Sackville-Cobequid
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
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| District created | 1993 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 19,307 | ||
| Electors | 14,813 | ||
| Area (km²) | 17.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,135.7 | ||
| Census divisions | Halifax RM | ||
Sackville—Cobequid is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
In 1993, the name of the riding was changed from Sackville to Sackville-Cobequid. That same year, the riding gained the Lakeview area from Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley, and lost an area north of Beaverbank Road to the new district of Sackville-Beaver Bank. In 2003, there were minor changes made the ridings northern boundary along Second Lake. In 2013, this district lost a small area along its northwestern edge to the new constituency of Sackville-Beaver Bank.[1]
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2003 has been Dave Wilson of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 62nd | 2013–Present | Dave Wilson | New Democratic Party | |
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | John Holm | ||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Dave Wilson | 2,983 | 38.45 | -26.89 | |
| Liberal | Graham Cameron | 2,898 | 37.35 | +17.60 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Peter MacIsaac | 1,651 | 21.28 | +8.82 | |
| Green | John Percy | 227 | 2.93 | +0.47 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| New Democratic Party | Dave Wilson | 5120 | 65.34 | ||
| Liberal | Scott Hemming | 1548 | 19.75 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Jessica Alexander | 976 | 12.46 | ||
| Green | Ian Charles | 192 | 2.45 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| New Democratic Party | Dave Wilson | 4475 | 54.50 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Craig | 2499 | 30.42 | ||
| Liberal | David Major | 1055 | 12.80 | ||
| Green | Elizabeth Nicolson | 187 | 2.28 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| New Democratic Party | Dave Wilson | 3881 | 45.22 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Giannakos | 2426 | 28.43 | ||
| Liberal | Bob Harvey | 2147 | 25.23 | ||
| Marijuana | Michael D. Patriquen | 97 | 1.12 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| New Democratic Party | John Holm | 4787 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Wade Marshall | 2440 | |||
| Liberal | Kevin Perkins | 1235 | |||
References
- ↑ Sackville-Cobequid Riding History Nova Scotia Legislature
External links
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