Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
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| Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | |
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| Member of Parliament | Michael Savage Liberal |
| Population, 2001 | 88 507 |
| Electors, 2006 | 72 264 |
| Area (km²) | 89 |
| Population density (people per km²) | 994 |
| Electoral district created | 1966, from Halifax |
| Census division | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| Polling divisions | 182 |
| Major municipality | Halifax (part) |
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (formerly Dartmouth and Dartmouth—Halifax East) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 88,507.
Michael Savage, a Liberal, represents the riding.
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[edit] Demographics
Ethnic groups: 91.6% White, 4.3% Black, 1.3% Native Canadian
Languages: 92.8% English, 3.5% French, 3.2% Other
Religions: 45.8% Protestant, 38.1% Catholic, 1.4% Other Christian, 12.9% no affiliation
Average income: $28,217
[edit] Geography
The district includes the Dartmouth and Cole Harbour areas of the Halifax Regional Municipality. The area is 89 sq. km.
[edit] History
The riding of Dartmouth—Halifax East was created in 1966 when the former dual-member Halifax riding was split into two. The district consisted of the Dartmouth area, Bedford and most of eastern Halifax County. Bedford was moved to the riding of Halifax West in a 1976 redistribution. In 1987, the Dartmouth riding was created, taking in nearly all of the former territory of Dartmouth—Halifax East.
The current electoral district of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour was created in 2004: 86.8% of the population of the new riding came from Dartmouth, and 13.2% from Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore. The riding experienced its first election on June 28, 2004. The incumbent from the majority of the district was Wendy Lill of the New Democratic Party. Michael Savage of the Liberal Party won the election, and continues to be the riding's sitting MP.
[edit] Member of Parliament
These ridings have elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Halifax prior to 1968 | ||||
| Dartmouth—Halifax East | ||||
| 28th | 1968-1972 | Mike Forrestall | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972-1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974-1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979-1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980-1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984-1988 | |||
| Dartmouth | ||||
| 34th | 1988-1993 | Ron MacDonald | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1993-1997 | |||
| 36th | 1997-2000 | Wendy Lill | New Democrat | |
| 37th | 2000-2004 | |||
| Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Michael Savage | Liberal | |
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
[edit] Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Residence | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Michael Savage | Dartmouth | 18,659 | 42.3 | +0.2 | ||
| New Democrat | Peter Mancini | Dartmouth | 14,396 | 32.6 | +0.1 | ||
| Conservative | Robert A. Campbell | Dartmouth | 9,998 | 22.7 | +1.6 | ||
| Green | Elizabeth Perry | n/a | 1,003 | 2.3 | -0.8 | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Charles Spurr | Dartmouth | 56 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 44,112 | 100 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Residence | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Michael Savage | Dartmouth | 17,425 | 42.1 | +8.2 | ||
| New Democrat | Susan MacAlpine-Gillis | Dartmouth | 13,463 | 32.5 | -2.8 | ||
| Conservative | Michael MacDonald | Dartmouth | 8,739 | 21.1 | -9.3 | ||
| Green | Michael Marshall | Halifax | 1,311 | 3.1 | n/a | ||
| Progressive Canadian | Tracy Parsons | Dartmouth | 415 | 1.0 | n/a | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Charles Spurr | Dartmouth | 70 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 41,423 | 100 | |||||
[edit] Dartmouth
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| New Democrat | Wendy Lill | 13,585 | 36.3 | +3.7 | ||
| Liberal | Bernie Boudreau | 12,408 | 33.1 | +5.9 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom McInnis | 8,085 | 21.6 | -5.3 | ||
| Canadian Alliance | Jordi Morgan | 3,282 | 8.8 | -2.9 | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Charles Spurr | 86 | 0.2 | * | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| New Democrat | Wendy Lill | 12,326 | 32.6 | +25.5 | ||
| Liberal | Michael Savage | 10,298 | 27.2 | -23.6 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Rob McCleave | 10,183 | 26.9 | +3.3 | ||
| Reform | John Cody | 4,446 | 11.7 | -3.9 | ||
| Independent | Cliff Williams | 438 | 1.2 | -0.6 | ||
| Natural Law | Claude Viau | 156 | 0.4 | -0.7 | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Ron MacDonald | 23,368 | 50.8 | +4.6 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Judith Gass | 10,843 | 23.6 | -18.2 | ||
| Reform | Orest Ulan | 7,182 | 15.6 | * | ||
| New Democrat | Marty Zelenietz | 3,261 | 7.1 | -3.8 | ||
| National | Cliff Williams | 823 | 1.8 | * | ||
| Natural Law | Claude Viau | 515 | 1.1 | * | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Ron MacDonald | 21,958 | 46.2 | +20.1 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Forrestall | 19,863 | 41.8 | -13.1 | ||
| New Democrat | Marty Zelenietz | 5,162 | 10.9 | -8.1 | ||
| Libertarian | Stanley Hodder | 447 | 0.9 | * | ||
| Independent | Charles Spurr | 109 | 0.2 | * | ||
[edit] Dartmouth—Halifax East
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Forrestall | 27,549 | 54.9 | +13.0 | ||
| Liberal | Rae Austin | 13,084 | 26.1 | -11.6 | ||
| New Democrat | Ken Hale | 9,503 | 19.0 | -1.4 | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Forrestall | 17,968 | 41.9 | -6.8 | ||
| Liberal | Rae Austin | 16,200 | 37.7 | +2.6 | ||
| New Democrat | Nelson Reed | 8,764 | 20.4 | +4.2 | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Forrestall | 21,441 | 48.7 | -2.8 | ||
| Liberal | John Savage | 15,453 | 35.1 | -5.4 | ||
| New Democrat | Frederick Turley | 7,116 | 16.2 | +9.0 | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Forrestall | 22,090 | 51.5 | -6.0 | ||
| Liberal | Arnold Patterson | 17,444 | 40.6 | +8.9 | ||
| New Democrat | Alfred Nieforth | 3,076 | 7.2 | -3.0 | ||
| Social Credit | Anthony Morbee | 181 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Mike Malloch | 135 | 0.3 | * | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Forrestall | 24,553 | 57.5 | +2.5 | ||
| Liberal | John Savage | 13,543 | 31.7 | -8.7 | ||
| New Democrat | Norman Dares | 4,358 | 10.2 | +5.8 | ||
| Social Credit | Brian Pitcairn | 261 | 0.6 | * | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Forrestall | 19,694 | 55.2 | * | ||
| Liberal | Arnie Patterson | 14,429 | 40.4 | * | ||
| New Democrat | Edward Newell | 1,572 | 4.4 | * | ||
