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Halifax Atlantic
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Brendan Maguire
Liberal
District created1967
Last contested2017
Demographics
Population (2011)21,297
Electors13,518
Area (km²)148.00
Pop. density (per km²)143.9
Census division(s)Halifax RM

Halifax Atlantic is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Brendan Maguire of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, just south of the Halifax peninsula. It includes Spryfield, Herring Cove, Sambro, and Harrietsfield.

Statistics

Population: 21,360 (2003)
Avg. Income: $27,570 (2003)

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
63rd 2017–present Brendan Maguire Liberal
62nd 2013–2017
61st 2009–2013 Michèle Raymond New Democratic
60th 2006-2009
59th 2003-2006
58th 1999-2003 Robert Chisholm New Democratic
57th 1998-1999
56th 1993-1998
55th 1991-1993
1988-1990     John Buchanan Progressive Conservative
54th 1984-1988
53rd 1981-1984
52nd 1978-1981
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974
49th 1967-1970

Election results

2017 general election

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Maguire 4,219 55.48 +12.94%
New Democratic Trish Keeping 1,728 22.72 -10.91%
Progressive Conservative Bruce Holland 1,300 17.10 -6.73%
Green Chelsey Carter 357 4.69
Total valid votes 7,604 100.0  

2013 general election

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Brendan Maguire 3,244 42.54
  New Democratic Party Tanis Crosby 2,564 33.63
  Progressive Conservative Ryan Brennan 1,817 23.83

2009 general election

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Michele Raymond 5,194 61.00
  Liberal Jim Hoskins 2,003 23.52
  Progressive Conservative Brian Phillips 942 11.06
Green Anthony Rosborough 376 4.42

2006 general election

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Michele Raymond 4,151 48.05
  Progressive Conservative Bruce Cooke 2,690 32.08
  Liberal James Hoskins 1,281 15.28
Green Rebecca Mosher 262 3.13

2003 general election

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Michele Raymond 3,327 37.40
  Progressive Conservative Linda Mosher 2,996 33.68
  Liberal Ian MacKinnon 2,382 26.78
Nova Scotia Party Gerald Rodgers 191 2.15

1999 general election

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Robert Chisholm 4,266 48.37
  Progressive Conservative Bruce Cooke 2,794 31.68
  Liberal David Melnick 1,458 16.53
Nova Scotia Party Gerald Rodgers 234 2.65
 } Independent Golda M. Redden 68 0.77