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Chester-St. Margaret's

{{Infobox Canada electoral district

|prov-status = active

|province = Nova Scotia

|image = Chester-St. Margaret's provincial electoral district.svg

|prov-rep-party = Progressive Conservative

|prov-rep = Danielle Barkhouse

|demo-census-date = 2011

|demo-pop = 20368

|prov-election-last = 2024

|demo-electors = 15291

|demo-area = 1661

|prov-created = 1956

|demo-cd = Halifax RM,
Lunenburg County

|demo-csd =

}}

Chester—St. Margaret's is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It is located on the South Shore.

The constituency was created in 1956 as a division of Lunenburg County. It was called Lunenburg East from 1956 to 1993. In 1993, the district was renamed Chester—St. Margaret's and gained Tancook Islands from Lunenburg Centre and St. Margaret's Bay from Halifax St. Margarets. In 2003, it gained the communities of West Dover and Bayside. In 2012, the district lost the Upper Tantallon area north of Highway 103 to Hammonds Plains-Lucasville.[http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/chester-st.%20margaret's.pdf Constituency History] Nova Scotia Legislature

The district includes the Municipality of Chester and the communities in the Halifax Regional Municipality along the coast of St. Margarets Bay including Peggys Cove. Major towns in the riding include Hubbards, Chester, Western Shore, Boutiliers Point and Head of St. Margarets Bay.

Geography

The land area of Chester-St. Margaret's is {{convert|1661|km2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |title=Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election |url=https://enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca/edinfo55/Default.aspx?ED=08 |website=enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia}}

Statistics

Avg. Income: $27,440 (2003)

Population: 19,720 (2003)

Post-secondary education: 36% (2003)

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

{{NS-MLA|}}

{{NS-MLA nodata|Lunenburg East
Riding created from Lunenburg}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1956

| ToYr = 1959

| Assembly# = 46

| RepName = R. Clifford Levy

| NSParty = PC

| PartyTerms# = 9

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1959

| ToYr = 1960

| RepName = Maurice L. Zinck

| RepTerms# = 5

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1960

| ToYr = 1963

| Assembly# = 47

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1963

| ToYr = 1967

| Assembly# = 48

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1967

| ToYr = 1970

| Assembly# = 49

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1970

| ToYr = 1974

| Assembly# = 50

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1974

| ToYr = 1978

| Assembly# = 51

| RepName = Ron Barkhouse

| RepTerms# = 3

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1978

| ToYr = 1981

| Assembly# = 52

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1981

| ToYr = 1984

| Assembly# = 53

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1984

| ToYr = 1988

| Assembly# = 54

| RepName = Jim Barkhouse

| NSParty = Liberal

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1988

| ToYr = 1993

| Assembly# = 55

}}

{{NS-MLA nodata|Chester-St. Margaret's}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1993

| ToYr = 1998

| Assembly# = 56

| RepName = Jim Barkhouse

| NSParty = Liberal

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1998

| ToYr = 1998

| Assembly# = 57

| RepName = Hinrich Bitter-Suermann

| NSParty = PC

| RepTerms# = 2

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1998

| ToYr = 1999

| NSParty = NDP

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1999

| ToYr = 2003

| Assembly# = 58

| RepName = John Chataway

| NSParty = PC

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 4

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2003

| ToYr = 2005

| Assembly# = 59

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2005

| ToYr = 2006

| RepName = Judy Streatch

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2006

| ToYr = 2009

| Assembly# = 60

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2009

| ToYr = 2013

| Assembly# = 61

| RepName = Denise Peterson-Rafuse

| NSParty = NDP

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2013

| ToYr = 2017

| Assembly# = 62

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2017

| ToYr = 2020

| Assembly# = 63

| RepName = Hugh MacKay

| RepLink = Hugh MacKay (Nova Scotia politician)

| NSParty = Liberal

| RepTerms# = 2

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2020

| ToYr = 2021

| NSParty = Independent

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2021

| ToYr = 2024

| Assembly# = 64

| RepName = Danielle Barkhouse

| NSParty = PC

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2024

| ToYr =

| Assembly# = 65

}}

{{NS-MLA end}}

Election results

=2024=

{{2024 Nova Scotia general election/Chester-St. Margarets}}

=2021=

{{2021 Nova Scotia general election/Chester-St. Margaret's}}

=2017=

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | 2017 provincial election redistributed results[https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/TranspositionofVotesReport_2017PGE_2019ElectoralDirstricts_reportApril2021.pdf Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries]
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}} |  

| Liberal

align=right| 2,934align=right| 35.23
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} |  

| New Democratic

align=right| 2,867align=right| 34.43
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} |  

| Progressive Conservative

align=right| 2,137align=right| 25.66
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Green|background}} |  

| Green

align=right| 390align=right| 4.68

{{Nova Scotia provincial election, 2017/Chester-St. Margaret's}}

=2013 =

{{Election box begin | title=2013 Nova Scotia general election}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}

|New Democratic Party

|Denise Peterson-Rafuse

|align="right"|3,341

|align="right"|35.25

|align="right"|-12.84

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Janet Elizabeth Irwin

|align="right"|3,193

|align="right"|33.69

|align="right"|+6.22

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Timothy Whitman Harris

|align="right"|2,943

|align="right"|31.06

|align="right"|+9.95

|}

= 2009 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|2009|Chester-St. Margaret's|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Denise Peterson-Rafuse|4,835|48.09%|17.49%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Judy Streatch|2,762|27.47%|-15.20%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Jo-Ann Grant|2,122|21.11%|-2.57%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Green|Ryan Cameron|335|3.33%|0.29%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|10,054|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 2006 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|2006|Chester-St. Margaret's|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Judy Streatch|3,950|42.67%|5.37%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Jane Matheson|2,833|30.60%|-6.27%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Rick Fraughton|2,192|23.68%|-0.63%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Green|Joanne MacKinnon|282|3.05%|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|9,257|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

=2005 by-election=

{{Election box begin | title=Chester-St. Margaret's By-election, June 21, 2005}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Judy Streatch

|align="right"|2,955

|align="right"|36.18

|align="right"|-1.15

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Rick Fraughton

|align="right"|2,548

|align="right"|31.20

|align="right"|+6.95

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}

|New Democratic Party

|Hinrich Bitter-Suermann

|align="right"|2,434

|align="right"|29.80

|align="right"|-7.10

|-

{{CANelec|NS|Green|Michael Oddy|210|2.57|–}}

|}

= 2003 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|2003|Chester-St. Margaret's|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|John Chataway|3,451|37.30%|-7.97%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Hinrich Bitter-Suermann|3,412|36.87%|3.43%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Mitt Larsen|2,249|24.31%|3.03%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Nova Scotia|Sue Gault|141|1.52%|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|9,253|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1999 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1999|Chester-St. Margaret's|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|John Chataway|4,193|45.27%|10.06%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Hinrich Bitter-Suermann|3,098|33.45%|2.76%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Karen Willis Duerden|1,971|21.28%|-12.82%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|9,262|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1998 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1998|Chester-St. Margaret's|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Hinrich Bitter-Suermann|3,256|35.22%|5.72%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Jim Barkhouse|3,153|34.10%|-17.59%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Doris Maley|2,837|30.68%|13.77%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|9,246|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1993 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1993|Chester-St. Margaret's|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Jim Barkhouse|5,025|51.69%|1.67%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Aileen Heisler|2,867|29.49%|-9.42%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Jack Ross|1,644|16.91%|6.61%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Independent|Malcolm Callaway|185|1.90%|1.14%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|9,721|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1988 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1988|Lunenburg East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Jim Barkhouse|3,024|50.02%|0.96%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Richard P. Eldridge|2,352|38.91%|6.81%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Wanda Broome|623|10.31%|-8.53%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Independent|Malcolm Callaway|46|0.76%|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|6,045|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1984 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1984|Lunenburg East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Jim Barkhouse|2,696|49.06%|25.70%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|David Hatt|1,764|32.10%|-23.38%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Janet Mooney|1,035|18.84%|-2.31%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|5,495|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1981 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1981|Lunenburg East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Ron Barkhouse|2,802|55.49%|-11.45%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Dave Cook|1,180|23.37%|-4.64%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Janet Mooney|1,068|21.15%|16.09%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|5,050|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1978 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1978|Lunenburg East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Ron Barkhouse|3,386|66.93%|13.89%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Wally MacDonald|1,417|28.01%|-13.05%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Robert Whiting (Sr.)|256|5.06%|-0.84%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|5,059|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1974 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1974|Lunenburg East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Ron Barkhouse|2,536|53.04%|1.73%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Joe Saunders|1,963|41.06%|-7.63%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|A. W. (Tony) E. Zinck|282|5.90%|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|4,781|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1970 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1970|Lunenburg East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Maurice L. Zinck|2,092|51.31%|-4.55%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Eric Hagen|1,985|48.69%|4.55%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|4,077|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1967 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1967|Lunenburg East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Maurice L. Zinck|2,100|55.87%|-7.30%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Fred Porter Jr.|1,659|44.13%|7.30%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|3,759|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1963 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1963|Lunenburg East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Maurice L. Zinck|2,267|63.17%|4.79%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Charles E. Harris|1,322|36.83%|-1.49%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|3,589|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1960 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1960|Lunenburg East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Maurice L. Zinck|2,140|58.37%|3.93%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Kirk S. Hennigar|1,405|38.33%|-7.23%}}

{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Albro Boehner|121|3.30%|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|3,666|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1956 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1956|Lunenburg East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|R. Clifford Levy|1,887|54.44%|–}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Kirk S. Hennigar|1,579|45.56%|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|3,466|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/chester-st._margarets_2.pdf|title=Electoral History for Chester-St. Margaret's|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.cbc.ca/nsvotes2003/riding/010/ cbc riding profile]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20040727100104/http://www.gov.ns.ca/elo/elections/maps/chester_st_margarets.pdf riding map]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235430/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/byElections/By%20Election%202005.pdf Chester-St.Margaret's June 21, 2005 By-Election Poll-by-Poll Results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091852/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/06results/dist10.pdf June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll by Poll Results]

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