Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2003 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 22,348 | ||
| Electors | 13,309 | ||
| Area (km²) | 275.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 81.3 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax County | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
It was created in 2003 from Bedford-Fall River and Sackville-Beaver Bank. In 2013, it lost a portion of Beaver Bank to Sackville and the Portobello area to Dartmouth East.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | Bill Horne | Liberal | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Percy Paris | NDP | |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Gary Hines | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
2017 general election
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Bill Horne | 3,160 | 37.94 | -5.15 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dan McNaughton | 3,095 | 37.16 | +5.45 | ||||
| New Democratic | Trevor Sanipass | 1,567 | 18.82 | -6.20 | ||||
| Green | Anthony Edmonds | 506 | 6.08 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,328 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 43 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,371 | 56.02 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,944 | |||||||
2013 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bill Horne | 3,588 | 43.09 | +18.18 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Wong | 2,640 | 31.71 | +13.26 | |
| New Democratic Party | Percy Paris | 2,098 | 25.02 | -29.45 | |
2009 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Percy Paris | 5,007 | 54.47 | +8.08 | |
| Liberal | Bill Horne | 2,290 | 24.91 | +13.76 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Hines | 1,696 | 18.45 | -21.72 | |
| Green | Damon Loomer | 199 | 2.16 | -0.12 | |
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Percy Paris | 3,782 | 46.39 | +12.86 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Hines | 3,275 | 40.17 | +2.26 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Deal | 909 | 11.15 | -15.28 | |
| Green | William Lang | 186 | 2.28 | – | |
2003 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Hines | 3,141 | 37.91 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Percy Paris | 2,778 | 33.53 | ||
| Liberal | David Merrigan | 2,240 | 26.43 | ||
| Marijuana | Alex Neron | 91 | 1.1 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Heather Sawers | 86 | 1.04 | ||
References
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