Dartmouth North

Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada

Dartmouth North Nova Scotia electoral district

Provincial electoral district
Legislature| Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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Susan Leblanc
New Democratic
District created| 1967
First contested| 1967
Last contested| 2021
Demographics
Population (2016[1])| 19,833
Electors| 15,512
Area (km²)| 31.00
Pop. density (per km²)| 639.8
Census division(s)| Halifax Regional Municipality

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

The district was created, under the name Dartmouth City North, in 1966 when Halifax County Dartmouth was divided into two electoral districts. In 1967, the district was renamed Dartmouth North. In 2003, the district gained the area on its southern boundary along Lake Banook from Dartmouth South.[2]

## Geography

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The electoral district of Dartmouth North is about 31 km2 (12 sq mi) in landmass.[3]

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature  | Years  | Member  | Party

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64th | 2021–present  |  | Susan Leblanc | New Democratic
63rd | 2017-2021
62nd | 2013-2017  |  | Joanne Bernard | Liberal
61st | 2010-2013  |  | Trevor Zinck | Independent
2009-2010  |  | New Democratic
60th | 2006-2009
59th | 2003-2006  |  | Jerry Pye | New Democratic
58th | 1999-2003
57th | 1998-1999
56th | 1993-1998  |  | Sandy Jolly | Liberal
55th | 1988-1993
54th | 1984-1988  |  | Laird Stirling | Progressive Conservative
53rd | 1981-1984
52nd | 1978-1981
51st | 1974-1978  |  | Glen M. Bagnell | Liberal
50th | 1970-1974
49th | 1968-1970  |  | Gerald G. Wambolt | Progressive Conservative
1967-1968  |  | Gordon L. S. Hart | Liberal

## Election results

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### 1967

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1967 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Gordon L. S. Hart | 4,906 | 49.75% | -
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Clarke | 4,301 | 43.62% | -
| New Democratic | Perry Romayne | 654 | 6.63% | -
Total  | 9,861 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1970

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1970 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Glen M. Bagnell | 6,614 | 54.26% | 4.51%
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald G. Wambolt | 4,826 | 39.59% | -4.03%
| New Democratic | Percy Dares | 750 | 6.15% | -0.48%
Total  | 12,190 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1974

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1974 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Glen M. Bagnell | 7,091 | 51.41% | -2.85%
| Progressive Conservative | Richard L. Weldon | 4,839 | 35.08% | -4.51%
| New Democratic | Joe Bouchard | 1,863 | 13.51% | 7.35%
Total  | 13,793 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1978

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1978 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Laird Stirling | 4,561 | 52.89% | 17.81%
| Liberal | Glen M. Bagnell | 2,927 | 33.94% | -17.47%
| New Democratic | Nick Rolls | 1,135 | 13.16% | -0.34%
Total  | 8,623 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1981

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1981 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Laird Stirling | 3,925 | 46.17% | -6.72%
| Liberal | Don Valardo | 2,419 | 28.46% | -5.49%
| New Democratic | Mark Flannigan | 2,157 | 25.37% | 12.21%
Total  | 8,501 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1984

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1984 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Laird Stirling | 3,200 | 43.45% | -2.72%
| Liberal | Pat Connolly | 2,150 | 29.20% | 0.74%
| New Democratic | Chester Sanford | 1,938 | 26.32% | 0.94%
| Labour | Ron Bugbee | 76 | 1.03% | -
Total  | 7,364 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1988

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1988 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Sandy Jolly | 3,510 | 43.13% | 13.93%
| Progressive Conservative | Laird Stirling | 3,389 | 41.64% | -1.81%
| New Democratic | Brenda Thompson | 1,239 | 15.22% | -11.09%
Total  | 8,138 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1993

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1993 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Sandy Jolly | 3,301 | 38.46% | -4.67%
| New Democratic | Jerry Pye | 2,878 | 33.53% | 18.31%
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Brownlow | 2,327 | 27.11% | -14.53%
| Natural Law | Monique Poudrette | 77 | 0.90% | -
Total  | 8,583 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1998

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1998 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Jerry Pye | 3,024 | 39.78% | 6.25%
| Liberal | Gloria McClusky | 2,575 | 33.87% | -4.59%
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Brownlow | 2,003 | 26.35% | -0.76%
Total  | 7,602 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

### 1999

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1999 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Jerry Pye | 3,105 | 44.01% | 4.23%
| Progressive Conservative | Jane MacKay | 2,060 | 29.20% | 2.85%
| Liberal | Frank Cameron | 1,746 | 24.74% | -9.13%
| Nova Scotia Party | Susan Livingstone | 145 | 2.05% | -
Total  | 7,056 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

### 2003

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2003 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Jerry Pye | 3,799 | 53.06% | 9.05%
| Progressive Conservative | Jane MacKay | 1,900 | 26.54% | -2.66%
| Liberal | Rosemary Godin | 1,300 | 18.16% | -6.59%
| Nova Scotia Party | Pat Gould | 86 | 1.20% | -0.85%
| Marijuana | Marc-Andre Roy | 75 | 1.05% | -
Total  | 7,160 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

### 2006

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2006 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Trevor Zinck | 3,414 | 49.47% | -3.59%
| Progressive Conservative | Troy Myers | 1,895 | 27.46% | 0.92%
| Liberal | Ian Murray | 1,365 | 19.78% | 1.62%
| Green | Alex Donaldson | 227 | 3.29% | -
Total  | 6,901 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

### 2009

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2009 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Trevor Zinck | 4,053 | 56.75% | 7.28%
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 2,316 | 32.43% | 12.65%
| Progressive Conservative | David Losey | 568 | 7.95% | -19.51%
| Green | Alex Donaldson | 205 | 2.87% | -0.42%
Total  | 7,142 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

### 2013

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2013 Nova Scotia general election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Joanne Bernard | 2,953  | 44.06  |
| New Democratic Party | Steve Estey  | 2,020  | 30.14  |
| Progressive Conservative | Séan G. Brownlow  | 1,729  | 25.08  |

### 2017

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2017 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 2,771 | 39.36 | +9.22
| Liberal | Joanne Bernard | 2,442 | 34.68 | -9.38
| Progressive Conservative | Melanie Russell | 1,384 | 19.66 | -5.42
| Green | Tyler Colburne | 318 | 4.52 |
| Atlantica | David Boyd | 126 | 1.79 |
Total valid votes  | 7,041 | 100
Total rejected ballots  | 33 | 0.47
Turnout  | 7,074 | 42.7
Eligible voters  | 16,566
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.30
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5]

### 2021

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2021 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 3,731 | 49.75 | +10.39 | $59,923.85
| Liberal | Pam Cooley | 2,361 | 31.48 | -3.20 | $47,442.64
| Progressive Conservative | Lisa Coates | 1,278 | 17.04 | -2.62 | $22,946.06
| Green | Carolyn Marshall | 129 | 1.72 | -2.80 | $200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit  | 7,499 | 99.42 | – | $93,790.97
Total rejected ballots  | 44 | 0.58
Turnout  | 7,543 | 46.02
Eligible voters  |  16,392
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +6.80
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia; August 2019 Report" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
2. ^ Dartmouth North - Constituency History Archived 2017-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Nova Scotia Legislature
3. ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
4. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
5. ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
6. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

## External links

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* 2003 riding profile
* June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results

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Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts

Current|

* Annapolis
* Antigonish
* Argyle
* Bedford Basin
* Bedford South
* Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier
* Cape Breton East
* Chester-St. Margaret's
* Clare
* Clayton Park West
* Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
* Colchester North
* Cole Harbour
* Cole Harbour-Dartmouth
* Cumberland North
* Cumberland South
* Dartmouth East
* Dartmouth North
* Dartmouth South
* Digby-Annapolis
* Eastern Passage
* Eastern Shore
* Fairview-Clayton Park
* Glace Bay-Dominion
* Guysborough-Tracadie
* Halifax Armdale
* Halifax Atlantic
* Halifax Chebucto
* Halifax Citadel-Sable Island
* Halifax Needham
* Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
* Hants East
* Hants West
* Inverness
* Kings North
* Kings South
* Kings West
* Lunenburg
* Lunenburg West
* Northside-Westmount
* Pictou Centre
* Pictou East
* Pictou West
* Preston
* Queens
* Richmond
* Sackville-Cobequid
* Sackville-Uniacke
* Shelburne
* Sydney-Membertou
* Timberlea-Prospect
* Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River
* Victoria-The Lakes
* Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
* Yarmouth

Historic|

| to 2021:|

* Argyle-Barrington
* Bedford
* Clare-Digby
* Preston-Dartmouth
* Queens-Shelburne

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to 2013:|

* Argyle
* Cape Breton North
* Cape Breton Nova
* Cape Breton South
* Cape Breton West
* Clare
* Cole Harbour
* Dartmouth South-Portland Valley
* Digby-Annapolis
* Guysborough-Sheet Harbour
* Halifax Clayton Park
* Halifax Fairview
* Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville
* Preston
* Queens
* Richmond
* Shelburne
* Truro-Bible Hill

to 2003:|

* Bedford-Fall River
* Cape Breton East
* Cape Breton The Lakes
* Dartmouth South
* Dartmouth-Cole Harbour
* Guysborough–Port Hawkesbury
* Halifax Bedford Basin
* Sackville-Beaver Bank
* Victoria

to 1993:|

* Annapolis East
* Annapolis West
* Colchester South
* Cumberland Centre
* Cumberland East
* Cumberland West
* Digby
* Guysborough
* Halifax Cornwallis
* Halifax Eastern Shore
* Halifax St. Margarets
* Inverness North
* Inverness South
* Lunenburg Centre
* Lunenburg East
* Sackville

to 1978:|

* Colchester
* Halifax Cobequid

to 1967:|

* Halifax Centre
* Halifax County Dartmouth
* Halifax East
* Halifax North
* Halifax Northwest
* Halifax South
* Halifax West

to 1956:|

* Kings

to 1949:|

* Cumberland
* Hants
* Pictou

to 1933:|

* Halifax
* Richmond and Cape Breton West

to 1925:|

* Cape Breton

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* Politics of Nova Scotia

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