Sackville—Eastern Shore
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 Sackville—Eastern Shore in relation to the other Nova Scotia ridings. |
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| Member of Parliament | Peter Stoffer New Democrat |
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| Population (2001) | 83 655 | |
| Electors (2006) | 69 311 | |
| Area (km²) | 1328 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 63.0 | |
| Riding created | 1996, from Central Nova and Dartmouth | |
| Census divisions | Halifax | |
| Subdivisions | Regional Municipalities: Halifax (part) First Nations reserves: Shubenacadie 13 |
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Sackville—Eastern Shore (formerly known as Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 83,655.
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[edit] Demographics
Ethnic groups: 94.0% White, 4.2% Black
Languages: 95.3% English, 2.9% French, 1.4% Other
Religions: 51.3% Protestant, 36.8% Catholic, 1.2% Other Christian, 10.1% No affiliation
Average income: $28,217
[edit] Geography
The district includes the part of the Halifax Regional Municipality located on the Atlantic coast between Lake Charlotte and Jeddore Harbour in the east to Halifax Harbour in the west excluding the community of Dartmouth and the community of Eastern Passage. It also includes HRM's northern suburbs in the Sackville River valley north to the boundary with Hants County. The area is 1,328 km².
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Central Nova and Dartmouth ridings, and was known as "Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore" from 1999 to 2003. MP Peter Stoffer has tabled a Private Members Bill to change the name of the riding to "Sackville—Preston—Eastern Shore".
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Central Nova and Dartmouth prior to 1997 | ||||
| 36th | 1997-2000 | Peter Stoffer | New Democrat | |
| 37th | 2000-2004 | |||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
[edit] Sackville—Eastern Shore
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| New Democrat | Peter Stoffer | 22 848 | 52.95 | +7.18 | ||
| Liberal | Bill Fleming | 9921 | 22.99 | -5.67 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Francis | 9450 | 21.90 | +0.55 | ||
| Green | Richard MacDonald | 933 | 2.16 | -0.41 | ||
| Total valid votes | 43 152 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| New Democrat | Peter Stoffer | 17 925 | 45.77 | +11.29 | ||
| Liberal | Dale Stevens | 11 222 | 28.66 | -3.90 | ||
| Conservative | Steve Streatch | 8363 | 21.35 | -9.94 | ||
| Green | David Fullerton | 1007 | 2.57 | Ø | ||
| Progressive Canadian | Greg Moors | 645 | 1.65 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 39 162 | |||||
Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
[edit] Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| New Democrat | Peter Stoffer | 13 619 | 34.48 | +4.11 | ||
| Liberal | Bruce Stephen | 12 864 | 32.56 | +6.30 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Wade Marshall | 7589 | 19.21 | -11.06 | ||
| Canadian Alliance | Bill Stevens | 4773 | 12.08 | -0.51 | ||
| Marijuana | Melanie Patriquen | 658 | 1.67 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 39 503 | |||||
Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| New Democrat | Peter Stoffer | 12 433 | 30.37 | Ø | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Streatch | 12 392 | 30.27 | Ø | ||
| Liberal | Beverley Peters | 10 750 | 26.26 | Ø | ||
| Reform | Rob Cuthbert | 5155 | 12.59 | Ø | ||
| Natural Law | Bernard Wayne Gormley | 211 | 0.52 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 40 941 | |||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Riding history for Sackville—Eastern Shore (1996–1999) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore (1999–2003) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Sackville—Eastern Shore (2003– ) from the Library of Parliament
