Jane Purves | 3392 | 36.83 | +17.23 | |
New Democratic Party | Peter Delefes | 2958 | 32.11 | -7.79 | |
Liberal | Ed Kinley | 2752 | 29.88 | -9.62 | |
Independent | Art Canning | 57 | .62 | -0.28 | |
Nova Scotia Party | Grace Patterson | 52 | .56 |
Nova Scotia general election, 1998 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
New Democratic Party | Peter Delefes | 4414 | 39.90 | +3.60 | |
Liberal | Ed Kinley | 4377 | 39.50 | +1.00 | |
Progressive Conservative | Tara Erskine | 2175 | 19.60 | -4.70 | |
Independent | Art Canning | 106 | .9 |
By-election on 4 November 1997
Resignation of Terry Donahoe |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Liberal | Ed Kinley | 2,795 | 38.50% | |||
New Democrat | Peter Delefes | 2,630 | 36.30% | |||
Progressive Conservative | Kate Carmichael | 1,763 | 24.30% | |||
Independent | Idris Madar | 63 | 0.09% | |||
Total | 3,333 | 33.33% |
Nova Scotia general election, 1993 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Progressive Conservative | Terry Donahoe | 4584 | |||
Liberal | Liz Crocker | 4505 | |||
New Democratic Party | Mary Sparling | 2433 | |||
Independent | Jan Morrison | 85 | |||
Natural Law | Gilles Bigras | 78 |
Nova Scotia general election, 1988 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Progressive Conservative | Arthur R. Donahoe | 3283 | |||
New Democratic Party | Eileen O'Connell | 3057 | |||
Liberal | Jay Abbass | 2882 | |||
Independent | Frank J. Fawson | 128 |
Nova Scotia general election, 1984 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Progressive Conservative | Arthur R. Donahoe | 3652 | |||
New Democratic Party | Eileen O'Connell | 2864 | |||
Liberal | John Godfrey | 2524 |
Nova Scotia general election, 1981 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Progressive Conservative | Arthur R. Donahoe | 4141 | |||
Liberal | Brenda Shannon | 2882 | |||
New Democratic Party | Tom Sinclair-Faulkner | 2465 |
Nova Scotia general election, 1978 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Progressive Conservative | Arthur R. Donahoe | 3780 | |||
Liberal | Ronald Wallace | 3525 | |||
New Democratic Party | Michael Bradfield | 2015 |
Nova Scotia general election, 1974 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Ronald Wallace | 4299 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Richard MacLean | 3071 | |||
New Democratic Party | Michael Bradfield | 1452 |
Nova Scotia general election, 1970 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Ronald Wallace | 4572 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Donald Smith | 3833 |
Nova Scotia general election, 1967 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Progressive Conservative | Donald Smith | 4771 | |||
Liberal | Robert Matheson | 3522 | |||
New Democratic Party | M. Rae Gillman | 317 |