Preston-Dartmouth
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2012 | ||
| Last contested | 2017 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors | 10,720 | ||
| Area (km²) | 158.00 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
Preston-Dartmouth is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 as Dartmouth-Preston, with 100 per cent of the former district of Preston, 10 per cent of the former district of Cole Harbour, 9 per cent of the district of Dartmouth East and 3 per cent of the district of Eastern Shore. A private member's bill in May 2013 changed the name to Preston-Dartmouth.[1]
The district now includes part of the Westphal area from the former district of Cole Harbour and the Ross Road area from the Eastern Shore district. The western part of the district includes the area north of Main Street and east of Caledonia Road, until Geovex Court. The former district of Preston, which takes in areas of suburban affluence and rural poverty, was created in 1993 to give black Nova Scotians a better chance of representation in the legislature. Approximately one third of the district's residents are black. It includes historically important black communities at North Preston, East Preston and Cherrybrook. Many people in this riding work in Metro Halifax in the trade and service sectors.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 63rd | 2017–present | Keith Colwell | Liberal | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
Election results
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Keith Colwell | 2,571 | 51.42 | -6.97 | ||||
| New Democratic | Shelley Fashan | 1,106 | 22.12 | -9.76 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Irvine Carvery | 1,102 | 22.04 | +12.31 | ||||
| Green | Aaron Alexander | 221 | 4.42 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,000 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 39 | 0.77 | -0.61 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,039 | 44.46 | -8.44 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,334 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.40 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Keith Colwell | 3,326 | 58.39 | ||
| New Democratic Party | André Cain | 1,816 | 31.88 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Andrew J. Mecke | 554 | 9.73 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,696 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 80 | 1.39 | |||
| Turnout | 5,776 | 52.90 | |||
| Eligible voters | 10,918 | ||||
References
- ^ "Bill 71, 5th Session, 61st General Assembly, Nova Scotia". Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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