Chester-St. Margaret's
Chester—St. Margaret's is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It is located on the South Shore.
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Independent | ||
| District created | 1956 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 20,368 | ||
| Electors | 15,291 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,597.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 12.8 | ||
| Census divisions | Halifax RM, Lunenburg County | ||
The constituency was created in 1956 as a division of Lunenburg County. It was called Lunenburg East from 1956 to 1993. In 1993, the district was renamed Chester—St. Margaret's and gained Tancook Islands from Lunenburg Centre and St. Margaret's Bay from Halifax St. Margarets. In 2003, it gained the communities of West Dover and Bayside. In 2012, the district lost the Upper Tantallon area north of Highway 103 to Hammonds Plains-Lucasville.[1]
The district includes the Municipality of Chester and the communities in the Halifax Regional Municipality along the coast of St. Margarets Bay including Peggys Cove. Major towns in the riding include Hubbards, Chester, Western Shore, Boutiliers Point and Head of St. Margarets Bay.
Statistics
Avg. Income: $27,440 (2003)
Population: 19,720 (2003)
Post-secondary education: 36% (2003)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2020- | Hugh MacKay | Independent | |
| 2017–2020 | Liberal | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Denise Peterson-Rafuse | New Democratic | |
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 60th | 2006-2009 | Judy Streatch | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2005-2006 | |||
| 2003-2005 | John Chataway | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | Hinrich Bitter-Suermann | New Democratic | |
| 1998 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Jim Barkhouse | Liberal | |
| 55th | 1988-1993 | |||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | Ron Barkhouse | Progressive Conservative | |
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | Maurice L. Zinck | ||
| 49th | 1967-1970 | |||
| 48th | 1963-1967 | |||
| 47th | 1960-1963 | |||
| 46th | 1959-1960 | |||
| 1956-1959 | R. Clifford Levy | |||
Election results
2017 general election
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Hugh MacKay | 3,112 | 35.46 | +4.40 | ||||
| New Democratic | Denise Peterson-Rafuse | 3,021 | 34.42 | -0.82 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Julie Chaisson | 2,230 | 25.41 | -8.29 | ||||
| Green | Harry Ward | 413 | 4.71 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,776 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.21 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,808 | 57.60 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,291 | |||||||
2013 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Denise Peterson-Rafuse | 3,341 | 35.25 | -12.84 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Janet Elizabeth Irwin | 3,193 | 33.69 | +6.22 | |
| Liberal | Timothy Whitman Harris | 2,943 | 31.06 | +9.95 | |
2009 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Denise Peterson-Rafuse | 4,835 | 48.09 | +17.49 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Judy Streatch | 2,762 | 27.47 | -15.20 | |
| Liberal | Jo-Ann Grant | 2,122 | 21.11 | -2.57 | |
| Green | Ryan Cameron | 335 | 3.33 | +0.28 | |
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Judy Streatch | 3,950 | 42.67 | +6.49 | |
| New Democratic Party | Jane Matheson | 2,833 | 30.60 | +0.80 | |
| Liberal | Rick Fraughton | 2,192 | 23.68 | -7.52 | |
| Green | Joanne MacKinnon | 282 | 3.05 | +0.48 | |
2005 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Judy Streatch | 2,955 | 36.18 | -1.15 | |
| Liberal | Rick Fraughton | 2,548 | 31.20 | +6.95 | |
| New Democratic Party | Hinrich Bitter-Suermann | 2,434 | 29.80 | -7.10 | |
| Green | Michael Oddy | 210 | 2.57 | – | |
2003 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | John Chataway | 3,453 | 37.33 | -7.94 | |
| New Democratic Party | Hinrich Bitter-Suermann | 3,413 | 36.90 | +3.45 | |
| Liberal | Milt Larsen | 2,243 | 24.25 | +3.55 | |
| Nova Scotia Party | Sue Gault | 141 | 1.52 | ||
1999 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | John Chataway | 4,193 | 45.27 | - | |
| New Democratic Party | Hinrich Bitter-Suermann | 3,098 | 33.45 | - | |
| Liberal | Karen Willis Duerden | 1,971 | 20.70 | - | |
1998 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Hinrich Bitter-Suermann | 3,256 | 35.22 | - | |
| Liberal | Jim Barkhouse | 3,153 | 34.10 | - | |
| New Democratic Party | Doris Maley | 2,837 | 30.68 | - | |
1993 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jim Barkhouse | 5,025 | 51.69 | - | |
| Progressive Conservative | Aileen Heisler | 2,867 | 29.49 | - | |
| New Democratic Party | Jack Ross | 1,644 | 16.91 | - | |
| Independent | Malcolm Callaway | 185 | 1.90 | Ø | |
References
- Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature