Hants West

Hants West

Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Melissa Sheehy-Richard Progressive Conservative
District created	1949
First contested	1949
Last contested	2024
Demographics
Population (2011)	19,058
Electors	15,352
Area (km²)	1,319
Pop. density (per km²)	14.4
Census division(s)	Hants County

Hants West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

The district has existed since 1949. Earlier, it and Hants East were together in Hants.

Geography

Hants West has a 1,319 km^2 (509 sq mi) landmass.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Hants West
Legislature	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Hants
44th	1949–1953		George B. Cole	Liberal
45th	1953–1956		George Henry Wilson	Progressive Conservative
46th	1956–1960
47th	1960–1963
48th	1963–1967		Norman T. Spence
49th	1967–1970
50th	1970–1974		Robert D. Lindsay	Liberal
51st	1974–1978
52nd	1978–1981		Ron Russell	Progressive Conservative
53rd	1981–1984
54th	1984–1988
55th	1988–1993
56th	1993–1998
57th	1998–1999
58th	1999–2003
59th	2003–2006
60th	2006–2009		Chuck Porter
61st	2009–2013
62nd	2013–2014
	2014–2016			Independent
	2016–2017			Liberal
63rd	2017–2021
64th	2021–2024		Melissa Sheehy-Richard	Progressive Conservative
65th	2024–present

Election results

2024

v t e 2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Melissa Sheehy-Richard	4,253	52.6%
	Liberal	Brian Casey	2,621	32.4%
	New Democratic	Simon Greenough	1,120	13.8%
	Independent	James Omand	93	1.1%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			8,087
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2]

2021

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Melissa Sheehy-Richard	3,968	43.11	+14.18	$40,454.11
	Liberal	Brian Casey	3,827	41.58	-13.16	$40,039.34
	New Democratic	Caet Moir	1,015	11.03	-1.42	$31,621.71
	Green	Jenn Kang	273	2.97	-0.07	$200.00
	Atlantica	Gordon J. Berry	121	1.31	+0.47	$200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			9,204	99.73	–	$94,843.34
Total rejected ballots			25	0.27
Turnout			9,229	55.98
Eligible voters			16,485
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+13.67
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]

2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results[4]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	4,708	54.74
	Progressive Conservative	2,488	28.93
	New Democratic	1,071	12.45
	Green	261	3.03
	Atlantica	73	0.85

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chuck Porter	4,589	54.87	+17.63
	Progressive Conservative	Janice Munroe Dodge	2,416	28.89	-21.86
	New Democratic	Lalia Kerr	1,042	12.46	+10.54
	Green	Torin Buzek	243	2.90
	Atlantica	Edward Boucher	73	0.87
Total valid votes			8,363	100
Total rejected ballots			37	0.44
Turnout			8,400	54.72
Eligible voters			15,352
	Liberal gain		Swing		+19.75
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5][6]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Chuck Porter	4,468	50.75
	Liberal	Claude Sherman O'Hara	3,279	37.24
	New Democratic Party	Brian Stephens	888	10.28

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Chuck Porter	3,364	37.24%	2.63%
	Liberal	Paula Lunn	3,065	33.93%	-0.15%
	New Democratic	Barbara Gallagher	2,401	26.58%	-2.40%
	Green	Sheila Richardson	204	2.26%	-0.08%
Total			9,034	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Chuck Porter	2,969	34.60%	-11.55%
	Liberal	Paula Lunn	2,924	34.08%	8.83%
	New Democratic	Sean Bennett	2,486	28.97%	2.75%
	Green	Sam Schurman	201	2.34%	–
Total			8,580	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Russell	3,871	46.15%	-12.12%
	New Democratic	Sean Bennett	2,200	26.23%	6.75%
	Liberal	Randy Matheson	2,118	25.25%	3.00%
	Marijuana	Chummy Anthony	148	1.76%	–
	Nova Scotia Party	Connie Brauer	51	0.61%	–
Total			8,388	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Russell	5,276	58.27%	10.79%
	Liberal	Joe Robertson	2,015	22.25%	-5.09%
	New Democratic	Dick Terfry	1,764	19.48%	-5.70%
Total			9,055	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Russell	4,507	47.48%	7.07%
	Liberal	Debbi Bowes	2,596	27.35%	-12.61%
	New Democratic	Dana Harvey	2,390	25.18%	6.87%
Total			9,493	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Russell	4,152	40.41%	-12.43%
	Liberal	Mike Doyle	4,106	39.96%	10.60%
	New Democratic	Dana Harvey	1,881	18.31%	0.51%
	Independent	Donald L. McKay	136	1.32%	–
Total			10,275	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Russell	5,091	52.84%	-2.81%
	Liberal	Donzell A. Ross	2,829	29.36%	-1.08%
	New Democratic	Penny Reid	1,715	17.80%	3.89%
Total			9,635	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Russell	4,634	55.65%	4.14%
	Liberal	Robert D. Lindsay	2,535	30.44%	0.34%
	New Democratic	Alan St. C. Squires	1,158	13.91%	-4.49%
Total			8,327	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Russell	4,554	51.51%	-1.72%
	Liberal	Daniel J. McGrath	2,661	30.10%	-7.98%
	New Democratic	Alan St. C. Squires	1,626	18.39%	9.70%
Total			8,841	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Russell	4,872	53.23%	10.27%
	Liberal	Robert D. Lindsay	3,485	38.08%	-9.99%
	New Democratic	Bill Shiers	795	8.69%	-0.28%
Total			9,152	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert D. Lindsay	4,148	48.07%	-3.66%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Russell	3,707	42.96%	-5.31%
	New Democratic	Gary E. Tonks	774	8.97%	–
Total			8,629	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert D. Lindsay	3,974	51.73%	3.69%
	Progressive Conservative	Norman T. Spence	3,708	48.27%	-3.69%
Total			7,682	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Norman T. Spence	3,765	51.96%	-6.24%
	Liberal	Robert D. Lindsay	3,481	48.04%	8.62%
Total			7,246	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Norman T. Spence	4,193	58.20%	8.94%
	Liberal	W. Whitney Spicer	2,840	39.42%	-6.97%
	New Democratic	Arthur William Benedict	171	2.37%	–
Total			7,204	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	George Henry Wilson	3,623	49.27%	0.05%
	Liberal	Gerald Regan	3,412	46.40%	-1.30%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Howard B. Wile	319	4.34%	1.24%
Total			7,354	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	George Henry Wilson	3,405	49.21%	-4.41%
	Liberal	Gerald Regan	3,300	47.69%	1.32%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Ralph Loomer	214	3.09%	–
Total			6,919	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	George Henry Wilson	3,608	53.63%	–
	Liberal	Ken Eisner	3,120	46.37%	6.70%
Total			6,728	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George B. Cole	2,530	39.67%	–
	Liberal–Conservative	George Henry Wilson	2,529	39.66%	–
	Independent	Gordon B. Crossley	749	11.75%	–
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Ralph Loomer	569	8.92%	–
Total			6,377	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

References

1. "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
2. https://globalnews.ca/news/10865540/nova-scotia-election-2024-hants-west/
3. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
4. Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
5. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
6. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

External links

• riding profile
• 1999 Poll by Poll Results
• 1998 Poll by Poll Results