 Nova Scotiaelectoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1967 | ||
| First contested | 1967 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 22,278 | ||
| Electors | 14,854 | ||
| Area (km²) | 342 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 65.1 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax RM | ||
Timberlea—Prospect is a provincialelectoral district inNova Scotia,Canada, that elects one member of theNova Scotia House of Assembly. ItsMember of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2013 has beenIain Rankin of theNova Scotia Liberal Party.
The district was created in 1967 from the former electoral district ofHalifax West, under the nameHalifax-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 toChester-St. Margaret's, the Hammonds Plains, Lucasville, and Pockwock Road area toSackville-Beaver Bank, and the Bedford area toBedford-Fall River. In 2003, it lost the Bayside and West Dover areas toChester-St. Margaret's. In 2013, on the recommendations of the 2012 Electoral Boundaries Commission, it lost the Stillwater Lake area toHammonds Plains-Lucasville and a small number of streets in the Williamswood and Harrietsfield areas toHalifax Atlantic. It gained the Susies Lake and Quarrie Lake areas fromHalifax Clayton Park.[1]
Timberlea-Prospect has 342 km2 (132 sq mi) of land area.[2]
This riding has elected the followingmembers of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax St. Margarets Riding created fromHalifax 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 | |||
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Iain Rankin | 4,945 | 54.85 | +0.47 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Trish MacDonald | 2,881 | 31.95 | +7.60 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rose Gillam | 1,060 | 11.76 | -5.53 | ||||
| Green | Jane Matheson | 130 | 1.44 | -1.18 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,016 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.38 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,050 | 49.71 | -5.44 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 18,207 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -4.04 | ||||||
| 2021 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 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +2.10 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Nova Scotia[3] | ||||||||
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 4,450 | 49.40 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,123 | 23.57 | |
| New Democratic | 1,958 | 21.73 | |
| Green | 360 | 4.00 | |
| Atlantica | 118 | 1.31 | |
| 2017 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 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +0.31 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Nova Scotia[5][6] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Iain Rankin | 4,471 | 51.93 | +33.78 | |
| New Democratic Party | Linda Moxsom-Skinner | 2,230 | 25.90 | -44.31 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Dr. Bruce Pretty | 1,608 | 18.86 | +10.17 | |
| Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 300 | 3.50 | +0.55 | |
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill Estabrooks | 6,174 | 70.70% | 7.54% | ||||
| 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 (2021)."Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill Estabrooks | 5,317 | 63.15% | 3.14% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Juanita Cirtwill | 2,034 | 24.16% | 5.91% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Mullin | 851 | 10.11% | -11.63% | ||||
| Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 217 | 2.58% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,419 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source:Nova Scotia Legislature (2021)."Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
| 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 (2021)."Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
| 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 (2021)."Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
| 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 (2021)."Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
| 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 | Debi Forsyth-Smith | 2,744 | 30.54% | -6.78% | ||||
| Total | 8,986 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source:Nova Scotia Legislature (2021)."Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993).Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election(PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election:Halifax-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2021)."Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988).Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election(PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election:Halifax-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2021)."Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984).Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election(PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election:Halifax-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2021)."Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981).Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election(PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election:Halifax-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jerry Lawrence | 5,277 | 54.38% | 14.41% | ||||
| Liberal | Terry Tingley | 3,149 | 32.45% | -15.76% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gerry Richard Craig | 1,278 | 13.17% | 1.36% | ||||
| Total | 9,704 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source:Nova Scotia Legislature (2021)."Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978).Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election(PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
| 1974 Nova Scotia general election:Halifax-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Leonard L. Pace | 7,338 | 48.21% | -3.48% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Piercey | 6,084 | 39.97% | 0.24% | ||||
| New Democratic | Richard Rogers | 1,798 | 11.81% | 3.24% | ||||
| Total | 15,220 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source:Nova Scotia Legislature (2021)."Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974).Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election(PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election:Halifax-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Leonard L. Pace | 6,152 | 51.69% | 10.12% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald C. MacNeil | 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 (2021)."Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970).Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns(PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
| 1967 Nova Scotia general election:Halifax-St. Margaret's | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2021)."Electoral History for Halifax St. Margaret's"(PDF).nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967).Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns(PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||