Timberlea-Prospect
Timberlea—Prospect is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2013 has been Iain Rankin of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1967 | ||
First contested | 1967 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 22,278 | ||
Electors | 14,854 | ||
Area (km²) | 342 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 65.1 | ||
Census division(s) | Halifax RM |
The district was created in 1967 from the former electoral district of Halifax West, under the name Halifax-St. Margaret's. Upon the recommendations of the 1992 Electoral Boundaries Commission report, it was renamed Timberlea-Prospect. At this same time, it lost the St. Margaret's Bay area to Chester-St. Margaret's, the Hammonds Plains, Lucasville, and Pockwock Road area to Sackville-Beaver Bank, and the Bedford area to Bedford-Fall River. In 2003, it lost the Bayside and West Dover areas to Chester-St. Margaret's. In 2013, on the recommendations of the 2012 Electoral Boundaries Commission, it lost the Stillwater Lake area to Hammonds Plains-Lucasville and a small number of streets in the Williamswood and Harrietsfield areas to Halifax Atlantic. It gained the Susies Lake and Quarrie Lake areas from Halifax Clayton Park.[1]
Geography
Timberlea-Prospect has 342 km2 (132 sq mi) of land area.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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64th | 2021-Present | Iain Rankin | Liberal | |
63rd | 2017–2021 | |||
62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
61st | 2009–2013 | Bill Estabrooks | New Democratic | |
60th | 2006-2009 | |||
59th | 2003-2006 | |||
58th | 1999-2003 | |||
57th | 1998-1999 | |||
56th | 1993-1998 | Bruce Holland | Liberal | |
55th | 1988-1993 | Jerry Lawrence | Progressive Conservative | |
54th | 1984-1988 | |||
53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
51st | 1974-1978 | Leonard L. Pace | Liberal | |
50th | 1970-1974 | |||
49th | 1967-1970 | D. C. McNeil | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
1967 general election
1967 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | D. C. McNeil | 5,030 | 53.48% | – | ||||
Liberal | Alex McKinnon | 3,910 | 41.57% | – | ||||
New Democratic | Peggy Prowse | 466 | 4.95% | – | ||||
Total | 9,406 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's" (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-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Leonard L. Pace | 6,152 | 51.69% | 10.12% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Donald C. MacNeil | 4,729 | 39.74% | -13.74% | ||||
New Democratic | Keith B. Jobson | 1,020 | 8.57% | 3.62% | ||||
Total | 11,901 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's" (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-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Leonard L. Pace | 7,338 | 48.21% | -3.48% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | George Piercey | 6,084 | 39.97% | 0.24% | ||||
New Democratic | Richard Rogers | 1,798 | 11.81% | 3.24% | ||||
Total | 15,220 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's" (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-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jerry Lawrence | 5,277 | 54.38% | 14.41% | ||||
Liberal | Terry Tingley | 3,149 | 32.45% | -15.76% | ||||
New Democratic | Gerry Richard Craig | 1,278 | 13.17% | 1.36% | ||||
Total | 9,704 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's" (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-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jerry Lawrence | 4,860 | 50.26% | -4.12% | ||||
Liberal | Helena Poirier | 2,617 | 27.06% | -5.39% | ||||
New Democratic | Lillian Viau | 2,193 | 22.68% | 9.51% | ||||
Total | 9,670 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's" (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-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jerry Lawrence | 5,141 | 57.39% | 7.13% | ||||
New Democratic | Lillian Viau | 2,258 | 25.21% | 2.53% | ||||
Liberal | Michael N. Kelly | 1,559 | 17.40% | -9.66% | ||||
Total | 8,958 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's" (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-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jerry Lawrence | 4,574 | 37.31% | -20.08% | ||||
Liberal | Kevin Burke | 4,061 | 33.13% | 15.73% | ||||
New Democratic | Bill Estabrooks | 3,623 | 29.56% | 4.35% | ||||
Total | 12,258 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's" (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 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bruce Holland | 3,470 | 38.62% | 5.49% | ||||
New Democratic | Bill Estabrooks | 2,772 | 30.85% | 1.29% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Debi Forsyth-Smith | 2,744 | 30.54% | -6.78% | ||||
Total | 8,986 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect" (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. |
1998 general election
1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Bill Estabrooks | 4,762 | 47.99% | 17.15% | ||||
Liberal | Bruce Holland | 3,308 | 33.34% | -5.28% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Tom Robertson | 1,852 | 18.67% | -11.87% | ||||
Total | 9,922 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1999 general election
1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Bill Estabrooks | 4,356 | 46.83% | -1.16% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ken Fralick | 2,600 | 27.95% | 9.29% | ||||
Liberal | Vicki Brown | 2,171 | 23.34% | -10.00% | ||||
Nova Scotia Party | Ken Bumstead | 174 | 1.87% | – | ||||
Total | 9,301 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2003 general election
2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Bill Estabrooks | 5,049 | 60.01% | 13.18% | ||||
Liberal | Bruce Holland | 1,829 | 21.74% | -1.60% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Barry Fraser | 1,535 | 18.25% | -9.71% | ||||
Total | 8,413 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2006 general election
2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Bill Estabrooks | 5,317 | 63.15% | 3.14% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Juanita Cirtwill | 2,034 | 24.16% | 5.91% | ||||
Liberal | Lisa Mullin | 851 | 10.11% | -11.63% | ||||
Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 217 | 2.58% | – | ||||
Total | 8,419 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2009 general election
2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Bill Estabrooks | 6,174 | 70.70% | 7.54% | ||||
Liberal | Lisa Mullin | 1,535 | 17.58% | 7.47% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Gina Byrne | 795 | 9.10% | -15.06% | ||||
Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 229 | 2.62% | 0.04% | ||||
Total | 8,733 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2013 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Iain Rankin | 4,471 | 51.93 | +33.78 | |
New Democratic Party | Linda Moxsom-Skinner | 2,230 | 25.90 | -44.31 | |
Progressive Conservative | Dr. Bruce Pretty | 1,608 | 18.86 | +10.17 | |
Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 300 | 3.50 | +0.55 |
2017 general election
2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Iain Rankin | 4,272 | 49.90 | -2.03 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Tim Kohoot | 2,030 | 23.71 | +4.85 | ||||
New Democratic | Linda Moxsom-Skinner | 1,804 | 21.07 | -4.83 | ||||
Green | Kai Trappenberg | 337 | 3.94 | +0.44 | ||||
Atlantica | Matt Mansfield | 118 | 1.38 | +1.38 | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,561 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.43 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,598 | 53.87 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 15,962 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.31 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4] |
2021 general election
2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Iain Rankin | 5,181 | 54.38 | +4.48 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Healy | 2,320 | 24.35 | +0.64 | ||||
New Democratic | Raymond Theriault | 1,647 | 17.29 | -3.78 | ||||
Green | Harry Ward | 250 | 2.62 | -1.32 | ||||
Independent | Dawn Edith Penney | 90 | 0.94 | |||||
Atlantica | Dessire G. Miari | 40 | 0.42 | -0.96 | ||||
Total valid votes | 9,528 | 99.69 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 30 | 0.31 | ||||||
Turnout | 9,558 | 55.68 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 17,165 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.92 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] |
References
- Timberlea-Prospect constituency history Nova Scotia Legislature
- "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "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.