Dartmouth—Cole Harbour

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Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Nova Scotia electoral district
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Darren Fisher
Liberal
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]96,165
Electors (2021)75,825
Area (km²)[2]89.99
Pop. density (per km²)1,068.6
Census division(s)Halifax
Census subdivision(s)Halifax

Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (formerly Dartmouth and Dartmouth—Halifax East) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
200187,588—    
200687,886+0.3%
2011 (2003 redist.)89,163+1.5%
2011 (2015 redist.)91,212+2.3%
201692,301+1.2%
202196,165+4.2%

From the 2021 census [3]

Ethnic groups:

Languages:

Religions:

Education:

  • No certificate, diploma or degree: 20.7%
  • High school certificate: 24.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 10.2%
  • Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 20.4%
  • University certificate or diploma: 24.1%

Median Age:

  • 40.5

Median total income:

  • $27,005

Average total income:

  • $34,363

Median household income:

  • $53,222

Average household income:

  • $64,493

Median family income:

  • $68,047

Average family income:

  • $77,776

Unemployment:

  • 5.9%

Geography[edit]

The district includes the urban communities of Dartmouth and Cole Harbour in Halifax. The area is 89.99 km2 (34.75 sq mi).[4]

Political geography[edit]

The Liberals and the NDP were the two main parties in 2008. The NDP saw much of its support in West Dartmouth, around Topsail Lake, the northern part of Cole Harbour, and the communities of Imperoyal and Woodside as well as the Cole Harbour 30 Indian Reserve. The Conservatives won two polls, both in Cole Harbour. The Liberals dominated in Central, Eastern and Northern Dartmouth and in southern Cole Harbour. [1]

History[edit]

The riding of Dartmouth—Halifax East was created in 1966 when the former dual-member Halifax riding was split into two. The district consisted of the Dartmouth area, Bedford and most of eastern Halifax County. Bedford was moved to the riding of Halifax West in a 1976 redistribution. In 1987, the Dartmouth riding was created, taking in nearly all of the former territory of Dartmouth—Halifax East.

The electoral district of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour in 2004 was created from 86.8% of the population of the new riding came from Dartmouth, and 13.2% from Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore.

The 2012 federal electoral redistribution concluded that this riding will remain largely the same for the 42nd Canadian federal election. It lost a small fraction to the new riding of Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook and gained a small portion (2%) from what was Sackville—Eastern Shore.

Member of Parliament[edit]

These ridings have elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Dartmouth—Halifax East
Riding created from Halifax
28th  1968–1972     Michael Forrestall Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Dartmouth
34th  1988–1993     Ron MacDonald Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000     Wendy Lill New Democratic
37th  2000–2004
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
38th  2004–2006     Michael Savage Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Robert Chisholm New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019     Darren Fisher Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results[edit]

Graph of election results in Dartmouth—Halifax East, Dartmouth, Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Dartmouth—Cole Harbour[edit]

Graph of election results in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021[edit]

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Darren Fisher 24,209 52.15 +7.8 $57,490.92
New Democratic Kevin Payne 15,267 32.89 +6.5 $22,178.20
People's Michelle Lindsay 4,781 10.30 +8.8 $17,988.11
Green Rana Zaman 1,371 2.95 -6.9 $2,272.30
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,628 98.29 -1.0 $109,028.39
Total rejected ballots 796 1.71 +0.9
Turnout 46,424 61.2 -8.5
Eligible voters 75,825
Liberal hold Swing +0.7
Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7]

Note that the Conservatives did not run a candidate in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour in the 2021 election, as their nominee withdrew shortly before the registration deadline.

2019[edit]

2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Darren Fisher 24,259 45.34 -11.89 $67,276.38
New Democratic Emma Norton 14,435 26.98 +2.57 $39,533.04
Conservative Jason Cole 8,638 16.15 +2.12 $41,695.00
Green Lil MacPherson 5,280 9.87 +6.47 none listed
People's Michelle Lindsay 887 1.66 $2,485.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,499 99.25 $104,062.96
Total rejected ballots 404 0.75
Turnout 53,903 69.65
Eligible voters 77,390
Liberal hold Swing -7.26
Source: Elections Canada[8]

2015[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Darren Fisher 30,407 58.17 +23.45 $64,958.30
New Democratic Robert Chisholm 12,757 24.41 –12.02 $137,358.97
Conservative Jason Cole 7,331 14.03 –11.00 $52,263.31
Green Brynn Nheiley 1,775 3.40 –0.43 $723.31
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,270 99.62   $205,945.13
Total rejected ballots 201 0.38
Turnout 52,471 71.81
Eligible voters 73,066
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +17.73
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 16,026 36.42
  Liberal 15,278 34.72
  Conservative 11,011 25.03
  Green 1,684 3.83

2011[edit]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Robert Chisholm 15,678 36.27 +4.73 $51,111.67
Liberal Michael Savage 15,181 35.12 -4.37 $70,147.67
Conservative Wanda Webber 10,702 24.76 +2.30 $51,126.57
Green Paul Shreenan 1,662 3.85 -2.11 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,223 99.41   $83,954.73
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 255 0.59 -0.01
Turnout 43,478 61.45 +2.72
Eligible voters 70,756
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +4.55
Sources:[12][13]

2008[edit]

2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Michael Savage 16,016 39.49 -2.83 $63,901.48
New Democratic Brad Pye 12,793 31.55 -0.95 $56,900.80
Conservative Wanda Webber 9,109 22.46 -0.36 $64,746.58
Green Paul Shreenan 2,417 5.96 +3.69 $444.09
Christian Heritage George Campbell 219 0.54 $351.78
Total valid votes/expense limit 40,554 100.0     $80,942
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 245 0.60 +0.23
Turnout 40,799 58.73 -3.71
Eligible voters 69,469
Liberal hold Swing -0.94

2006[edit]

2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Michael Savage 19,027 42.32 +0.25 $67,910.96
New Democratic Peter Mancini 14,612 32.50 ±0 $60,717.57
Conservative Robert A. Campbell 10,259 22.82 +1.72 $41,775.58
Green Elizabeth Perry 1,005 2.24 -0.92 $582.70
Marxist–Leninist Charles Spurr 56 0.12 -0.05 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,959 100.0     $76,265
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 166 0.37 -0.07
Turnout 45,125 62.44 +0.51
Eligible voters 72,264
Liberal hold Swing +0.12

2004[edit]

2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Michael Savage 17,425 42.07 +8.18 $62,046.28
New Democratic Susan MacAlpine-Gillis 13,463 32.50 -2.82 $59,335.19
Conservative Michael MacDonald 8,739 21.10 -9.34 $54,707.19
Green Michael Marshall 1,311 3.16 $200.00
Progressive Canadian Tracy Parsons 415 1.00 $1,140.15
Marxist–Leninist Charles Spurr 70 0.17 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,423 100.0     $73,009
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 181 0.44
Turnout 41,604 61.93
Eligible voters 67,176
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +5.50
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 13,805 35.32
  Liberal 13,246 33.89
  Progressive Conservative 8,413 21.52
  Alliance 3,488 8.92
  Others 135 0.35

Dartmouth[edit]

Graph of election results in Dartmouth (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2000[edit]

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Wendy Lill 13,585 36.28 +3.71
Liberal Bernie Boudreau 12,408 33.14 +5.93
Progressive Conservative Tom McInnis 8,085 21.59 -5.32
Alliance Jordi Morgan 3,282 8.76 -2.99
Marxist–Leninist Charles Spurr 86 0.23
Total valid votes 37,446 100.00
Change for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.

1997[edit]

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Wendy Lill 12,326 32.57 +25.48
Liberal Michael Savage 10,298 27.21 -23.60
Progressive Conservative Rob McCleave 10,183 26.91 +3.33
Reform John Cody 4,446 11.75 -3.87
Independent Cliff Williams 438 1.16 -0.63
Natural Law Claude Viau 156 0.41 -0.71
Total valid votes 37,847 100.00
Change for Independent candidate Cliff Williams is shown based on his results as a National Party candidate in 1993.

1993[edit]

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ron MacDonald 23,368 50.81 +4.62
Progressive Conservative Judith Gass 10,843 23.58 -18.20
Reform Orest Ulan 7,182 15.62
New Democratic Marty Zelenietz 3,261 7.09 -3.77
National Cliff Williams 823 1.79
Natural Law Claude Viau 515 1.12
Total valid votes 45,992 100.00

1988[edit]

1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ron MacDonald 21,958 46.19 +20.09
Progressive Conservative Michael Forrestall 19,863 41.78 -13.17
New Democratic Marty Zelenietz 5,162 10.86 -8.09
Libertarian Stanley Hodder 447 0.94
Independent Charles Spurr 109 0.23
Total valid votes 47,539 100.00

Dartmouth—Halifax East[edit]

Graph of election results in Dartmouth—Halifax East (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

1984[edit]

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Forrestall 27,549 54.95 +13.10
Liberal Rae Austin 13,084 26.10 -11.63
New Democratic Ken Hale 9,503 18.95 -1.46
Total valid votes 50,136 100.00

1980[edit]

1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Forrestall 17,968 41.85 -6.87
Liberal Rae Austin 16,200 37.73 +2.62
New Democratic Nelson Reed 8,764 20.41 +4.24
Total valid votes 42,932 100.00


1979[edit]

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Forrestall 21,441 48.72 -2.74
Liberal John Savage 15,453 35.11 -5.53
New Democratic Frederick Turley 7,116 16.17 +9.00
Total valid votes 44,010 100.00

1974[edit]

1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Forrestall 22,090 51.46 -6.02
Liberal Arnold Patterson 17,444 40.64 +8.93
New Democratic Alfred Nieforth 3,076 7.17 -3.03
Social Credit Anthony Morbee 181 0.42 -0.19
Marxist–Leninist Mike Malloch 135 0.31
Total valid votes 42,926 100.00

1972[edit]

1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Forrestall 24,553 57.48 +2.31
Liberal John Savage 13,543 31.71 -8.71
New Democratic Norman Dares 4,358 10.20 +5.80
Social Credit Brian Pitcairn 261 0.61
Total valid votes 42,715 100.00

1968[edit]

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Michael Forrestall 19,694 55.17
Liberal Arnie Patterson 14, 429 40.42
New Democratic Edward Newell 1,572 4.40
Total valid votes 35,695 100.00

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (Code 12003) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

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