Dartmouth East

Dartmouth East

Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Tim Halman Progressive Conservative
District created	1978
Last contested	2017
Demographics
Population (2011)	19,279
Electors	13,788
Area (km²)	20.00
Pop. density (per km²)	964
Census division(s)	Halifax RM
Census subdivision(s)	Halifax RM

Dartmouth East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is located in the Dartmouth region of the Halifax RM.

In 1978, the district was created to provide for an increase in representation of six members. In 2003, it lost a northern area to Waverley-Fall River and gained an area in Woodlawn. In 2013, following the recommendations of the Electoral Boundaries Commission report, it gained the Portobello area from Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank and lost the area east of Bell Lake to Cole Harbour-Portland Valley and lost the area north of Main Street and east of Caledonia Road until Geovex Court to Preston-Dartmouth.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
63rd	2017–present		Tim Halman	Progressive Conservative
62nd	2015-2017		Andrew Younger	Independent
	2013-2015			Liberal
61st	2009–2013
60th	2006–2009		Joan Massey	New Democratic
59th	2003–2006
58th	1999–2003		Jim Smith	Liberal
57th	1998–1999
56th	1993–1998
55th	1988–1993
54th	1984–1988
53rd	1981–1984		Richard L. Weldon	Progressive Conservative
52nd	1978–1981

Election results

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tim Halman	3,309	41.5	+27.87%
	Liberal	Edgar Burns	3,118	37.9	-25.95%
	New Democratic	Bill McEwen	9,64	12.2	-10.32%
	Green	Matthew Richey	650	8.4	+8.4%
Total valid votes			8,041	100.0
Total rejected ballots			52	0.64
Turnout			8,093	54.84
Eligible voters			14,758

Nova Scotia general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Younger	5,469	63.85	+18.76
	New Democratic Party	Deborah M. Stover	1,929	22.52	-20.69
	Progressive Conservative	Mike M. MacDonnell	1,167	13.63	+3.97

Nova Scotia general election, 2009

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Younger	4,073	45.09	+24.26
	New Democratic Party	Joan Massey	3,903	43.21	-0.01
	Progressive Conservative	Bert Thompson	873	9.66	-23.61
	Green	Anna Mukpo	184	2.04	-0.65

Nova Scotia general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Joan Massey	3,822	43.22	+4.49
	Progressive Conservative	Jim Cormier	2,942	33.27	-3.51
	Liberal	Tracey Devereaux	1,842	20.83	-0.97
	Green	Elizabeth Perry	238	2.69	–

Nova Scotia general election, 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Joan Massey	3,272	38.73	+10.18
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Degen	3,107	36.78	+2.72
	Liberal	Debra Barlow	1,842	21.80	-15.59
	Marijuana	Hugô St-Onge	101	1.20
	Nova Scotia Party	Scott Anderson	98	1.16
	Independent	Sebastien Theriault	28	0.33

Nova Scotia general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Smith	2,975	37.39
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Degen	2,710	34.06
	New Democratic Party	Heather Henderson	2,272	28.55

Nova Scotia general election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Smith	3,326	40.9
	New Democratic Party	Viola Huntington	2,954	36.3
	Progressive Conservative	Ralph Hawley	1,849	22.7

Nova Scotia general election, 1993

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Smith	4,912
	Progressive Conservative	Gwen Haliburton	2,429
	New Democratic Party	Owen Hertzman	1,504

Nova Scotia general election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Smith	5,193
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Greenough	4,940
	New Democratic Party	Maureen Vine	1,950

Nova Scotia general election, 1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Smith	4,004
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Weldon	3,101
	New Democratic Party	Gerry Legere	2,058

Nova Scotia general election, 1981

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Weldon	4,253
	Liberal	Jim Smith	3,351
	New Democratic Party	Gerry Legere	2,400

Nova Scotia general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Weldon	5,098
	Liberal	Barbara Hart	3,488
	New Democratic Party	Gabriel Des Rochers	1,030

External links

• riding profile
• June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results