Halifax Citadel-Sable Island

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

Halifax Citadel-Sable Island
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Lisa Lachance
New Democratic
District created1933
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2016[1])22,106
Electors14,968[2]
Area (km²)38.00
Pop. density (per km²)581.7
Census division(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Lisa Lachance of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.

The constituency consists of the downtown city centre of Halifax and the residential South End. The regional district's area includes four universities (including Dalhousie University and Saint Mary's University) and four hospitals. The constituency also includes Sable Island. The remaining area of South End, Halifax is 7 km2, and Sable Island is 31 km2.[3]

Statistics

Population (2016): 22,106[4]

Halifax Citadel: 7.00 km2 (3 sq mi)

Sable Island: 31.00 km2 (12 sq mi)[3]

Halifax Citadel Population Density: 3,158/km2

History

From 1978 to 1997, a Progressive Conservative seat, Halifax Citadel has since become a major battleground between all three major parties. The seat changed hands in each of the five elections between the 1997 by-election and the 2006 general election and has been won by each major party within the last four elections.

In 1993, the name of the riding was changed from Halifax Cornwallis to Halifax Citadel.[5]

On October 7, 2005, following the resignation of Liberal member Danny Graham, the seat became vacant. A by-election was called for June 27, 2006. That then became void when the 2006 general election was called for June 13, 2006.

In what was one of the most watched ridings during the 2006 provincial election, NDP candidate Leonard Preyra came out in front of former Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Bill Black.

On May 27, 2008, the name of the riding was changed from Halifax Citadel to Halifax Citadel-Sable Island.[5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature Years Member Party
49th 1967–1970     Donald MacKeen Smith Progressive Conservative
50th 1970–1974     Ronald Wallace Liberal
51st 1974–1978
52nd 1978–1981     Arthur R. Donahoe Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981–1984
54th 1984–1988
55th 1988–1993
56th 1993–1997     Terry Donahoe Progressive Conservative
1997–1998     Ed Kinley Liberal
57th 1998–1999 Peter Delefes New Democratic
58th 1999–2003     Jane Purves Progressive Conservative
59th 2003–2005     Danny Graham Liberal
60th 2006–2009 Leonard Preyra New Democratic
61st 2009–2013
62nd 2013–2017 Labi Kousoulis Liberal
63rd 2017–2021
64th 2021-Present Lisa Lachance New Democratic

Election results

1967 general election

1967 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDonald MacKeen Smith4,77155.41%
LiberalRobert Matheson3,52240.91%
New DemocraticM. Rae Gillman3173.68%
Total 8,610
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970 general election

1970 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRonald Wallace4,52754.15%13.24%
Progressive ConservativeDonald MacKeen Smith3,83345.85%-9.56%
Total 8,360
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974 general election

1974 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRonald Wallace4,29948.73%-5.42%
Progressive ConservativeRichard (Dick) MacLean3,07134.81%-11.04%
New DemocraticMichael Bradfield1,45216.46%
Total 8,822
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1978 general election

1978 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeArt Donahoe3,78040.56%5.75%
LiberalRonald Wallace3,52537.82%-10.91%
New DemocraticMichael Bradfield2,01521.62%5.16%
Total 9,320
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1981 general election

1981 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeArt Donahoe4,14144.55%3.99%
LiberalBrenda Shannon2,69028.94%-8.88%
New DemocraticTom Sinclair-Faulkner2,46526.52%4.90%
Total 9,296
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1984 general election

1984 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeArt Donahoe3,65240.40%-4.15%
New DemocraticEileen O'Connell2,86431.68%5.16%
LiberalJohn Godfrey2,52427.92%-1.02%
Total 9,040
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1988 general election

1988 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeArt Donahoe3,28335.11%-5.29%
New DemocraticEileen O'Connell3,05732.70%1.01%
LiberalJay Abbass2,88230.82%2.90%
IndependentFrank J. Fawson1281.37%
Total 9,350
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1993 general election

1993 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTerry Donahoe4,58439.23%4.12%
LiberalLiz Crocker4,50538.55%7.73%
New DemocraticMary Sparling2,43320.82%-11.87%
IndependentJan Morrison850.73%
Natural LawGilles Bigras780.67%
Total 11,685
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1997 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 4 November 1997
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Resignation of Terry Donahoe
LiberalEd Kinley2,79538.55
New DemocraticPeter Delefes2,63036.27
Progressive ConservativeKate Carmichael1,76324.31
IndependentIdris Madar630.87
Total 3,33333.33%

1998 general election

1998 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeter Delefes4,41439.87%19.04%
LiberalEd Kinley4,37739.53%0.98%
Progressive ConservativeTara Erskine2,17519.64%-19.59%
IndependentArthur R. Canning1060.96%
Total 11,072
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999 general election

1999 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJane Purves3,39236.83%17.18%
New DemocraticPeter Delefes2,95832.11%-7.75%
LiberalEd Kinley2,75229.88%-9.65%
IndependentArthur R. Canning570.62%-0.34%
Nova Scotia PartyGrace Patterson520.56%
Total 9,211
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003 general election

2003 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDanny Graham3,04237.34%7.46%
New DemocraticPeter Delefes2,54231.20%-0.91%
Progressive ConservativeJane Purves2,46630.27%-6.56%
MarijuanaMichael R. Patriquen590.72%
Nova Scotia PartyJames A. C. Marchoine380.47%-0.10%
Total 8,147
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006 general election

2006 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLeonard Preyra3,05442.03%10.83%
Progressive ConservativeBill Black2,72437.49%7.22%
LiberalDevin Maxwell1,18116.25%-21.09%
GreenNick Wright3074.23%
Total 7,266
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009 general election

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLeonard Preyra3,78549.17%7.14%
LiberalGerry Walsh2,58433.57%17.31%
Progressive ConservativeTed Larsen1,00012.99%-24.50%
GreenRyan Watson3294.27%0.05%
Total 7,698
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013 general election

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Labi Kousoulis 2,966 47.66
  New Democratic Party Leonard Preyra 1,934 31.08
  Progressive Conservative Andrew Black 1,094 17.58
GreenBrynn Horley1983.18
  Independent (Atlantica) Frederic Boileau-Cadieux 31 0.50
2017 provincial election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote  %
  Liberal2,87341.57
  New Democratic2,05729.76
  Progressive Conservative1,60623.23
  Green3765.44

Data from Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island[5]

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLabi Kousoulis2,41941.28-6.38
New DemocraticGlenn Walton1,61827.61-3.47
Progressive ConservativeRob Batherson1,48025.26+7.68
GreenMartin Willison3435.85+2.67
Total valid votes 5,860100
Total rejected ballots 290.49
Turnout 5,88939.3
Eligible voters 14,910
Liberal hold Swing -1.46
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7][8]
2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLisa Lachance3,39742.31+12.55
LiberalLabi Kousoulis2,95636.82-4.74
Progressive ConservativeSheri Morgan1,42517.75-5.48
GreenNoah Hollis2503.11-2.33
Total valid votes 8,02899.79
Total rejected ballots 170.21
Turnout 8,04548.92
Eligible voters 16,444
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +8.65
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]

References

  1. "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia - July 2021" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. 2017 40th Provincial General Election, Financial Information and Statistics, Volume III (PDF) (Report). Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Nova Scotia. April 2018. p. 8. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. "Sable Island Natural Park Reserve; Sable Island National Park Reserve of Canada Management Plan". pc.gc.ca. Parks Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia - July 2021" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island (PDF) (Report). Nova Scotia Legislature. June 14, 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  6. Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
  7. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  8. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  9. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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