Dartmouth South
Dartmouth South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The district was originally created in 1967, but was redistributed in 2003 into Dartmouth South-Portland Valley and Dartmouth North.
The riding was re-created for the Nova Scotia general election, 2013 out of part of Dartmouth South-Portland Valley.[1]
The riding is currently vacant following the death of incumbent MLA Allan Rowe.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
- Allan Rowe, Liberal (2013–2015)
- Tim Olive, PC (1999–2003)
- Don Chard, NDP (1998)
- John Savage, Liberal (1993–1998)
Election results
Nova Scotia general election, 2013 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Allan Rowe | 4,049 | 46.24 | +18.34 | |
New Democratic Party | Mary Vingoe | 2,918 | 33.32 | -22.24 | |
Progressive Conservative | Gord Gamble | 1,612 | 18.41 | +5.16 | |
Independent | Jim Murray | 178 | 2.03 | ||
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +20.29 |
2009 provincial election redistributed results | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
New Democratic Party | 4,607 | 55.57 | |
Liberal | 2,313 | 27.90 | |
Progressive Conservative | 1,098 | 13.24 | |
Green | 273 | 3.29 |
References
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nsvotes2013/ridings/019/
- ↑ "Allan Rowe, Dartmouth South MLA, dead at 59". CBC News. March 16, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-17.