Hants East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1949 | ||
First contested | 1949 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 23,266 | ||
Electors | 17,303 | ||
Area (km²) | 1,653 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 14.1 | ||
Census division(s) | Hants County |
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Margaret Miller of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
The district has existed since 1949. Prior to that it, along with Hants West, were a part of the district of Hants County.
The land area of Hants East is 1,653 km2 (638 sq mi).[2]
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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64th | 2021-Present | John A. MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | |
63rd | 2017–2021 | Margaret Miller | Liberal | |
62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
61st | 2009–2013 | John MacDonell | New Democratic | |
60th | 2006-2009 | |||
59th | 2003-2006 | |||
58th | 1999-2003 | |||
57th | 1998-1999 | |||
56th | 1993-1998 | Bob Carruthers | Liberal | |
55th | 1988-1993 | Jack Hawkins | Liberal | |
54th | 1984-1988 | Cora Etter | Progressive Conservative | |
53rd | 1981-1984 | Jack Hawkins | Liberal | |
52nd | 1978-1981 | G. Patrick Hunt | Progressive Conservative | |
51st | 1974-1978 | Jack Hawkins | Liberal | |
50th | 1970-1974 | |||
49th | 1967-1970 | Albert J. Ettinger | Progressive Conservative | |
48th | 1963-1967 | |||
47th | 1962-1963 | |||
1960-1962 | Ernest M. Ettinger | Progressive Conservative | ||
46th | 1956-1960 | |||
45th | 1953-1956 | Alfred E. Reid | Liberal | |
44th | 1949-1953 | Ernest M. Ettinger | Progressive Conservative |
1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal–Conservative | Ernest M. Ettinger | 2,097 | 47.25% | – | ||||
Liberal | Robert A. MacLellan | 2,069 | 46.62% | – | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Johnston B. Hart | 272 | 6.13% | – | ||||
Total | 4,438 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Alfred E. Reid | 2,251 | 50.01% | 3.39% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ernest M. Ettinger | 2,250 | 49.99% | – | ||||
Total | 4,501 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ernest M. Ettinger | 2,392 | 49.96% | -0.03% | ||||
Liberal | Arthur W. MacKenzie | 2,342 | 48.91% | -1.10% | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Malcolm E. Wheadon | 54 | 1.13% | – | ||||
Total | 4,788 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ernest M. Ettinger | 2,426 | 49.50% | -0.46% | ||||
Liberal | Carl Spencer Grant | 2,207 | 45.03% | -3.88% | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Alfred James Scothorn | 268 | 5.47% | 4.34% | ||||
Total | 4,901 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert J. Ettinger | 2,739 | 52.86% | 3.36% | ||||
Liberal | George E. Fraser | 2,356 | 45.47% | 0.43% | ||||
New Democratic | Ralph Loomer | 87 | 1.68% | – | ||||
Total | 5,182 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert J. Ettinger | 2,697 | 52.08% | -0.78% | ||||
Liberal | Norman E. Casey | 2,482 | 47.92% | 2.46% | ||||
Total | 5,179 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 3,115 | 52.73% | 4.80% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert J. Ettinger | 2,793 | 47.27% | -4.80% | ||||
Total | 5,908 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 3,322 | 49.88% | -2.85% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert J. Ettinger | 2,690 | 40.39% | -6.88% | ||||
New Democratic | Claire White | 549 | 8.24% | – | ||||
Independent | John G. Stanhope Sr. | 99 | 1.49% | – | ||||
Total | 6,660 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | G. Patrick Hunt | 4,035 | 51.63% | 11.24% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 3,294 | 42.15% | -7.73% | ||||
New Democratic | Clair White | 486 | 6.22% | -2.02% | ||||
Total | 7,815 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 3,041 | 39.13% | -3.02% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | G. Patrick Hunt | 2,983 | 38.39% | -13.25% | ||||
New Democratic | Harry McNeil | 1,747 | 22.48% | 16.26% | ||||
Total | 7,771 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Cora Etter | 3,730 | 48.57% | 10.19% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 3,192 | 41.57% | 2.44% | ||||
New Democratic | Herbert H. Radley | 757 | 9.86% | -12.62% | ||||
Total | 7,679 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Jack Hawkins | 4,502 | 47.09% | 5.52% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Cora Etter | 3,977 | 41.60% | -6.98% | ||||
New Democratic | Richard Preeper | 1,082 | 11.32% | 1.46% | ||||
Total | 9,561 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bob Carruthers | 4,295 | 43.97% | -3.12% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Stephen MacKeil | 3,657 | 37.43% | -4.16% | ||||
New Democratic | Terry MacLean | 1,817 | 18.60% | 7.28% | ||||
Total | 9,769 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | John MacDonell | 4,175 | 43.66% | 25.06% | ||||
Liberal | Ken Smith | 3,377 | 35.32% | -8.65% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Lawrin Armstrong | 2,010 | 21.02% | -16.41% | ||||
Total | 9,562 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | John MacDonell | 3,985 | 43.25% | -0.41% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Reese Morash | 3,079 | 33.42% | 12.40% | ||||
Liberal | Sara Stewart | 2,150 | 23.33% | -11.98% | ||||
Total | 9,214 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | John MacDonell | 4,783 | 56.97% | 13.72% | ||||
Liberal | Larry Matthews | 1,866 | 22.23% | -1.11% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Mary Lou LeRoy | 1,640 | 19.54% | -13.88% | ||||
Nova Scotia Party | Kent Smith | 106 | 1.26% | – | ||||
Total | 8,395 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | John MacDonell | 4,712 | 53.13% | -3.84% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Wayne Fiander | 2,715 | 30.62% | 11.08% | ||||
Liberal | Malcolm A. MacKay | 1,237 | 13.95% | -8.28% | ||||
Green | Michael Hartian | 204 | 2.30% | – | ||||
Total | 8,868 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | John MacDonell | 6,052 | 64.96% | 11.82% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Todd Williams | 1,567 | 16.82% | -13.80% | ||||
Liberal | Maurice Rees | 1,467 | 15.75% | 1.80% | ||||
Green | Emerich Winkler | 231 | 2.48% | 0.18% | ||||
Total | 9,317 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Margaret Miller | 4,512 | 47.39 | ||
New Democratic Party | John MacDonell | 3,412 | 35.84 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Kim Allan Williams | 1,597 | 16.77 |
2017 provincial election redistributed results[3] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Liberal | 3,500 | 43.88 | |
Progressive Conservative | 2,747 | 34.44 | |
New Democratic | 1,345 | 16.86 | |
Green | 384 | 4.81 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Margaret Miller | 3,923 | 43.66 | -3.73 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John A. MacDonald | 3,104 | 34.55 | +17.78 | ||||
New Democratic | Liam Crouse | 1,508 | 16.79 | -19.05 | ||||
Green | Jenn Kang | 449 | 4.99 | |||||
Total valid votes | 8,984 | 100 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 42 | |||||||
Turnout | 9,026 | 48.10 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 18,765 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -10.76 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5] |
2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John A. MacDonald | 3,328 | 37.36 | +2.92 | ||||
Liberal | Michael Blois | 3,239 | 36.36 | -7.52 | ||||
New Democratic | Abby Cameron | 2,142 | 24.05 | +7.18 | ||||
Green | Simon Greenough | 199 | 2.23 | -2.58 | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,908 | 99.64 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.36 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,940 | 51.19 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 17,464 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.22 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6] |
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