Timberlea-Prospect
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
District created 1967
Demographics
Population (2011) 22,278
Electors 14,854
Area (km²) 342
Pop. density (per km²) 65.1
Census division Halifax RM 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 :
Legislature Years Member Party Halifax St. Margarets Riding created from Halifax West 49th 1967–1970 D. C. McNeil Progressive Conservative 50th 1970–1974 Leonard L. Pace Liberal 51st 1974–1978 52nd 1978–1981 Jerry Lawrence Progressive Conservative 53rd 1981–1984 54th 1984–1988 55th 1988–1993 Timberlea-Prospect 56th 1993–1998 Bruce Holland Liberal 57th 1998–1999 Bill Estabrooks New Democratic 58th 1999–2003 59th 2003–2005 60th 2006–2009 61st 2009–2013 62nd 2013–2017 Iain Rankin Liberal 63rd 2017–2021 64th 2021–2024 65th 2024–present
Election results 2024 vte2024 Nova Scotia general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Iain Rankin 4,969 54.89 +0.51% Progressive Conservative Trish MacDonald 2,890 31.92 +7.57% New Democratic Rose Gillam 1,062 11.73 -5.55% Green Jane Martheson 132 1.46 -1.17% Total valid votes 9,016 – Total rejected ballots 34 0.38 +0.07 Turnout 9,050 49.71 -5.44 Eligible voters 18,207 Liberal hold Swing -4.04 Source: Elections Nova Scotia
2021 vte2021 Nova Scotia general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Iain Rankin 5,181 54.38 +4.98 $43,327.12 Progressive Conservative Bill Healy 2,320 24.35 +0.78 $30,730.87 New Democratic Raymond Theriault 1,647 17.29 -4.45 $27,578.78 Green Harry Ward 250 2.62 -1.37 $200.00 Independent Dawn Edith Penney 90 0.94 $243.25 Atlantica Dessire G. Miari 40 0.42 -0.89 $200.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 9,528 99.69 – $98,060.31 Total rejected ballots 30 0.31 Turnout 9,558 55.15 Eligible voters 17,330 Liberal hold Swing +2.10 Source: Elections Nova Scotia
2017 vte2017 Nova Scotia general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Iain Rankin 4,272 49.90 -2.03 Progressive Conservative Tim Kohoot 2,030 23.71 +4.85 New Democratic Linda Moxsom-Skinner 1,804 21.07 -4.83 Green Kai Trappenberg 337 3.94 +0.44 Atlantica Matt Mansfield 118 1.38 +1.38 Total valid votes 8,561 100.0 Total rejected ballots 37 0.43 Turnout 8,598 53.87 Eligible voters 15,962 Liberal hold Swing +0.31 Source: Elections Nova Scotia
2013 2013 Nova Scotia general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Iain Rankin 4,492 52.59% 35.02% New Democratic Linda Moxsom-Skinner 2,168 25.38% -45.31% Progressive Conservative Bruce R. Pretty 1,588 18.59% 9.49% Green Thomas Trappenberg 293 3.43% 0.81% Total 8,541 – 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 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Bill Estabrooks 6,174 70.70% 7.55% Liberal Lisa Mullin 1,535 17.58% 7.47% Progressive Conservative Gina Byrne 795 9.10% -15.06% Green Thomas Trappenberg 229 2.62% 0.04% Total 8,733 – Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca .
2006 2006 Nova Scotia general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Bill Estabrooks 5,316 63.15% 3.14% Progressive Conservative Juanita Cirtwill 2,034 24.16% 5.92% Liberal Lisa Mullin 851 10.11% -11.63% Green Thomas Trappenberg 217 2.58% – Total 8,418 – Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca .
2003 2003 Nova Scotia general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Bill Estabrooks 5,049 60.01% 13.18% Liberal Bruce Holland 1,829 21.74% -1.60% Progressive Conservative Barry Fraser 1,535 18.25% -9.71% Total 8,413 – Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca .
1999 1999 Nova Scotia general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Bill Estabrooks 4,356 46.83% -1.16% Progressive Conservative Ken Fralick 2,600 27.95% 9.29% Liberal Vicki Brown 2,171 23.34% -10.00% Nova Scotia Party Ken Bumstead 174 1.87% – Total 9,301 – 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 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Bill Estabrooks 4,762 47.99% 17.15% Liberal Bruce Holland 3,308 33.34% -5.28% Progressive Conservative Tom Robertson 1,852 18.67% -11.87% Total 9,922 – Source(s)Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). (PDF). nslegislature.ca .
1993 1993 Nova Scotia general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Bruce Holland 3,470 38.62% 5.49% New Democratic Bill Estabrooks 2,772 30.85% 1.29% Progressive Conservative Debra Ann (Debi) Forsyth-Smith 2,744 30.54% -6.78% Total 8,986 – 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 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Jerry Lawrence 4,574 37.31% -20.08% Liberal Kevin Burke 4,061 33.13% 15.73% New Democratic Bill Estabrooks 3,623 29.56% 4.35% Total 12,258 – 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 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Jerry Lawrence 5,141 57.39% 7.13% New Democratic Lillian Viau 2,258 25.21% 2.53% Liberal Michael N. Kelly 1,559 17.40% -9.66% Total 8,958 – 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 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Jerry Lawrence 4,860 50.26% -4.12% Liberal Helena Poirier 2,617 27.06% -5.39% New Democratic Lillian Viau 2,193 22.68% 9.51% Total 9,670 – 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 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Jerry Lawrence 5,277 54.38% 14.14% Liberal Terry Tingley 3,149 32.45% -15.42% New Democratic Garry Richard Craig 1,278 13.17% 1.28% Total 9,704 – 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 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Leonard L. Pace 7,238 47.87% -3.82% Progressive Conservative George C. Piercey 6,084 40.24% 0.50% New Democratic Richard Rogers 1,798 11.89% 3.32% Total 15,120 – 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 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Leonard L. Pace 6,152 51.69% 10.12% Progressive Conservative D. C. McNeil 4,729 39.74% -13.74% New Democratic Keith B. Jobson 1,020 8.57% 3.62% Total 11,901 – 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 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative D. C. McNeil 5,030 53.48% – Liberal Alex McKinnon 3,910 41.57% – New Democratic Peggy Prowse 466 4.95% – Total 9,406 – 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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