Hants East

Hants East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Hants East

Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Margaret Miller Liberal
District created	1949
Last contested	2013
Demographics
Population (2011)	23,266
Electors	17,303
Area (km²)	1,805
Pop. density (per km²)	12.9
Census divisions	Hants County

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Margaret Miller of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

The district has existed since 1949. Prior to that it, along with Hants West, were a part of the district of Hants County.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
63rd	2017–present		Margaret Miller	Liberal
62nd	2013–2017
61st	2009–2013		John MacDonell	New Democratic
60th	2006-2009
59th	2003-2006
58th	1999-2003
57th	1998-1999
56th	1993-1998		Bob Carruthers	Liberal
55th	1988-1993		Jack Hawkins	Liberal
54th	1984-1988		Cora Etter	Progressive Conservative
53rd	1981-1984		Jack Hawkins	Liberal
52nd	1978-1981		G. Patrick Hunt	Progressive Conservative
51st	1974-1978		Jack Hawkins	Liberal
50th	1970-1974
49th	1967-1970		Albert J. Ettinger	Progressive Conservative
48th	1963-1967
47th	1962-1963
	1960-1962		Ernest M. Ettinger	Progressive Conservative
46th	1956-1960
45th	1953-1956		Alfred E. Reid	Liberal
44th	1949-1953		Ernest M. Ettinger	Progressive Conservative

Election results

2017 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Margaret Miller	3,923	43.66
	Progressive Conservative	John A. MacDonald	3,104	34.55
	New Democratic Party	Liam Crouse	1,508	16.79
	Green	Jenn Kang	449	4.99

2013 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Margaret Miller	4,512	47.39
	New Democratic Party	John MacDonell	3,412	35.84
	Progressive Conservative	Kim Allan Williams	1,597	16.77

2009 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	New Democratic Party	John MacDonell	6,052	65.14
	Progressive Conservative	Todd Williams	1,510	16.25
	Liberal	Maurice Rees	1,498	16.12
	Green	Emerich Winkler	231	2.49	–

2006 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	New Democratic Party	John MacDonell	4,712	53.13
	Progressive Conservative	Wayne Fiander	2,715	30.62
	Liberal	Malcolm A. MacKay	1,237	13.95
	Green	Michael Hartian	204	2.3	–

2003 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	New Democratic Party	John MacDonell	4,783	56.97
	Liberal	Larry Matthews	1,866	22.23
	Progressive Conservative	Mary Lou LeRoy	1,640	19.54
	Nova Scotia Party	Ken Smith	106	1.26

1999 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	New Democratic Party	John MacDonell	3,985	43.25
	Progressive Conservative	Reese Morash	3,079	33.42
	Liberal	Sara Stewart	2,150	23.33

1998 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	New Democratic Party	John MacDonell	4,175	43.4
	Liberal	Jim W. Smith	3,377	35.4
	Progressive Conservative	Lawrin Armstrong	2,010	21.2

1993 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Bob Carruthers	4,295
	Progressive Conservative	Stephen MacKeil	3,657
	New Democratic Party	Terry MacLean	1,817

1988 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	W. Jack Hawkins	4,502
	Progressive Conservative	Cora H. Etter	3,977
	New Democratic Party	Richard Preeper	1,082

1984 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Cora H. Etter	3,730
	Liberal	W. Jack Hawkins	3,192
	New Democratic Party	Byron (Herbert) H. Radley	757

1981 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	W. Jack Hawkins	3,041
	Progressive Conservative	G. Patrick (Pat) Hunt	2,983
	New Democratic Party	Harry McNeil	1,747

1978 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	G. Patrick (Pat) Hunt	4,035
	Liberal	W. Jack Hawkins	3,294
	New Democratic Party	Clair White	486

1974 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	W. Jack Hawkins	3,322
	Progressive Conservative	Avard Ettinger	2,690
	New Democratic Party	Clare White	486
}	Independent	John G. Stanhope Jr.	99

1970 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	W. Jack Hawkins	3,115
	Progressive Conservative	J. Albert Ettinger	2,793

1967 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	J. Albert Ettinger	2,697
	Liberal	Norman E. Casey	2,482

1963 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	J. Albert Ettinger	2,739
	Liberal	George E. Fraser	2,356
}	Independent	Ralph Loomer	287

1960 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Ernest M. Ettinger	2,426
	Liberal	Carl Spencer Grant	2,207
}	Independent	Alfred James Scothorn	268

1956 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Ernest M. Ettinger	2,392
	Liberal	Arthur W. MacKenzie	2,342
}	Independent	Malcolm F. Wheadon	54

1953 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Alfred Edward Reid	2,251
	Progressive Conservative	Ernest M. Ettinger	2,250

1949 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Ernest M. Ettinger	2,097
	Liberal	Robert A. MacLellan	2,069
}	Independent	Johnson B. Hart	272

References

1. "Fate of cabinet ministers big Valley surprise". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-18.

External links

• riding profile