Sackville-Cobequid

Sackville-Cobequid
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Dave Wilson
New Democratic

District created 1993
Last contested 2013
Demographics
Population (2011) 19,307
Electors 14,813
Area (km²) 17.00
Pop. density (per km²) 1,135.7
Census divisions Halifax RM

Sackville—Cobequid is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

In 1993, the name of the riding was changed from Sackville to Sackville-Cobequid. That same year, the riding gained the Lakeview area from Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley, and lost an area north of Beaverbank Road to the new district of Sackville-Beaver Bank. In 2003, there were minor changes made the ridings northern boundary along Second Lake. In 2013, this district lost a small area along its northwestern edge to the new constituency of Sackville-Beaver Bank.[1]

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2003 has been Dave Wilson of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Legislature Years Member Party
62nd 2013–Present Dave Wilson New Democratic Party
61st 2009–2013
60th 2006–2009
59th 2003–2006
58th 1999-2003 John Holm
57th 1998–1999
56th 1993–1998

Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     New Democratic Party Dave Wilson 2,983 38.45 -26.89
     Liberal Graham Cameron 2,898 37.35 +17.60
     Progressive Conservative Peter MacIsaac 1,651 21.28 +8.82
GreenJohn Percy 227 2.93 +0.47
Nova Scotia general election, 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     New Democratic Party Dave Wilson 5120 65.34
     Liberal Scott Hemming 1548 19.75
     Progressive Conservative Jessica Alexander 976 12.46
GreenIan Charles 192 2.45
Nova Scotia general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     New Democratic Party Dave Wilson 4475 54.50
     Progressive Conservative Steve Craig 2499 30.42
     Liberal David Major 1055 12.80
GreenElizabeth Nicolson 187 2.28
Nova Scotia general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     New Democratic Party Dave Wilson 3881 45.22
     Progressive Conservative John Giannakos 2426 28.43
     Liberal Bob Harvey 2147 25.23
MarijuanaMichael D. Patriquen 97 1.12
Nova Scotia general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     New Democratic Party John Holm 4787
     Progressive Conservative Wade Marshall 2440
     Liberal Kevin Perkins 1235

References

  1. Sackville-Cobequid Riding History Nova Scotia Legislature


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