Dartmouth North
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 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 1967 | ||
| First contested | 1967 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016[1]) | 19,833 | ||
| Electors | 15,512 | ||
| Area (km²) | 31.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 639.8 | ||
| Census division | 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]
The electoral district of Dartmouth North is about 31 km2 (12 sq mi) in landmass.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Dartmouth North | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Halifax County Dartmouth | ||||
| 49th | 1967–1968 | Gordon L. S. Hart | Liberal | |
| 1968–1970 | Gerald Wambolt | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 50th | 1970–1974 | Glen M. Bagnell | Liberal | |
| 51st | 1974–1978 | |||
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Laird Stirling | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | |||
| 55th | 1988–1993 | Sandy Jolly | Liberal | |
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Jerry Pye | New Democratic | |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | |||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Trevor Zinck | ||
| 61st | 2009–2010 | |||
| 2010–2013 | Independent | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Joanne Bernard | Liberal | |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Susan Leblanc | New Democratic | |
| 64th | 2021–2024 | |||
| 65th | 2024–present | |||
Election results
2024
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 3,698 | 62.92 | +13.17 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karina Sanford | 1,353 | 23.02 | +5.98 | ||||
| Liberal | Pam Cooley | 826 | 14.05 | -17.43 | ||||
| Total | 5,877 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | |||||||
| Turnout | 5,912 | 36.36 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,261 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4] | ||||||||
2021
| 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[5][6] | ||||||||
2017
| 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[7][8] | ||||||||
2013
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Joanne Bernard | 2,953 | 44.06% | 11.63% | ||||
| New Democratic | Steve Estey | 2,020 | 30.14% | -26.61% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Séan G. Brownlow | 1,729 | 25.80% | 17.85% | ||||
| Total | 6,702 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2013). 39th Provincial General Election, October 8, 2013: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2026. | ||||||||
2009
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Trevor Zinck | 4,053 | 56.75% | 7.50% | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Smith | 2,316 | 32.43% | 12.56% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Losey | 568 | 7.95% | -19.63% | ||||
| Green | Alex Donaldson | 205 | 2.87% | -0.43% | ||||
| Total | 7,142 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Trevor Zinck | 3,384 | 49.25% | -3.81% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Troy Myers | 1,895 | 27.58% | 1.04% | ||||
| Liberal | Ian Murray | 1,365 | 19.87% | 1.71% | ||||
| Green | Alex Donaldson | 227 | 3.30% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,871 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003
| 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999
| 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Fifth General Election (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. | ||||||||
1998
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jerry Pye | 3,024 | 39.78% | 6.25% | ||||
| Liberal | Gloria McCluskey | 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1993
| 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 (2024). "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) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
1988
| 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 (2024). "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) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2018. | ||||||||
1984
| 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 (2024). "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) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. | ||||||||
1981
| 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirtieth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. | ||||||||
1978
| 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 (2024). "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) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
1974
| 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 | Joseph Bouchard | 1,863 | 13.51% | 7.35% | ||||
| Total | 13,793 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "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) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
1970
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Glen M. Bagnell | 6,614 | 54.26% | 4.93% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald G. Wambolt | 4,826 | 39.59% | -11.09% | ||||
| New Democratic | Percy W. Dares | 750 | 6.15% | – | ||||
| Total | 12,190 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Legislative Assembly (1970). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, 1970 (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1968 by-election
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1968-11-26 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald G. Wambolt | 2,853 | 50.67% | 7.06% | ||||
| Liberal | Glen M. Bagnell | 2,777 | 49.33% | -0.43% | ||||
| Total | 5,630 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1967
| 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 Ronayne | 654 | 6.63% | – | ||||
| Total | 9,861 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||