Clayton Park West (electoral district)

Clayton Park West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Clayton Park West

Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Rafah DiCostanzo Liberal
District created	1978
Last contested	2013
Demographics
Electors	17,712[1]
Area (km²)	18.00
Census divisions	Halifax Regional Municipality

The riding was created in 1978 as Halifax Bedford Basin from a portion of Halifax Cobequid.[2] In 2003, the district lost a northern area to Bedford and was renamed Halifax Clayton Park. Following the 2012 electoral boundary review, the district was renamed Clayton Park West. It gained Birch Cove and Kearney Lake areas from Bedford-Birch Cove and the Kearney Lake area from Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville. It lost the Susies Lake and Quarrie Lake areas to Timberlea-Prospect; the areas south of Mount Saint Vincent University and Lacewood Drive as well as the Washmill Lake Drive area the Fairview-Clayton Park.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
63rd	2017–present		Rafah DiCostanzo	Liberal
62nd	2013–2017		Diana Whalen
61st	2009–2013
60th	2006-2009
59th	2003-2006
58th	1999-2003		Mary Ann McGrath	Progressive Conservative
57th	1998-1999		Gerry Fogarty	Liberal
56th	1993-1998
55th	1988-1993		Joel Matheson	Progressive Conservative
54th	1984-1988
53rd	1981-1984
52nd	1978-1981

Election results

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rafah DiCostanzo	4,035	46.04	-21.44
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Kimball	2,304	26.29	+11.31
	New Democratic	Rana Zaman	1,764	20.13	+2.58
	Green	Thomas Trappenberg	506	5.77	N/A
	Atlantica	Jonathan Dean	154	1.78	N/A
Total valid votes			8,763	100.0
Total rejected ballots			30	0.34
Turnout			8,793	49.90
Eligible voters			17,620

2013 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Diana Whalen	5,569	67.48	N/A
	New Democratic Party	Blake Wright	1,448	17.55	N/A
	Progressive Conservative	Jaime D. Allen	1,236	14.98	N/A

2009 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Diana Whalen	5,030	49.02
	New Democratic Party	Linda Power	3,924	38.24
	Progressive Conservative	Debbie Hum	1,084	10.56
	Green	Amanda Hester	172	1.68	–
	Independent	Jonathan Dean	51	0.50

2006 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Diana Whalen	3,404	37.32
	New Democratic Party	Linda Power	3,040	33.33
	Progressive Conservative	Mary Ann McGrath	2,450	26.86
	Green	Sheila Richardson	228	2.5	–

2003 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Diana Whalen	3,329	37.71
	Progressive Conservative	Mary Ann McGrath	3,034	34.52
	New Democratic Party	Roberta Morrison	2,312	26.14
	Independent	Greg Lavern	152	1.72

References

1. "Financial Return for Candidate; Summary of Election Expenses" (PDF). electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
2. Clayton Park West Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
3. Constituency History - Clayton Park West Nova Scotia Legislature

External links

• Elections Nova Scotia - Summary Results from 1867 to 2011 (PDF)
• 2013 riding profile
• 2003 riding profile
• 2006 Poll by Poll Results
• 2003 Poll by Poll Results