Preston (electoral district)

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Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada

Preston Nova Scotia electoral district

Provincial electoral district
Legislature| Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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Twila Grosse
Progressive Conservative
District created| 1991, 2019
First contested| 1993
Last contested| 2024
Demographics
Population (2006)| 10,024
Electors| 7,680
Area (km²)| 164
Pop. density (per km²)| 61.1
Census division(s)| Halifax Regional Municipality

Preston is a provincial electoral district in the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It has existed from 1993 to 2013 and since 2021 and elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

The electoral district includes the majority African Nova Scotian communities of North Preston and East Preston, plus the communities of Cherry Brook, Lake Loon, Lake Echo, Mineville, Montague Gold Mines, Westphal, and part of the Tam O'Shanter Ridge neighbourhood of Dartmouth.

The electoral district was created in 1991 and was conceived to provide representation to the area's rural Black community.[1] The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review when the provincial government wanted all of the province's ridings to have equal representation.[2] It was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Preston-Dartmouth. The riding was re-created following the 2019 boundary review, mostly out of Preston-Dartmouth, but also out of parts of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank, Cole Harbour-Portland Valley, Eastern Shore and a small part of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley. The riding was reinstated after a court challenge that also re-instated the province's three protected Acadians ridings.[3]

It was the first riding in all of Nova Scotia to feature an entirely African Nova Scotian slate of candidates in the 2021 provincial election.[4]

## Geography

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Preston covers 164 km2 (63 sq mi) of land area.[5]

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

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The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Preston

Legislature | Years | Member | Party
Riding recreated from parts of Halifax Eastern Shore,
Cole Harbour and Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley.
56th | 1993–1998 |      | Wayne Adams | Liberal
57th | 1998–1999 |      | Yvonne Atwell | New Democratic
58th | 1999–2003 |      | David Hendsbee | Progressive Conservative
59th | 2003–2006 |      | Keith Colwell | Liberal
60th | 2006–2009
61st | 2009–2013
Riding dissolved into Preston-Dartmouth and Dartmouth East
Riding recreated from parts of Preston-Dartmouth,
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank, Cole Harbour-Portland Valley,
Eastern Shore, and Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley.
64th | 2021–2023 |      | Angela Simmonds | Liberal
2023–2024 |      | Twila Grosse | Progressive Conservative
65th | 2024–present

## Election results

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### 2024

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2024 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Twila Grosse | 2,056 | 51.3% |
| New Democratic | C.C. Simmonds | 1,177 | 29.4% |
| Liberal | Carlo Simmons | 709 | 17.7% |
| Green | Andre Anderson | 66 | 1.6% |
Total valid votes  |
Total rejected ballots  |
Turnout  | 4,008
Eligible voters  |
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing |
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6]

### 2023 by-election

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Nova Scotia provincial by-election, August 8, 2023
Resignation of Angela Simmonds

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Progressive Conservative | Twila Grosse | 1,950 | 45.22 | +16.53 | $49,241.83
| New Democratic | Colter Simmonds | 1,145 | 26.55 | -1.37 | $70,390.30
| Liberal | Carlo Simmons | 1,021 | 23.68 | -19.71 | $46,215.10
| Green | Anthony Edmonds | 101 | 2.34 | – | $930.16
| Nova Scotians United | Bobby Taylor | 95 | 2.20 | – | $5,782.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit  | 4,312 | 99.29 | – | $76,489.21
Total rejected ballots  | 31 | 0.71 | -0.08
Turnout  | 4,343 | 38.79 | -7.56
Eligible voters  | 11,195
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.12
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7]

### 2021

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2021 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Angela Simmonds | 2,226 | 43.38 | -5.65 | $32,830.44
| Progressive Conservative | Archy Beals | 1,472 | 28.69 | +6.00 | $22,433.28
| New Democratic | Colter C.C. Simmonds | 1,433 | 27.93 | +4.36 | $34,576.51
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 5,131 | 99.21 | – | $67,272.14
Total rejected ballots  | 41 | 0.79
Turnout  | 5,172 | 46.36
Eligible voters  | 11,157
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | -5.82
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[8]
2017 provincial election redistributed results[9]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Liberal | 2,418 | 49.04
| New Democratic | 1,162 | 23.57
| Progressive Conservative | 1,119 | 22.69
| Green | 231 | 4.68
| Independent | 1 | 0.02

### 2009

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2009 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Keith Colwell | 1,888 | 43.57% | 1.44%
| New Democratic | Janet Sutcliffe | 1,314 | 30.33% | 11.16%
| Progressive Conservative | Dwayne Provo | 1,076 | 24.83% | -12.00%
| Green | Sarah Densmore | 55 | 1.27% | -0.60%
Total  | 4,333 | –

Source(s)

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

### 2006

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2006 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Keith Colwell | 1,853 | 42.13% | 8.16%
| Progressive Conservative | Dwayne Provo | 1,620 | 36.83% | 4.06%
| New Democratic | Douglas Sparks | 843 | 19.17% | -12.88%
| Green | David Farrell | 82 | 1.86% | –
Total  | 4,398 | –

Source(s)

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

### 2003

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2003 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Keith Colwell | 1,411 | 33.98% | 20.60%
| Progressive Conservative | David Hendsbee | 1,361 | 32.77% | -14.53%
| New Democratic | Douglas Sparks | 1,331 | 32.05% | -7.27%
| Marijuana | Marc-Boris St-Maurice | 50 | 1.20% | –
Total  | 4,153 | –

Source(s)

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

### 1999

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1999 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | David Hendsbee | 1,800 | 47.31% | 27.74%
| New Democratic | Yvonne Atwell | 1,496 | 39.32% | -3.67%
| Liberal | Wendell Thomas | 509 | 13.38% | -24.07%
Total  | 3,805 | –

Source(s)

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

### 1998

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1998 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Yvonne Atwell | 1,777 | 42.99% | 30.95%
| Liberal | Wayne Adams | 1,548 | 37.45% | -1.13%
| Progressive Conservative | Ross D. Isenor | 809 | 19.57% | -1.37%
Total  | 4,134 | –

Source(s)

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

### 1993

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1993 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Wayne Adams | 1,872 | 38.57% | –
| Independent | David Hendsbee | 1,381 | 28.46% | –
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Gray | 1,016 | 20.94% | –
| New Democratic | Yvonne Atwell | 584 | 12.03% | –
Total  | 4,853 | –

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Preston" (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.

## References

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1. ^ Drolet, Gabrielle (2021-08-05). "Why Nova Scotia voting districts changed for the 2021 election". The Coast. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
2. ^ Doucette, Keith. "Commission to seek input on representation for Acadians, African Nova Scotians". CTV. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
3. ^ Doucette, Keith. "Province to restore four protected ridings for Acadians, African Nova Scotians". CTV. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
4. ^ Armstrong, Lyndsay. "Meet peninsula Halifax's new MLAs Ali Duale, Suzy Hansen and Lisa Lachance". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 15 September 2021. "There were three Black contenders in Preston this year—Liberal Simmonds beat the NDP's Colter Simmonds, the founder of We Will Win Youth Association, and PC Archy Beals—which is believed to be the first time any of Nova Scotia's ridings have had an all-Black slate of candidates."
5. ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
6. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865554/nova-scotia-election-2024-preston/
7. ^ "Preston By-election 2023". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
8. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
9. ^ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries

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Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts

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* 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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