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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 1967 | ||
| First contested | 1967 | ||
| Last contested | 2009 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 18,764 | ||
| Electors (2012) | 16,381 | ||
| Area (km²) | 5 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3,752.8 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax RM | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Halifax | ||
Halifax Chebucto is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
It is one of several ridings within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It encompasses the neighbourhood known informally as West End, Halifax. The economy consists mostly of military employment from CFB Halifax as well as retail stores on Quinpool Road.
Since 1998, the Member of the Legislative Assembly has been Howard Epstein of the New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61st | 2009-Present | rowspan="5" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| | Howard Epstein | New Democratic |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal | | Jay Abbass | Liberal |
| 55th | 1988-1993 | rowspan="3" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| | Alexa McDonough | New Democratic |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | rowspan="2" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Walter Fitzgerald | Liberal |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| | James L. Connolly | Liberal |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | rowspan="4" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives | | James H. Vaughan | Progressive Conservative |
Election results
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/rowTemplate:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/rowTemplate:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| New Democratic Party | Howard Epstein | 4446 | 56.47 | ||
| Liberal | Jane Spurr | 2535 | 32.20 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | David Atchison | 544 | 6.91 | ||
| Green | Chris Hanlon | 348 | 4.42 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Howard Epstein | 4216 | 54.15 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Sean Phillips | 1720 | 22.09 | ||
| Liberal | Peter Verner | 1481 | 19.02 | ||
| Green | Christopher Harborne | 369 | 4.74 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Howard Epstein | 3682 | 44.04 | ||
| Liberal | Kenzie MacKinnon | 2592 | 31.00 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Sandy Phillips | 1983 | 23.72 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Scott Higgins | 103 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Howard Epstein | 3159 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Sean Phillips | 2811 | |||
| Liberal | Royden Trainer | 2286 | |||
| Nova Scotia Party | Hilda M. Stevens | 126 | |||
References
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