Timberlea-Prospect
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.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1967 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 22,278 | ||
| Electors | 14,854 | ||
| Area (km²) | 280.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 79.6 | ||
| Census division(s) | Halifax RM | ||
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.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | Iain Rankin | Liberal | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Bill Estabrooks | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Bruce Holland | Liberal | |
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Jerry Lawrence | Progressive Conservative | |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
| 51st | 1974-1978 | Leonard L. Pace | Liberal | |
| 50th | 1970-1974 | |||
| 49th | 1967-1970 | D. C. McNeil | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
2017 general election
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
2013 general election
| 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 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Bill Estabrooks | 6,174 | 70.21 | ||
| Liberal | Lisa Mullin | 1,596 | 18.15 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Gina Byrne | 764 | 8.69 | ||
| Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 259 | 2.95 | – | |
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Bill Estabrooks | 5,317 | 63.15 | +3.14 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Juanita Cirtwill | 2,034 | 24.16 | +2.09 | |
| Liberal | Lisa Mullin | 851 | 10.11 | -11.63 | |
| Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 217 | 2.58 | – | |
2003 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Bill Estabrooks | 5,049 | 60.01 | ||
| Liberal | Bruce Holland | 1,829 | 21.74 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Barry Fraser | 1,535 | 18.25 | ||
1999 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Bill Estabrooks | 4,356 | 46.83 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Fralick | 2,600 | 27.95 | ||
| Liberal | Vicki Brown | 2,171 | 23.34 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Ken Bumstead | 174 | 1.87 | ||
1998 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Bill Estabrooks | 4,762 | 47.99 | + | |
| Liberal | Bruce Holland | 3,308 | 33.34 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Robertson | 1,852 | 18.66 | ||
1993 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bruce Holland | 3,470 | 38.62 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Bill Estabrooks | 2,772 | 30.85 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Debi Forsyth-Smith | 2,744 | 30.54 | ||
1988 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Jerry Lawrence | 4,574 | 37.31 | ||
| Liberal | Kevin Burke | 4,061 | 33.13 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Bill Estabrooks | 3,623 | 29.56 | ||
References
- Timberlea-Prospect constituency history Nova Scotia Legislature