Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage

Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Joyce Treen
Liberal

District created 1993
Last contested 2013
Demographics
Population (2011) 17,837
Electors 13,158
Area (km²) 50.00
Pop. density (per km²) 356.7
Census divisions Halifax RM

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

In 1992, districts name was changed from Cole Harbour to Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage. In the same year, the riding gained the Woodside and Donegal Drive areas from Dartmouth South and lost the Cherry Brook, Lake Major, Forest Hills Drive and Upper Lawrencetown areas to other electoral districts.

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.[1]

Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Joyce Treen of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature Years Member Party
62nd 2013–present 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

Nova Scotia general election, 2013
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
Nova Scotia general election, 2009
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 Menard 225 3.33 -1.35
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election, 2007
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 Rambeau 958 17.30 +2.07
GreenBeverley Woodfield 259 4.68 +2.24
Nova Scotia general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticKevin Deveaux 4086 64.4
Progressive ConservativeDon McIver 1201 18.93
LiberalBrian Churchill 903 14.23
GreenBeverley Woodfield 155 2.44
Nova Scotia general election, 2003
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. McPherson 80 1.17
Nova Scotia general election, 1999
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 -
Nova Scotia general election, 1998
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 -
Nova Scotia general election, 1993
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 -

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