Timberlea—Prospect is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2013 has been Iain Rankin of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

The district was created in 1967 from the former electoral district of Halifax West, under the name Halifax-St. Margaret's. Upon the recommendations of the 1992 Electoral Boundaries Commission report, it was renamed Timberlea-Prospect. At this same time, it lost the St. Margaret's Bay area to Chester-St. Margaret's, the Hammonds Plains, Lucasville, and Pockwock Road area to Sackville-Beaver Bank, and the Bedford area to Bedford-Fall River. In 2003, it lost the Bayside and West Dover areas to Chester-St. Margaret's. In 2013, on the recommendations of the 2012 Electoral Boundaries Commission, it lost the Stillwater Lake area to Hammonds Plains-Lucasville and a small number of streets in the Williamswood and Harrietsfield areas to Halifax Atlantic. It gained the Susies Lake and Quarrie Lake areas from Halifax Clayton Park.

Geography

Timberlea-Prospect has 342 km2 (132 sq mi) of land area.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
Halifax St. Margarets Riding created from Halifax West
49th1967–1970D. C. McNeilProgressive Conservative
50th1970–1974Leonard L. PaceLiberal
51st1974–1978
52nd1978–1981Jerry LawrenceProgressive Conservative
53rd1981–1984
54th1984–1988
55th1988–1993
Timberlea-Prospect
56th1993–1998Bruce HollandLiberal
57th1998–1999Bill EstabrooksNew Democratic
58th1999–2003
59th2003–2005
60th2006–2009
61st2009–2013
62nd2013–2017Iain RankinLiberal
63rd2017–2021
64th2021–2024
65th2024–present

Election results

2024

vte2024 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalIain Rankin4,96954.89+0.51%
Progressive ConservativeTrish MacDonald2,89031.92+7.57%
New DemocraticRose Gillam1,06211.73-5.55%
GreenJane Martheson1321.46-1.17%
Total valid votes9,016
Total rejected ballots340.38+0.07
Turnout9,05049.71-5.44
Eligible voters18,207
Liberal holdSwing-4.04
Source: Elections Nova Scotia

2021

vte2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
LiberalIain Rankin5,18154.38+4.98$43,327.12
Progressive ConservativeBill Healy2,32024.35+0.78$30,730.87
New DemocraticRaymond Theriault1,64717.29-4.45$27,578.78
GreenHarry Ward2502.62-1.37$200.00
IndependentDawn Edith Penney900.94$243.25
AtlanticaDessire G. Miari400.42-0.89$200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit9,52899.69$98,060.31
Total rejected ballots300.31
Turnout9,55855.15
Eligible voters17,330
Liberal holdSwing+2.10
Source: Elections Nova Scotia

2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results
PartyVote%
Liberal4,45049.40
Progressive Conservative2,12323.57
New Democratic1,95821.73
Green3604.00
Atlantica1181.31
vte2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalIain Rankin4,27249.90-2.03
Progressive ConservativeTim Kohoot2,03023.71+4.85
New DemocraticLinda Moxsom-Skinner1,80421.07-4.83
GreenKai Trappenberg3373.94+0.44
AtlanticaMatt Mansfield1181.38+1.38
Total valid votes8,561100.0
Total rejected ballots370.43
Turnout8,59853.87
Eligible voters15,962
Liberal holdSwing+0.31
Source: Elections Nova Scotia

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalIain Rankin4,49252.59%35.02%
New DemocraticLinda Moxsom-Skinner2,16825.38%-45.31%
Progressive ConservativeBruce R. Pretty1,58818.59%9.49%
GreenThomas Trappenberg2933.43%0.81%
Total8,541
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2013). (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from (PDF) on 10 April 2018.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticBill Estabrooks6,17470.70%7.55%
LiberalLisa Mullin1,53517.58%7.47%
Progressive ConservativeGina Byrne7959.10%-15.06%
GreenThomas Trappenberg2292.62%0.04%
Total8,733
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticBill Estabrooks5,31663.15%3.14%
Progressive ConservativeJuanita Cirtwill2,03424.16%5.92%
LiberalLisa Mullin85110.11%-11.63%
GreenThomas Trappenberg2172.58%
Total8,418
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticBill Estabrooks5,04960.01%13.18%
LiberalBruce Holland1,82921.74%-1.60%
Progressive ConservativeBarry Fraser1,53518.25%-9.71%
Total8,413
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticBill Estabrooks4,35646.83%-1.16%
Progressive ConservativeKen Fralick2,60027.95%9.29%
LiberalVicki Brown2,17123.34%-10.00%
Nova Scotia PartyKen Bumstead1741.87%
Total9,301
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (Report). Elections Nova Scotia.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticBill Estabrooks4,76247.99%17.15%
LiberalBruce Holland3,30833.34%-5.28%
Progressive ConservativeTom Robertson1,85218.67%-11.87%
Total9,922
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalBruce Holland3,47038.62%5.49%
New DemocraticBill Estabrooks2,77230.85%1.29%
Progressive ConservativeDebra Ann (Debi) Forsyth-Smith2,74430.54%-6.78%
Total8,986
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from (PDF) on 18 June 2018.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax St. Margarets
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJerry Lawrence4,57437.31%-20.08%
LiberalKevin Burke4,06133.13%15.73%
New DemocraticBill Estabrooks3,62329.56%4.35%
Total12,258
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from (PDF) on 7 July 2018.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax St. Margarets
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJerry Lawrence5,14157.39%7.13%
New DemocraticLillian Viau2,25825.21%2.53%
LiberalMichael N. Kelly1,55917.40%-9.66%
Total8,958
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from (PDF) on 31 July 2017.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax St. Margarets
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJerry Lawrence4,86050.26%-4.12%
LiberalHelena Poirier2,61727.06%-5.39%
New DemocraticLillian Viau2,19322.68%9.51%
Total9,670
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1981). (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from (PDF) on 31 July 2017.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax St. Margarets
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJerry Lawrence5,27754.38%14.14%
LiberalTerry Tingley3,14932.45%-15.42%
New DemocraticGarry Richard Craig1,27813.17%1.28%
Total9,704
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1978). (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from (PDF) on 18 June 2018.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax St. Margarets
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalLeonard L. Pace7,23847.87%-3.82%
Progressive ConservativeGeorge C. Piercey6,08440.24%0.50%
New DemocraticRichard Rogers1,79811.89%3.32%
Total15,120
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1974). (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from (PDF) on 18 June 2018.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax St. Margarets
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalLeonard L. Pace6,15251.69%10.12%
Progressive ConservativeD. C. McNeil4,72939.74%-13.74%
New DemocraticKeith B. Jobson1,0208.57%3.62%
Total11,901
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Legislative Assembly (1970). (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from (PDF) on 25 July 2018.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax St. Margarets
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeD. C. McNeil5,03053.48%
LiberalAlex McKinnon3,91041.57%
New DemocraticPeggy Prowse4664.95%
Total9,406
Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from (PDF) on 25 July 2018.

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