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Halifax Citadel-Sable Island

Coordinates: 44°38′10″N 63°34′41″W / 44.636°N 63.578°W / 44.636; -63.578
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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[2])22,106
Electors14,968[1]
Area (km²)38.00
Pop. density (per km²)581.7
Census division(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

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.

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

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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

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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

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

Legislature Years Member Party
Halifax Centre
Riding created from Halifax
40th 1933–1937     Guy Murray Logan Liberal
41st 1937–1939 William Duff Forrest
1939–1941 James Edward Rutledge
42nd 1941–1945
43rd 1945–1949
44th 1949–1953
45th 1953–1956
46th 1956–1960 Gordon S. Cowan
47th 1960–1963     Donald MacKeen Smith Progressive Conservative
48th 1963–1967
Halifax Citadel
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
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
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island
61st 2009–2013     Leonard Preyra New Democratic
62nd 2013–2017     Labi Kousoulis Liberal
63rd 2017–2021
64th 2021–present     Lisa Lachance New Democratic

Election results

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1967

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1967 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald MacKeen Smith 4,771 55.41%
Liberal Robert Matheson 3,522 40.91%
New Democratic M. Rae Gillman 317 3.68%
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

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1970 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ronald Wallace 4,527 54.15% 13.24%
Progressive Conservative Donald MacKeen Smith 3,833 45.85% -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

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1974 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ronald Wallace 4,299 48.73% -5.42%
Progressive Conservative Richard (Dick) MacLean 3,071 34.81% -11.04%
New Democratic Michael Bradfield 1,452 16.46%
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

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1978 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Art Donahoe 3,780 40.56% 5.75%
Liberal Ronald Wallace 3,525 37.82% -10.91%
New Democratic Michael Bradfield 2,015 21.62% 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

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1981 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Art Donahoe 4,141 44.55% 3.99%
Liberal Brenda Shannon 2,690 28.94% -8.88%
New Democratic Tom Sinclair-Faulkner 2,465 26.52% 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

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1984 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Art Donahoe 3,652 40.40% -4.15%
New Democratic Eileen O'Connell 2,864 31.68% 5.16%
Liberal John Godfrey 2,524 27.92% -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

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1988 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Art Donahoe 3,283 35.11% -5.29%
New Democratic Eileen O'Connell 3,057 32.70% 1.01%
Liberal Jay Abbass 2,882 30.82% 2.90%
Independent Frank J. Fawson 128 1.37%
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

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1993 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Terry Donahoe 4,584 39.23% 4.12%
Liberal Liz Crocker 4,505 38.55% 7.73%
New Democratic Mary Sparling 2,433 20.82% -11.87%
Independent Jan Morrison 85 0.73%
Natural Law Gilles Bigras 78 0.67%
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

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Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 4 November 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Resignation of Terry Donahoe
Liberal Ed Kinley 2,795 38.55
New Democratic Peter Delefes 2,630 36.27
Progressive Conservative Kate Carmichael 1,763 24.31
Independent Idris Madar 63 0.87
Total 3,333 33.33%

1998

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1998 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Peter Delefes 4,414 39.87% 19.04%
Liberal Ed Kinley 4,377 39.53% 0.98%
Progressive Conservative Tara Erskine 2,175 19.64% -19.59%
Independent Arthur R. Canning 106 0.96%
Total 11,072
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

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1999 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jane Purves 3,392 36.83% 17.18%
New Democratic Peter Delefes 2,958 32.11% -7.75%
Liberal Ed Kinley 2,752 29.88% -9.65%
Independent Arthur R. Canning 57 0.62% -0.34%
Nova Scotia Party Grace Patterson 52 0.56%
Total 9,211
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

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2003 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Danny Graham 3,042 37.34% 7.46%
New Democratic Peter Delefes 2,542 31.20% -0.91%
Progressive Conservative Jane Purves 2,466 30.27% -6.56%
Marijuana Michael R. Patriquen 59 0.72%
Nova Scotia Party James A. C. Marchoine 38 0.47% -0.10%
Total 8,147
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

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2006 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Citadel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Leonard Preyra 3,054 42.03% 10.83%
Progressive Conservative Bill Black 2,724 37.49% 7.22%
Liberal Devin Maxwell 1,181 16.25% -21.09%
Green Nick Wright 307 4.23%
Total 7,266
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

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2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Leonard Preyra 3,785 49.17% 7.14%
Liberal Gerry Walsh 2,584 33.57% 17.31%
Progressive Conservative Ted Larsen 1,000 12.99% -24.50%
Green Ryan Watson 329 4.27% 0.05%
Total 7,698
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

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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
Green Brynn Horley 198 3.18
  Independent (Atlantica) Frederic Boileau-Cadieux 31 0.50
2017 provincial election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 2,873 41.57
  New Democratic 2,057 29.76
  Progressive Conservative 1,606 23.23
  Green 376 5.44

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


2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Labi Kousoulis 2,419 41.28 -6.38
New Democratic Glenn Walton 1,618 27.61 -3.47
Progressive Conservative Rob Batherson 1,480 25.26 +7.68
Green Martin Willison 343 5.85 +2.67
Total valid votes 5,860 100
Total rejected ballots 29 0.49
Turnout 5,889 39.3
Eligible voters 14,910
Liberal hold Swing -1.46
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7][8]


2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Lisa Lachance 3,397 42.31 +12.55 $42,325.05
Liberal Labi Kousoulis 2,956 36.82 -4.74 $76,524.21
Progressive Conservative Sheri Morgan 1,425 17.75 -5.48 $78,619.59
Green Noah Hollis 250 3.11 -2.33 $3,156.19
Total valid votes/Expense limit 8,028 99.79 $95,751.07
Total rejected ballots 17 0.21
Turnout 8,045 48.92
Eligible voters 16,444
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +8.65
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia - July 2021" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c 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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