South Shore—St. Margarets

{{Historical populations

|2001|83694

|2006|82855

|2011 (2003 redist.)|82254

|2011 (2013 redist.)|92561

|2016|91830

|footnote=}}

From the 2006 census http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen06/profiles/detail_b/FED12009.pdf South Shore-St. Margaret's census profile

Ethnic groups:

• White: 97.1%
• First Nations: 1.5%
• Black: 0.6%

Languages:

• English: 96.9%
• French: 1.2%
• German: 0.6%
• Other: 1.1%

Religions:

• Protestant: 71.5%
• Catholic: 11.5%
• Other Christian: 1.1%
• No affiliation: 15.4%

Education:

• No certificate, diploma or degree: 34.5%
• High school certificate: 21.2%
• Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 12.2%
• Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 17.4%
• University certificate or diploma: 14.7%

Median Age:

• 45.2

Median total income:

• $20,580

Average total income:

• $27,987

Median household income:

• $44,108

Average household income:

• $53,111

Median family income:

• $52,772

Average family income:

• $61,279

Unemployment:

• 10.3%

It consists of:

• the counties of Shelburne, Queens and Lunenburg;

and

• the western part of the Halifax Regional Municipality, i.e., the part lying west of a line drawn south from the intersection of the boundary between the regional municipality and the County of Hants with the western shoreline of Pockwock Lake along the shoreline to the western extremity of Ponhook Cove, then south in a straight line for approximately 2.7 km to the mouth of the Pockwock River at Wrights Lake, southeast in a straight line for approximately 3.8 km to the northern extremity of Stillwater Lake, south along that lake, southwest along Route 213 (Hammonds Plains Road) to Trunk 3, southeast in a straight line for approximately 18.6 km to the mouth of the Nine Mile River, southwest along Shad Bay (passing west of Cochrans Island) to the Atlantic Ocean.

It was created in 1966 mostly from Queens—Lunenburg and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare. In 2003, the district added portions of Halifax West.

After the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained 11% of its new territory from Halifax West.

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2025|South Shore—St. Margarets|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes|on=April 28}}

{{CANelec|CA|PPC|Patrick Shea Boyd||||}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Mark Embrett||||}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jessica Fancy-Landry||||}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent{{efn|group=sssm-2025|The New Democratic Party stated that Henderson would represent the NDP, but that due to a late change in the party's candidate, this endorsement could not be registered with Elections Canada.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-none-of-the-three-main-parties-running-full-slate-of-candidates-in/|title=None of the three main parties running full slate of candidates in federal election|first=Emily|last=Haws|work=The Globe and Mail|date=April 9, 2025|access-date=April 9, 2025}}}}|Hayden Henderson||||}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Rick Perkins||||}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada}}

{{CANelec/note|{{notelist|group=sssm-2025}}}}

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{{2021 Canadian federal election/South Shore—St. Margarets}}

{{2019 Canadian federal election/South Shore—St. Margarets}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bernadette Jordan|30,045|56.93|+38.97|$74,989.98}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Richard Clark|11,905|22.56|–19.42|$77,116.91}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Alex Godbold|8,883|16.83|–19.24|$119,217.64}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Richard Biggar|1,534|2.91|–1.09|$126.74}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Trevor Bruhm|257|0.49|–|$1,450.37}}

{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Ryan Barry|151|0.20|–|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|52,775|100.00| |$217,269.80}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|226|0.43| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|53,001|69.83| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|75,904}}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|Liberal|Conservative|+29.20}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada{{cite web|url=http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e|title=October 19, 2015 Election Results — South Shore—St. Margarets (Validated results)|publisher=Elections Canada|date=21 October 2015|access-date=24 October 2015}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Fcanlim&document=index&lang=e |title=Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates |access-date=2018-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815061116/http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Fcanlim&document=index&lang=e |archive-date=2015-08-15 |url-status=dead }}|}}

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{{CANelec/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Gerald Keddy |17,948|43.14|+7.15|$65,637.06}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Gordon Earle|15,033|36.14|+2.79|$79,480.73}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal| Derek Wells|7,037|16.92|-6.93|$57,461.22}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Kris MacLellan |1,579|3.80|-1.43|$41.21}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|41,597|100.0  | |$86,455.81}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|282|0.67|+0.20}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|41,879|62.23|+2.03}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|67,296}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Conservative|+2.18}}

{{CANelec/source|source=Sources:[http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ovr2011/default.html Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011][http://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPF/EN/CC/SelectSearchOptions?act=C2&eventid=34&returntype=1 Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election]}}

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{{CANelec/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Gerald Keddy|14,388 |35.99|-0.79|$64,451.93}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Gordon Earle|13,456|33.65|+5.20|$80,797.19}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bill Smith|9,536|23.85|-4.64|$54,540.83}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Michael Oddy|2,090|5.23|+2.32|$105.90}}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Joseph Larkin|513|1.28|-2.08|$1,140.54}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|39,983|100.0  | |$83,679}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|190|0.47|+0.05}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|40,173|60.20|-0.36}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|66,733}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Conservative|-3.00}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Gerald Keddy|15,108|36.85|-1.05|$54,773.43}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Gordon Earle|11,689|28.51|+2.81|$40,850.21}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Darian Huskilson|11,629|28.36|-3.72|$40,530.60}}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|James Hnatiuk|1,376|3.36|–|$8,815.18}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Kate Morris Boudreau|1,198|2.92|-1.39|$2,624.42}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|41,000|100.0  | |$78,403}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|173|0.42| }}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|41,173|60.56|+0.04}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|67,983}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Conservative|-1.93}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Gerald Keddy|14,954|37.90|-12.58|$55,398.71}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Chandler|12,658|32.08|-3.04|$47,623.99}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Gordon Earle|10,140|25.70|+11.33|$40,934.28}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Kate Boudreau|1,700|4.31|–|$1,478.43}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|39,452|100.0  | |$75,387}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|182|0.46| }}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|39,634|60.52|-1.08}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|65,487}}

{{CANelec/notgain|CA|Conservative|PC|-4.77}}

{{CANelec/note|Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined totals of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance.}}

{{end}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Gerald Keddy |14,328|39.69|3.70}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Derek Wells |12,677|35.12|6.10}}

{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Evan Walters |4,697|13.01|-0.49}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bill Zimmerman | 4,394|12.17 |-8.55}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|192|0.5| }}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|36,096|61.47|}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|58,726}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Gerald Keddy |14,136|36.00 |+3.38}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Derek Wells |11,397|29.02 |-17.92}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Blandford Nickerson | 8,137|20.72 |+15.72}}

{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Anne Matthiasson |5,302|13.50 |-0.02}}

{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Terry Harnish |298|0.76 |-0.02}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 39,270 |100.00}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1993|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Derek Wells|17,351|46.94|+4.37}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Peter McCreath|12,058|32.62 |-13.84}}

{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Anne Matthiasson |4,999|13.52|}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Eric Hustvedt |1,847|5.00 |-5.15}}

{{CANelec|CA|National|A. James Donahue | 422|1.14 |}}

{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Richard Robertson | 287|0.78 |}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 36,964 |100.00}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Peter McCreath|18,547|46.46 |-10.23}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Mike Delory |16,995|42.57 |13.55}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bill Zimmerman | 4,052|10.15 |-4.14}}

{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|David Morgan |329|0.82 |}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 39,923 |100.00}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1984|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Lloyd Crouse |22,347|56.69 |12.30}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Paul Blades | 11,439|29.02 |-9.29}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bill Zimmerman |5,633|14.29 |-1.82}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 39,419 |100.00}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1980|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Lloyd Crouse |16,139|44.39 |-12.74}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jim Kinley |13,926|38.31 |+6.36}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|John Yates | 5,856|16.11 |+5.19}}

{{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros (historical)|Martha Tudor |433|1.19 |}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 36,354 |100.00 }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1979|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Lloyd Crouse |20,867|57.14 |+2.60}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ted McFetridge |11,666|31.94 |-7.02}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|John Yates | 3,988|10.92 |+5.08}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 36,521 |100.00}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1974|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Lloyd Crouse|18,206|54.54|-2.77}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bill Martin |13,006|38.96 |+3.32}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bob Manthorne |1,950|5.84 |-1.22}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Edward Peterson | 222|0.66 |}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 33,384 |100.00 }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1972|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Lloyd Crouse |18,653|57.30 |-1.23}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Kinley|11,602|35.64 |-3.28}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Richard Stuart| 2,297|7.06 |+4.51}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 32,552 |100.00}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1968|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Lloyd Crouse|17,547|58.53}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Kinley |11,668|38.92}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Aubrey Harding |764|2.55}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 29,979 |100.00}}

{{end}}

• List of Canadian electoral districts
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• [https://archive.today/20130101041115/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1318 Riding history for South Shore–St. Margaret's (2003– ) from the] Library of Parliament
• [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/welcome.aspx?&lang=e Campaign expenses from Elections Canada website]

{{reflist}}

Candidate info from their own or the political parties websites:

• [https://www.ndp.ca/gordonearle/welcome Gordon Earle (NDP)]
• [http://www.geraldkeddy.ca/ Gerald Keddy (Conservative)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081004152717/http://www.chpelection.ca/ns_southshorestmargarets.html Joseph Larkin (Christian Heritage)]
• [http://www.greenshore.org/ Michael Oddy (Green Party)]
• [http://www.billsmith.ca Dr. Bill Smith (Liberal)]

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