Preston-Dartmouth

Preston-Dartmouth is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 as Dartmouth-Preston, with 100 per cent of the former district of Preston, 10 per cent of the former district of Cole Harbour, 9 per cent of the district of Dartmouth East and 3 per cent of the district of Eastern Shore. A private member's bill in May 2013 changed the name to Preston-Dartmouth.[1]

Preston-Dartmouth

Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Keith Colwell Liberal
District created	2012
Last contested	2017
Demographics
Electors	10,720
Area (km²)	158.00
Census divisions	Halifax Regional Municipality

The district now includes part of the Westphal area from the former district of Cole Harbour and the Ross Road area from the Eastern Shore district. The western part of the district includes the area north of Main Street and east of Caledonia Road, until Geovex Court. The former district of Preston, which takes in areas of suburban affluence and rural poverty, was created in 1993 to give black Nova Scotians a better chance of representation in the legislature. Approximately one third of the district's residents are black. It includes historically important black communities at North Preston, East Preston and Cherrybrook. Many people in this riding work in Metro Halifax in the trade and service sectors.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
63rd	2017–present		Keith Colwell	Liberal
62nd	2013–2017

Election results

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Colwell	2,571	51.42	-6.97
	New Democratic	Shelley Fashan	1,106	22.12	-9.76
	Progressive Conservative	Irvine Carvery	1,102	22.04	+12.31
	Green	Aaron Alexander	221	4.42
Total valid votes			5,000	100.00
Total rejected ballots			39	0.77	-0.61
Turnout			5,039	44.46	-8.44
Eligible voters			11,334
	Liberal hold		Swing		+1.40

2013 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Keith Colwell	3,326	58.39
	New Democratic Party	André Cain	1,816	31.88
	Progressive Conservative	Andrew J. Mecke	554	9.73
Total valid votes			5,696	100.00
Total rejected ballots			80	1.39
Turnout			5,776	52.90
Eligible voters			10,918

References

1. "Bill 71, 5th Session, 61st General Assembly, Nova Scotia". Retrieved 20 August 2013.

External links

• 2013 riding profile