Clayton Park West (electoral district)
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors | 17,712[1] | ||
| Area (km²) | 18.00 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
Clayton Park West 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 1978 as Halifax Bedford Basin from a portion of Halifax Cobequid.[2] In 2003, the district lost a northern area to Bedford and was renamed Halifax Clayton Park. Following the 2012 electoral boundary review, the district was renamed Clayton Park West. It gained Birch Cove and Kearney Lake areas from Bedford-Birch Cove and the Kearney Lake area from Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville. It lost the Susies Lake and Quarrie Lake areas to Timberlea-Prospect; the areas south of Mount Saint Vincent University and Lacewood Drive as well as the Washmill Lake Drive area the Fairview-Clayton Park.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | Rafah DiCostanzo | Liberal | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Diana Whalen | ||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | Mary Ann McGrath | Progressive Conservative | |
| 57th | 1998-1999 | Gerry Fogarty | Liberal | |
| 56th | 1993-1998 | |||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Joel Matheson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
Election results
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Rafah DiCostanzo | 4,035 | 46.04 | -21.44 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Kimball | 2,304 | 26.29 | +11.31 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rana Zaman | 1,764 | 20.13 | +2.58 | ||||
| Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 506 | 5.77 | N/A | ||||
| Atlantica | Jonathan Dean | 154 | 1.78 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,763 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 30 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,793 | 49.90 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,620 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Diana Whalen | 5,569 | 67.48 | N/A | |
| New Democratic Party | Blake Wright | 1,448 | 17.55 | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jaime D. Allen | 1,236 | 14.98 | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Diana Whalen | 5,030 | 49.02 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Linda Power | 3,924 | 38.24 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Debbie Hum | 1,084 | 10.56 | ||
| Green | Amanda Hester | 172 | 1.68 | – | |
| Independent | Jonathan Dean | 51 | 0.50 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Diana Whalen | 3,404 | 37.32 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Linda Power | 3,040 | 33.33 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mary Ann McGrath | 2,450 | 26.86 | ||
| Green | Sheila Richardson | 228 | 2.5 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Diana Whalen | 3,329 | 37.71 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mary Ann McGrath | 3,034 | 34.52 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Roberta Morrison | 2,312 | 26.14 | ||
| Independent | Greg Lavern | 152 | 1.72 | ||
References
- ^ "Financial Return for Candidate; Summary of Election Expenses" (PDF). electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Clayton Park West Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ Constituency History - Clayton Park West Nova Scotia Legislature
External links
- Elections Nova Scotia - Summary Results from 1867 to 2011 (PDF)
- 2013 riding profile
- 2003 riding profile
- 2006 Poll by Poll Results
- 2003 Poll by Poll Results