Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage

Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Barbara Adams
Progressive Conservative
District created1993
Last contested2013
Demographics
Population (2016[1])35,355
Electors13,158
Area (km²)50.00
Pop. density (per km²)707.1
Census division(s)Halifax RM

The district was created in 1992 from Cole Harbour.

In 2003, the district lost an area south of the Circumferential Highway and the eastern side of Morris Lake to Dartmouth South, and lost an area south of Portland Street to Cole Harbour.

In 2013, the district gained the area south of Russell Lake and east of Highway 111 from Dartmouth South-Portland Valley.[2]

Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Barbara Adams of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature Years Member Party
63rd 2017–present Barbara Adams Progressive Conservative
62nd 2013–2017 Joyce Treen Liberal
61st 2009–2013     Becky Kent New Democratic
60th 2007-2009
2006-2007 Kevin Deveaux New Democratic
59th 2003-2006
58th 1999-2003
57th 1998-1999
56th 1993-1998 Dennis Richards Liberal

Election results

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBarbara Adams2,68236.40+15.74
LiberalJoyce Treen2,58535.08-5.54
New DemocraticNancy Jakeman1,75923.87-14.85
GreenRebecca Mosher3434.65+4.65
Total valid votes 7,369100.0  
Total rejected ballots 300.40
Turnout 7,39949.65
Eligible voters 14,903
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Joyce Treen 3,057 40.62 +25.02
  New Democratic Party Becky Kent 2,914 38.72 -26.45
  Progressive Conservative Lloyd Jackson 1,555 20.66 +4.76
2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Becky Kent 4,402 65.17 +20.78
  Progressive Conservative Lloyd Jackson 1,074 15.90 -17.73
  Liberal Orest Ulan 1,054 15.60 -1.70
GreenDenise Menard2253.33-1.35
2007 Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Becky Kent 2,459 44.39 -20.01
  Progressive Conservative Michael Eddy 1,863 33.63 +14.71
LiberalKelly Rambeau95817.30+2.07
GreenBeverley Woodfield2594.68+2.24
2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticKevin Deveaux408664.4
Progressive ConservativeDon McIver120118.93
LiberalBrian Churchill90314.23
GreenBeverley Woodfield1552.44
2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Kevin Deveaux 3,997 58.44 +19.17
  Progressive Conservative Harry McInroy 1,641 23.99 -13.36
  Liberal Brian Churchill 1,121 16.39 -6.99
Nova Scotia PartyKailee A. McPherson801.17
1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Kevin Deveaux 3,721 39.27 -
  Progressive Conservative Nadune Cooper Mont 3,539 37.35 -
  Liberal Colin MacEachern 2,216 23.38 -
1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Kevin Deveaux 4,411 45.73 -
  Progressive Conservative Randy Anstey 3,303 34.24 -
  Liberal Linda DeGrace 1,931 20.02 -
1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Dennis Richards 4,702 48.13 -
  Progressive Conservative John Gold 3,409 34.89 -
  New Democratic Party Ash Shaihk 1,501 15.36 -
  Natural Law Party Helen Creighton 158 1.62 -

References

  1. "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia; August 2019 Report" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Riding History Nova Scotia Legislature

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