Halifax Citadel-Sable Island
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 1933 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016[1]) | 22,106 | ||
Electors | 14,968[2] | ||
Area (km²) | 38.00 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 581.7 | ||
Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality |
Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Lisa Lachance of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
The constituency consists of the downtown city centre of Halifax and the residential South End. 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. The remaining area of South End, Halifax is 7 km2, and Sable Island is 31 km2.[3]
Statistics
Population (2016): 22,106[4]
Halifax Citadel: 7.00 km2 (3 sq mi)
Sable Island: 31.00 km2 (12 sq mi)[3]
Halifax Citadel Population Density: 3,158/km2
History
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 five elections between the 1997 by-election and the 2006 general election and has been won by each major party within the last four elections.
In 1993, the name of the riding was changed from Halifax Cornwallis to Halifax Citadel.[5]
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.
On May 27, 2008, the name of the riding was changed from Halifax Citadel to Halifax Citadel-Sable Island.[5]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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49th | 1967–1970 | Donald MacKeen Smith | Progressive Conservative | |
50th | 1970–1974 | Ronald Wallace | Liberal | |
51st | 1974–1978 | |||
52nd | 1978–1981 | Arthur R. Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | |
53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
54th | 1984–1988 | |||
55th | 1988–1993 | |||
56th | 1993–1997 | Terry Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | |
1997–1998 | Ed Kinley | Liberal | ||
57th | 1998–1999 | Peter Delefes | New Democratic | |
58th | 1999–2003 | Jane Purves | Progressive Conservative | |
59th | 2003–2005 | Danny Graham | Liberal | |
60th | 2006–2009 | Leonard Preyra | New Democratic | |
61st | 2009–2013 | |||
62nd | 2013–2017 | Labi Kousoulis | Liberal | |
63rd | 2017–2021 | |||
64th | 2021-Present | Lisa Lachance | New Democratic | |
Election results
1967 general election
1967 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Donald MacKeen Smith | 4,771 | 55.41% | – | ||||
Liberal | Robert Matheson | 3,522 | 40.91% | – | ||||
New Democratic | M. Rae Gillman | 317 | 3.68% | – | ||||
Total | 8,610 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1970 general election
1970 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Ronald Wallace | 4,527 | 54.15% | 13.24% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Donald MacKeen Smith | 3,833 | 45.85% | -9.56% | ||||
Total | 8,360 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1974 general election
1974 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Ronald Wallace | 4,299 | 48.73% | -5.42% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Richard (Dick) MacLean | 3,071 | 34.81% | -11.04% | ||||
New Democratic | Michael Bradfield | 1,452 | 16.46% | – | ||||
Total | 8,822 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1978 general election
1978 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Art Donahoe | 3,780 | 40.56% | 5.75% | ||||
Liberal | Ronald Wallace | 3,525 | 37.82% | -10.91% | ||||
New Democratic | Michael Bradfield | 2,015 | 21.62% | 5.16% | ||||
Total | 9,320 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1981 general election
1981 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Art Donahoe | 4,141 | 44.55% | 3.99% | ||||
Liberal | Brenda Shannon | 2,690 | 28.94% | -8.88% | ||||
New Democratic | Tom Sinclair-Faulkner | 2,465 | 26.52% | 4.90% | ||||
Total | 9,296 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1984 general election
1984 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Art Donahoe | 3,652 | 40.40% | -4.15% | ||||
New Democratic | Eileen O'Connell | 2,864 | 31.68% | 5.16% | ||||
Liberal | John Godfrey | 2,524 | 27.92% | -1.02% | ||||
Total | 9,040 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1988 general election
1988 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Art Donahoe | 3,283 | 35.11% | -5.29% | ||||
New Democratic | Eileen O'Connell | 3,057 | 32.70% | 1.01% | ||||
Liberal | Jay Abbass | 2,882 | 30.82% | 2.90% | ||||
Independent | Frank J. Fawson | 128 | 1.37% | – | ||||
Total | 9,350 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1993 general election
1993 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Terry Donahoe | 4,584 | 39.23% | 4.12% | ||||
Liberal | Liz Crocker | 4,505 | 38.55% | 7.73% | ||||
New Democratic | Mary Sparling | 2,433 | 20.82% | -11.87% | ||||
Independent | Jan Morrison | 85 | 0.73% | – | ||||
Natural Law | Gilles Bigras | 78 | 0.67% | – | ||||
Total | 11,685 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1997 by-election
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 4 November 1997 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Resignation of Terry Donahoe | ||||||||
Liberal | Ed Kinley | 2,795 | 38.55 | |||||
New Democratic | Peter Delefes | 2,630 | 36.27 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Kate Carmichael | 1,763 | 24.31 | |||||
Independent | Idris Madar | 63 | 0.87 | |||||
Total | 3,333 | 33.33% |
1998 general election
1998 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Peter Delefes | 4,414 | 39.87% | 19.04% | ||||
Liberal | Ed Kinley | 4,377 | 39.53% | 0.98% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Tara Erskine | 2,175 | 19.64% | -19.59% | ||||
Independent | Arthur R. Canning | 106 | 0.96% | – | ||||
Total | 11,072 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1999 general election
1999 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jane Purves | 3,392 | 36.83% | 17.18% | ||||
New Democratic | Peter Delefes | 2,958 | 32.11% | -7.75% | ||||
Liberal | Ed Kinley | 2,752 | 29.88% | -9.65% | ||||
Independent | Arthur R. Canning | 57 | 0.62% | -0.34% | ||||
Nova Scotia Party | Grace Patterson | 52 | 0.56% | – | ||||
Total | 9,211 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2003 general election
2003 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Danny Graham | 3,042 | 37.34% | 7.46% | ||||
New Democratic | Peter Delefes | 2,542 | 31.20% | -0.91% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jane Purves | 2,466 | 30.27% | -6.56% | ||||
Marijuana | Michael R. Patriquen | 59 | 0.72% | – | ||||
Nova Scotia Party | James A. C. Marchoine | 38 | 0.47% | -0.10% | ||||
Total | 8,147 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2006 general election
2006 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Leonard Preyra | 3,054 | 42.03% | 10.83% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Black | 2,724 | 37.49% | 7.22% | ||||
Liberal | Devin Maxwell | 1,181 | 16.25% | -21.09% | ||||
Green | Nick Wright | 307 | 4.23% | – | ||||
Total | 7,266 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2009 general election
2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Leonard Preyra | 3,785 | 49.17% | 7.14% | ||||
Liberal | Gerry Walsh | 2,584 | 33.57% | 17.31% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ted Larsen | 1,000 | 12.99% | -24.50% | ||||
Green | Ryan Watson | 329 | 4.27% | 0.05% | ||||
Total | 7,698 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2013 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Labi Kousoulis | 2,966 | 47.66 | ||
New Democratic Party | Leonard Preyra | 1,934 | 31.08 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Andrew Black | 1,094 | 17.58 | ||
Green | Brynn Horley | 198 | 3.18 | ||
Independent (Atlantica) | Frederic Boileau-Cadieux | 31 | 0.50 |
2017 provincial election redistributed results[6] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Liberal | 2,873 | 41.57 | |
New Democratic | 2,057 | 29.76 | |
Progressive Conservative | 1,606 | 23.23 | |
Green | 376 | 5.44 |
Data from Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island[5]
2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Labi Kousoulis | 2,419 | 41.28 | -6.38 | ||||
New Democratic | Glenn Walton | 1,618 | 27.61 | -3.47 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Rob Batherson | 1,480 | 25.26 | +7.68 | ||||
Green | Martin Willison | 343 | 5.85 | +2.67 | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,860 | 100 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.49 | ||||||
Turnout | 5,889 | 39.3 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 14,910 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.46 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7][8] |
2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Lisa Lachance | 3,397 | 42.31 | +12.55 | ||||
Liberal | Labi Kousoulis | 2,956 | 36.82 | -4.74 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Sheri Morgan | 1,425 | 17.75 | -5.48 | ||||
Green | Noah Hollis | 250 | 3.11 | -2.33 | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,028 | 99.79 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 17 | 0.21 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,045 | 48.92 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 16,444 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.65 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9] |
References
- "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia - July 2021" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- 2017 40th Provincial General Election, Financial Information and Statistics, Volume III (PDF) (Report). Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Nova Scotia. April 2018. p. 8. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- "Sable Island Natural Park Reserve; Sable Island National Park Reserve of Canada Management Plan". pc.gc.ca. Parks Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia - July 2021" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island (PDF) (Report). Nova Scotia Legislature. June 14, 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
- "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
External links
- CBC riding profile for 2006 General Election
- 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll by Poll Results
- 1999 Poll by Poll Results
- 1998 Poll by Poll Results
- 1997 By-Election Poll by Poll Results
- 1993 Poll by Poll Results
- 1988 Poll by Poll Results
- 1984 Poll by Poll Results
- 1981 Poll by Poll Results
- 1978 Poll by Poll Results
- 1974 Poll by Poll Results
- 1970 Poll by Poll Results
- 1967 Poll by Poll Results