Hants East
Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1949 | ||
First contested | 1949 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 23,266 | ||
Electors | 17,303 | ||
Area (km²) | 1,653 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 14.1 | ||
Census division(s) | Hants County |
Hants East 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 since 2013 has been Margaret Miller of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
The district has existed since 1949. Earlier, it and Hants West were together in Hants.
Geography
The land area of Hants East is 1,653 km2 (638 sq mi).[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 | John A. MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | |
63rd | 2017–2021 | Margaret Miller | Liberal | |
62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
61st | 2009–2013 | John MacDonell | New Democratic | |
60th | 2006-2009 | |||
59th | 2003-2006 | |||
58th | 1999-2003 | |||
57th | 1998-1999 | |||
56th | 1993-1998 | Bob Carruthers | Liberal | |
55th | 1988-1993 | Jack Hawkins | Liberal | |
54th | 1984-1988 | Cora Etter | Progressive Conservative | |
53rd | 1981-1984 | Jack Hawkins | Liberal | |
52nd | 1978-1981 | G. Patrick Hunt | Progressive Conservative | |
51st | 1974-1978 | Jack Hawkins | Liberal | |
50th | 1970-1974 | |||
49th | 1967-1970 | Albert J. Ettinger | Progressive Conservative | |
48th | 1963-1967 | |||
47th | 1962-1963 | |||
1960-1962 | Ernest M. Ettinger | Progressive Conservative | ||
46th | 1956-1960 | |||
45th | 1953-1956 | Alfred E. Reid | Liberal | |
44th | 1949-1953 | Ernest M. Ettinger | Progressive Conservative |
Election results
1949
1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal–Conservative | Ernest M. Ettinger | 2,097 | 47.25% | – | ||||
Liberal | Robert A. MacLellan | 2,069 | 46.62% | – | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Johnston B. Hart | 272 | 6.13% | – | ||||
Total | 4,438 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1953
1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Alfred E. Reid | 2,251 | 50.01% | 3.39% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ernest M. Ettinger | 2,250 | 49.99% | – | ||||
Total | 4,501 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1956
1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ernest M. Ettinger | 2,392 | 49.96% | -0.03% | ||||
Liberal | Arthur W. MacKenzie | 2,342 | 48.91% | -1.10% | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Malcolm E. Wheadon | 54 | 1.13% | – | ||||
Total | 4,788 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1960
1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ernest M. Ettinger | 2,426 | 49.50% | -0.46% | ||||
Liberal | Carl Spencer Grant | 2,207 | 45.03% | -3.88% | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Alfred James Scothorn | 268 | 5.47% | 4.34% | ||||
Total | 4,901 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1963
1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert J. Ettinger | 2,739 | 52.86% | 3.36% | ||||
Liberal | George E. Fraser | 2,356 | 45.47% | 0.43% | ||||
New Democratic | Ralph Loomer | 87 | 1.68% | – | ||||
Total | 5,182 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1967
1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert J. Ettinger | 2,697 | 52.08% | -0.78% | ||||
Liberal | Norman E. Casey | 2,482 | 47.92% | 2.46% | ||||
Total | 5,179 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1970
1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 3,115 | 52.73% | 4.80% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert J. Ettinger | 2,793 | 47.27% | -4.80% | ||||
Total | 5,908 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1974
1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 3,322 | 49.88% | -2.85% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert J. Ettinger | 2,690 | 40.39% | -6.88% | ||||
New Democratic | Claire White | 549 | 8.24% | – | ||||
Independent | John G. Stanhope Sr. | 99 | 1.49% | – | ||||
Total | 6,660 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1978
1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | G. Patrick Hunt | 4,035 | 51.63% | 11.24% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 3,294 | 42.15% | -7.73% | ||||
New Democratic | Clair White | 486 | 6.22% | -2.02% | ||||
Total | 7,815 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1981
1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 3,041 | 39.13% | -3.02% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | G. Patrick Hunt | 2,983 | 38.39% | -13.25% | ||||
New Democratic | Harry McNeil | 1,747 | 22.48% | 16.26% | ||||
Total | 7,771 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1984
1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Cora Etter | 3,730 | 48.57% | 10.19% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 3,192 | 41.57% | 2.44% | ||||
New Democratic | Herbert H. Radley | 757 | 9.86% | -12.62% | ||||
Total | 7,679 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1988
1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 4,502 | 47.09% | 5.52% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Cora Etter | 3,977 | 41.60% | -6.98% | ||||
New Democratic | Richard Preeper | 1,082 | 11.32% | 1.46% | ||||
Total | 9,561 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1993
1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bob Carruthers | 4,295 | 43.97% | -3.12% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Stephen MacKeil | 3,657 | 37.43% | -4.16% | ||||
New Democratic | Terry MacLean | 1,817 | 18.60% | 7.28% | ||||
Total | 9,769 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1998
1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | John MacDonell | 4,175 | 43.66% | 25.06% | ||||
Liberal | Ken Smith | 3,377 | 35.32% | -8.65% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Lawrin Armstrong | 2,010 | 21.02% | -16.41% | ||||
Total | 9,562 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1999
1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | John MacDonell | 3,985 | 43.25% | -0.41% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Reese Morash | 3,079 | 33.42% | 12.40% | ||||
Liberal | Sara Stewart | 2,150 | 23.33% | -11.98% | ||||
Total | 9,214 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2003
2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | John MacDonell | 4,783 | 56.97% | 13.72% | ||||
Liberal | Larry Matthews | 1,866 | 22.23% | -1.11% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Mary Lou LeRoy | 1,640 | 19.54% | -13.88% | ||||
Nova Scotia Party | Kent Smith | 106 | 1.26% | – | ||||
Total | 8,395 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2006
2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | John MacDonell | 4,712 | 53.13% | -3.84% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Wayne Fiander | 2,715 | 30.62% | 11.08% | ||||
Liberal | Malcolm A. MacKay | 1,237 | 13.95% | -8.28% | ||||
Green | Michael Hartian | 204 | 2.30% | – | ||||
Total | 8,868 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2009
2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | John MacDonell | 6,052 | 64.96% | 11.82% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Todd Williams | 1,567 | 16.82% | -13.80% | ||||
Liberal | Maurice Rees | 1,467 | 15.75% | 1.80% | ||||
Green | Emerich Winkler | 231 | 2.48% | 0.18% | ||||
Total | 9,317 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Margaret Miller | 4,512 | 47.39 | ||
New Democratic Party | John MacDonell | 3,412 | 35.84 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Kim Allan Williams | 1,597 | 16.77 |
2017
2017 provincial election redistributed results[3] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Liberal | 3,500 | 43.88 | |
Progressive Conservative | 2,747 | 34.44 | |
New Democratic | 1,345 | 16.86 | |
Green | 384 | 4.81 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Margaret Miller | 3,923 | 43.66 | -3.73 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John A. MacDonald | 3,104 | 34.55 | +17.78 | ||||
New Democratic | Liam Crouse | 1,508 | 16.79 | -19.05 | ||||
Green | Jenn Kang | 449 | 4.99 | |||||
Total valid votes | 8,984 | 100 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 42 | |||||||
Turnout | 9,026 | 48.10 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 18,765 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -10.76 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5] |
2021
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | John A. MacDonald | 3,328 | 37.36 | +2.92 | $28,841.01 | |||
Liberal | Michael Blois | 3,239 | 36.36 | -7.52 | $39,363.22 | |||
New Democratic | Abby Cameron | 2,142 | 24.05 | +7.18 | $33,859.54 | |||
Green | Simon Greenough | 199 | 2.23 | -2.58 | $506.76 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 8,908 | 99.64 | – | $99,761.07 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.36 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,940 | 51.19 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 17,464 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.22 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6] |
References
- ^ "Fate of cabinet ministers big Valley surprise". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ 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
- riding profile