Dartmouth South
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dartmouth South in relation to other ridings in the Metro Halifax area | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 2012 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 (by) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors | 17,940 | ||
| Census divisions | Halifax County | ||
| Census subdivisions | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
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 was temporarily unrepresented following the death of incumbent MLA Allan Rowe,[2] but is now represented by Marian Mancini who won a by-election in July 2015.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
- Irvin William Akerley, PC (1967–1970)
- D. Scott MacNutt, Liberal (1970–1974)
- Roland J. Thornhill, PC (1974–1993)
- John Savage, Liberal (1993–1998)
- Don Chard, NDP (1998–1999)
- Tim Olive, PC (1999–2003)
Riding redistributed into Dartmouth South-Portland Valley
- Allan Rowe, Liberal (2013–2015)
- Marian Mancini, NDP (2015–present)
Election results
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015 On the death of Allan Rowe | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Marian Mancini | 2,274 | 35.25 | +1.93 | ||||
| Liberal | Tim Rissesco | 2,193 | 33.99 | -12.24 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gord Gamble | 1,494 | 23.16 | +4.75 | ||||
| Independent | Charlene M. Gagnon | 490 | 7.60 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,541 | 99.66 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,473 | 38.21 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 17,940 | – | ||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.09 | ||||||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2013 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,757 | 99.02 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 87 | 0.98 | |||
| Turnout | 8,844 | 55.48 | |||
| Electors on the lists | 15,940 | – | |||
| Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +20.29 | |||
| 2009 provincial election redistributed results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ↑ "Liberals pick up 2 of 3 seats in Nova Scotia byelections". CTV News. July 14, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
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