Lunenburg West
Lunenburg West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1956 from the riding of Lunenburg County.
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1956 | ||
Last contested | 2017 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 18,017 | ||
Electors | 16,116 | ||
Area (km²) | 955.00 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 18.9 | ||
Census division(s) | Lunenburg | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Bridgewater, LaHave, Hebbville |
The riding includes the town of Bridgewater, LaHave, and Hebbville.
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 | Mark Furey | Liberal | |
62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
61st | 2009–2013 | Gary Ramey | New Democratic | |
60th | 2006-2009 | Carolyn Bolivar-Getson | Progressive Conservative | |
59th | 2003-2006 | |||
58th | 1999-2003 | Don Downe | Liberal | |
57th | 1998-1999 | |||
56th | 1993-1998 | |||
55th | 1988-1993 | Marie Dechman | Progressive Conservative | |
54th | 1984-1988 | Mel Pickings | Progressive Conservative | |
53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
51st | 1974-1978 | Maurice DeLorey | Liberal | |
50th | 1970-1974 | |||
49th | 1967-1970 | Harley J. Spence | Progressive Conservative | |
48th | 1963-1967 | |||
47th | 1960-1963 | |||
46th | 1956-1960 |
Election results
2017 general election
2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Mark Furey | 3,839 | 47.10 | +4.00 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Carole Hipwell | 2,261 | 27.74 | +4.24 | ||||
New Democratic | Lisa Norman | 1,690 | 20.73 | -10.27 | ||||
Green | Michael Sheppard | 361 | 4.43 | N/A | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,151 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 46 | 0.56 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,197 | 50.86 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 16,116 |
2013 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Mark Furey | 3,931 | 43.10 | ||
New Democratic Party | Gary Ramey | 2,885 | 31.00 | ||
Progressive Conservative | David Mitchell | 2,143 | 23.50 |
2009 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Democratic Party | Gary Ramey | 3,600 | 39.60 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Carolyn Bolivar-Getson | 3,045 | 33.50 | ||
Liberal | Mark Furey | 2,297 | 25.27 | ||
Green | Emily Richardson | 148 | 1.63 | – |
2006 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Carolyn Bolivar-Getson | 3,637 | 43.21 | ||
New Democratic Party | Bill Smith | 3,299 | 39.19 | ||
Liberal | Martin Bell | 1,324 | 15.73 | ||
Green | Brendan MacNeill | 157 | 1.87 | – |
2003 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Carolyn Bolivar-Getson | 3,111 | 39.65 | ||
Liberal | John MacDonald | 2,550 | 32.55 | ||
New Democratic Party | David Ferguson | 2,180 | 27.80 |
1999 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Don Downe | 4,248 | 45.46 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Jerry Swain | 3,251 | 34.79 | ||
New Democratic Party | Eric Hustvedt | 1,846 | 19.75 |
1998 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Don Downe | 4,364 | 47.94 | ||
New Democratic Party | Eric Hustvedt | 2,711 | 29.78 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Lou Centa | 2,027 | 22.27 |
1993 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Don Downe | 6,276 | 60.59 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Marie Dechman | 2,910 | 28.09 | ||
New Democratic Party | Karen Reinhardt | 1,172 | 11.31 |
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