Canadian federal election results in Nova Scotia

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Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in Nova Scotia.

Regional Profile

Nova Scotia has historically been a conservative region, with former prime ministers Charles Tupper, Robert Borden, and Brian Mulroney along with Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield holding seats in the province for extended periods of time. However, unlike rural ridings in the prairies, most Nova Scotia ridings hold Red Tory views rather than socially conservative ones, as reflected in Nova Scotia being one of the few areas in the country where the Progressive Conservatives remained competitive between their 1993 collapse and their 2003 merger with the Canadian Alliance. The Liberals swept Nova Scotia in their 1993 landslide, but managed to lose every single seat in 1997. Under former leader Alexa McDonough, the NDP made major gains there in 1997; picking up seats in the Halifax and Cape Breton areas. The Liberals, wiped out in 1997, made a resurgence in 2000. The Liberals' strengths are concentrated in Cape Breton and the Halifax area. The NDP's strengths are concentrated in the Halifax area. The Conservatives' strengths are concentrated in rural mainland Nova Scotia. In 2011, the Liberals lost one seat to the NDP. The final tally is Conservatives: 4, Liberals: 4, NDP: 3

2011 - 41st General Election

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Conservative   Liberal   NDP   Green   Other
Cape Breton—Canso Derrick Clarence Kennedy

10,875
30.63%

Rodger Cuzner

16,478
46.41%

Marney Jeanne Simmons

7,036
19.82%

Glen Carabin

1,114
3.14%

Rodger Cuzner
Central Nova Peter MacKay

21,591
56.82%

John R. Hamilton

5,619
14.79%

David K. Parker

9,386
24.70%

Matthew Chisholm

1,405
3.70%

Peter MacKay
Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley Scott Armstrong

21,041
52.50%

Jim Burrows

7,207
17.98%

Wendy Robinson

9,322
23.26%

Jason Blanch

2,136
5.33%

Jim Hnatiuk (CHP)

375
0.94%

Scott Armstrong
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Wanda Webber

10,718
24.81%

Michael Savage

15,162
35.10%

Robert Chisholm

15,661
36.25%

Paul Shreenan

1,661
3.84%

Michael Savage
Halifax George Nikolaou

8,276
18.00%

Stan Kutcher

11,791
25.64%

Megan Leslie

23,745
51.63%

Michael Dewar

2,023
4.40%

Tony Seed (M-L)

153
0.33%

Megan Leslie
Halifax West Bruce Robert Pretty

13,778
30.50%

Geoff Regan

16,230
35.92%

Gregor Ash

13,239
29.30%

Thomas Trappenberg

1,931
4.27%

Geoff Regan
Kings—Hants David Morse

14,714
36.63%

Scott Brison

15,887
39.56%

Mark Rogers

8,043
20.03%

Sheila Richardson

1,520
3.78%

Scott Brison
Sackville—Eastern Shore Adam Mimnagh

12,665
30.46%

Scott Hemming

4,676
11.25%

Peter Stoffer

22,480
54.07%

John Percy

1,755
4.22%

Peter Stoffer
South Shore—St. Margaret's Gerald Keddy

17,924
43.69%

Derek Wells

7,014
16.85%

Gordon Earle

15,058
36.18%%

Kris MacLellan

1,621
3.90%

Gerald Keddy
Sydney—Victoria Cecil Clarke

13,945
37.79%

Mark Eyking

14,805
40.13%

Kathy MacLeod

7,050
19.11%

Chris Milburn

1,187
3.22%

Mark Eyking
West Nova Greg Kerr

20,206
46.95%

Robert Thibault

15,712
36.51%

George Barro

5,631
13.08%

Ross Johnson

1,487
3.46%

Greg Kerr

2008 - 40th General Election

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Conservative   Liberal   NDP   Green   Other
Cape Breton—
Canso
Allan Murphy
8,549
Rodger Cuzner
17,444
Mark MacNeill
7,659
Dwayne MacEachern
2,692
  Rodger Cuzner
Central Nova Peter MacKay
18,239
Louise Lorefice
7,657
Elizabeth May
12,620
Michael MacKay (CHP)
427
Peter MacKay
Paul Kemp (CAP)
196
Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley Joel Bernard
3,493
Tracy Parsons
3,344
Karen Olsson
4,874
Bill Casey (Ind.)
27,303
Bill Casey
Rick Simpson (Ind.)
551
Dartmouth—
Cole Harbour
Wanda Webber
9,109
Michael Savage
16,016
Brad Pye
12,793
Paul Shreenan
2,417
George Campbell (CHP)
219
Michael Savage
Halifax Ted Larsen
9,278
Catherine Meade
12,413
Megan Leslie
19,242
Darryl Whetter
3,891
Tony Seed (M-L)
182
Alexa McDonough
Halifax West Rakesh Khosla
8,730
Geoff Regan
17,127
Tamara Lorincz
12,205
Michael Munday
2,921
Trevor Ennis (CHP)
259
Geoff Regan
Kings—Hants Rosemary Segado
9,847
Scott Brison
16,643
Carol Harris
8,290
Brendan MacNeill
2,353
Jim Hnatiuk (CHP)
528
Scott Brison
Sackville—
Eastern Shore
David Montgomery
8,156
Carolyn Scott
5,045
Peter Stoffer
24,290
Noreen Hartlen
2,033
  Peter Stoffer
South Shore—
St. Margaret's
Gerald Keddy
14,395
Bill Smith
9,468
Gordon Earle
13,457
Michael Oddy
2,090
Joe Larkin (CHP)
513
Gerald Keddy
Sydney—Victoria Kristen Rudderham
7,224
Mark Eyking
17,353
Wayne McKay
8,563
Collin Harker
1,941
  Mark Eyking
West Nova Greg Kerr
16,779
Robert Thibault
15,185
George Barron
7,097
Ronald Mills
2,114
Cindy Nesbitt (Ind.)
844
Robert Thibault

2006 - 39th General Election

All incumbent MPs in Nova Scotia were re-elected. There were six Liberal, three Conservatives and two NDP MPs in the province.

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   Conservative   NDP   Green   Other
Cape Breton—Canso Rodger Cuzner

21,424

Kenzie MacNeil

9,740

Hector Morrison

8,111

Rob Hines

1,006 2.7%

  Rodger Cuzner
Central Nova Dan Walsh

10,349

Peter MacKay

17,134

Alexis MacDonald

13,861

David Orton

671 1.6%

Allan H. Bezanson (M-L)

124

Peter MacKay
Cumberland—Colchester—
Musquodoboit Valley
Gary Richard

10,299

Bill Casey

22,439

Margaret Sagar

8,944

Bruce Farrell

910 2.1%

Rick Simpson (Ind.)

524

Bill Casey
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Michael Savage

19,027

Robert Campbell

10,259

Peter Mancini

14,612

Elizabeth Perry

1,005 2.3%

Charles Spurr (M-L)

56

Michael Savage
Halifax Martin MacKinnon

15,437

Andrew House

8,992

Alexa McDonough

23,420

Nick Wright

1,948

Tony Seed (M-L)

164

Alexa McDonough
Halifax West Geoff Regan

21,818

Rakesh Khosla

10,184

Alan Hill

10,798

Thomas Trappenberg

1,406 3.2%

Geoff Regan
Kings—Hants Scott Brison

19,491

Bob Mullan

13,772

Mary DeWolfe

8,138

Sheila Richardson

947

Chummy Anthony (Mar.)

436

Scott Brison
Sackville—Eastern Shore Dawn O'Hearn

9,921

Paul Francis

9,450

Peter Stoffer

22,848

Richard MacDonald

933 2.16%

  Peter Stoffer
South Shore—St. Margaret's Darian Huskilson

11,629

Gerald Keddy

15,108

Gordon Earle

11,689

Katie Boudreau

1,198 2.92%

James Hnatiuk
(CHP)

1,376

Gerald Keddy
Sydney—Victoria Mark Eyking

20,277

Howie MacDonald

7,455

John Hugh Edwards

11,587

Chris Milburn

1,336 3.29%

  Mark Eyking
West Nova Robert Thibault

17,734

Greg Kerr

17,222

Arthur Bull

8,512

Matthew Granger

1,040 2.3%

Ken Griffiths (Ind.)

682

Robert Thibault

2004 - 38th General Election

With Toronto's Jack Layton replacing Alexa McDonough as leader, the NDP saw its hold on the Halifax Region slip somewhat, losing Dartmouth. The Liberals, after having gained MP Scott Brison from the Progressive Conservatives in 2003, held Kings-Hants. A hoped-for breakthrough for the Conservatives remained elusive.

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   Conservative   NDP   Green   Other
Cape Breton—Canso Rodger Cuzner
20,139
Kenzie MacNeil
7,654
Shirley Hartery
9,197
Seumas Gibson
820
  Rodger Cuzner
Central Nova Susan Green
9,986
Peter MacKay
16,376
Alexis MacDonald
10,470
Rebecca Steeves-Mosher
1,015
  Peter MacKay
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Michael Savage
17,425
Michael L. MacDonald
8,739
Susan MacAlpine-Gillis
13,463
Michael Marshall
1,311
Tracy Parsons (PC)
415
Charles Spurr (M-L)
70
Wendy Lill
Halifax Sheila Fougere
17,267
Kevin Keefe
6,457
Alexa McDonough
18,341
Michael Oddy
2,081
  Alexa McDonough
Halifax West Geoff Regan
19,083
Ken MacPhee
8,413
Bill Carr
11,228
Martin Willison
1,452
  Geoff Regan
Kings—Hants Scott Brison
17,555
Bob Mullan
11,344
Skip Hambling
6,663
Kevin Stacey
1,364
Jim Hnatiuk (CHP)
493
Richard Hennigar (Ind.)
242
Scott Brison
North Nova Dianne Brushett
10,591
Bill Casey
20,188
Margaret Sagar
7,560
Sheila Richardson
1,245
Jack Moors (PC)
399
Bill Casey
Sackville—Eastern Shore Dale Stevens
11,222
Steve Streatch
8,363
Peter Stoffer
17,925
David Fullerton
1,007
Greg Moors (PC)
645
Peter Stoffer
South Shore—St. Margaret's John Chandler
12,658
Gerald Keddy
14,954
Gordon Earle
10,140
Katie Boudreau
1,700
  Gerald Keddy
Sydney—Victoria Mark Eyking
19,372
Howie MacDonald
5,897
John Hugh Edwards
10,298
Chris Milburn
855
Cathy Thériault (Mar.)
474
Chris Gallant (Ind.)
264
Mark Eyking
West Nova Robert Thibault
18,343
Jon Carey
14,209
Arthur Bull
9,086
Matt Granger
1,385
  Robert Thibault
  1. ^ Brison defected from PC Party in Dec. 2003

Key map
  1. Cape Breton-Canso
  2. Central Nova
  3. Dartmouth-Cole Harbour
  4. Halifax
  5. Halifax West
  6. Kings-Hants
  7. North Nova
  8. Sackville-Eastern Shore
  9. South Shore-St. Margaret's
  10. Sydney-Victoria
  11. West Nova
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New Democratic Party

2000 - 37th General Election

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   Canadian Alliance   NDP   PC   Other
Bras d'Or—Cape Breton Rodger Cuzner
20,815
John M. Currie
1,483
Michelle Dockrill
7,537
Alfie MacLeod
8,114
  Michelle Dockrill
Cumberland—Colchester Dianne Brushett
10,271
Bryden Ryan
4,981
James Arthur Harpell
4,629
Bill Casey
18,716
  Bill Casey
Dartmouth Bernie Boudreau
12,408
Jordi Morgan
3,282
Wendy Lill
13,585
Tom McInnis
8,085
Charles Spurr (M-L)
86
Wendy Lill
Halifax Kevin Little
13,539
Amery Boyer
2,348
Alexa McDonough
16,563
Paul Fitzgibbons
7,255
Mike Patriquen (MP)
627
Michael Oddy (Green)
590
Kevin Dumont Corkill (M-L)
113
Alexa McDonough
Halifax West Geoff Regan
18,327
Hilda Stevens
4,531
Gordon Earle
14,016
Charles Cirtwill
9,701
Tony Seed (M-L)
160
Gordon Earle
Kings—Hants Claude O'Hara
13,213
Gerry Fulton
4,618
Kaye Johnson
7,244
Scott Brison
17,612
Jim King (MP)
669
Kenneth MacEachern (Ind.)
140
Richard Hennigar (NLP)
133
Graham Jake MacDonald (Comm.)
85
Joe Clark
Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough Raymond Mason
12,585
Harvey Henderson
2,930
Wendy Panagopoulos
4,498
Peter MacKay
19,298
Darryl Gallivan (Ind.)
552
Peter MacKay
Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore Bruce Stephen
12,864
Bill Stevens
4,773
Peter Stoffer
13,619
Wade Marshall
7,589
Melanie Patriquen (MP)
658
Peter Stoffer
South Shore Derek Wells
12,677
Evan Walters
4,697
Bill Zimmerman
4,394
Gerald Keddy
14,328
  Gerald Keddy
Sydney—Victoria Mark Eyking
19,388
Rod Farrell
1,528
Peter Mancini
14,216
Anna Curtis-Steele
3,779
  Peter Mancini
West Nova Robert Thibault
12,783
Mike Donaldson
6,581
Phil Roberts
3,976
Mark Muise
12,080
  Mark Muise
  1. ^ Clark won seat in 2000 byelection; originally held by Scott Brison. He sought re-election in Calgary Centre.