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Dartmouth - Cole Harbour
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220/220 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Robert Chisholm | 15,661 | 36.25 |
Elected |
| LIB | Mike Savage | 15,162 | 35.10 |
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| CON | Wanda Webber | 10,718 | 24.81 |
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| GRN | Paul Shreenan | 1,661 | 3.84 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This riding is across the harbour from Halifax and stretches east to Barry's Run and the northeast limit of the former city of Dartmouth. The city of Dartmouth makes up the major part of the riding. The Cole Harbour Reserve is also included.
In 2004, the riding was renamed Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. The redistribution combined 92 per cent of Dartmouth and 13 per cent of Sackville-Musquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore in the southeast as well as a small area from Halifax West.
Beginning in 1867, this was a two-member riding known as Halifax. In 1966, it was established as Dartmouth-Halifax East, and in 1986 as Dartmouth. In 1996, 80 per cent of Dartmouth riding was kept and a small part of the former Central Nova was added.
Population: 87,886 (2006 census; an increase of 0.3% since 2001)
Political History
Liberal Michael Savage won his third term in the riding in 2008 with a 3,223-vote victory over Brad Pye of the NDP. In 2006, Savage had his second win here when he beat New Democrat challenger Peter Mancini by 4,415 votes.
Savage regained the riding for the Liberals in 2004. The NDP's Wendy Lill held the seat from 1997, but did not run in 2004 because of illness.
The Halifax riding had a history of electing Tories and Liberals without either gaining a long-term hold before 1966. Progressive Conservative Mike Forrestall was first elected in 1965 in the Halifax riding and was re-elected six times in Dartmouth-Halifax East.
In 1988, Liberal Ron MacDonald defeated the PC's Forrestall in Dartmouth riding. Forrestall was appointed to the Senate in 1990. In 1993, MacDonald defeated PC Judith Gass.
- 1968-84 inclusive - PC
- 1988, 1993 - LIB
- 1997, 2000 - NDP
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 62.04% (54,425) |
| French | 17.61% (15,450) |
| Aboriginal | 4.18% (3,665) |
| American | 1.17% (1,030) |
| Canadian | 31.36% (27,505) |
| Caribbean | 0.98% (860) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.40% (355) |
| Western European | 15.40% (13,510) |
| Northern European | 2.15% (1,890) |
| Eastern European | 4.38% (3,845) |
| S European | 4.73% (4,145) |
| Other European | 1.40% (1,230) |
| Scandinavian | 2.00% (1,755) |
| Baltic | 0.28% (245) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.43% (380) |
| African | 2.99% (2,625) |
| Arab | 2.11% (1,850) |
| Maghrebi | 0.05% (45) |
| West Asia | 0.87% (760) |
| South Asia | 1.17% (1,030) |
| East/SE Asia | 2.68% (2,350) |
| Oceania | 0.20% (175) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.02% (20) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 87,720 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 90% (78,085) |
| French | 2% (2,130) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (215) |
| Portuguese | 0% (40) |
| Romanian | 0% (30) |
| Spanish | 0% (340) |
| Danish | 0% (40) |
| Dutch | 0% (125) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 1% (455) |
| Norwegian | 0% (30) |
| Swedish | 0% (30) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (20) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (10) |
| Croatian | 0% (100) |
| Czech | 0% (70) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (375) |
| Russian | 0% (65) |
| Serbian | 0% (40) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (90) |
| Slovak | 0% (25) |
| Slovenian | 0% (10) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (60) |
| Latvian | 0% (15) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (15) |
| Estonian | 0% (45) |
| Finnish | 0% (10) |
| Hungarian | 0% (40) |
| Greek | 1% (440) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (40) |
| Amharic | 0% (70) |
| Arabic | 1% (905) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (50) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (10) |
| Bengali | 0% (170) |
| Gujarati | 0% (45) |
| Hindi | 0% (55) |
| Kurdish | 0% (50) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (40) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (345) |
| Sindhi | 0% (35) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (15) |
| Urdu | 0% (50) |
| Malayalam | 0% (15) |
| Tamil | 0% (45) |
| Telugu | 0% (10) |
| Japanese | 0% (175) |
| Korean | 0% (225) |
| Cantonese | 0% (120) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (795) |
| Mandarin | 0% (195) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (15) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (130) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (40) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (80) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (10) |
| Creoles | 0% (15) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 87,140 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 8.09 |
| Mining | 3.83 |
| Utilities | 0.72 |
| Construction | 6.82 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 2.48 |
| Retail | 12.61 |
| Transport | 3.03 |
| Info Culture | 1.16 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.84 |
| Real Estate | 0.71 |
| ProSciTech | 2.58 |
| Management | 0.06 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.44 |
| Education | 6.54 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 11.52 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.17 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.23 |
| Public Admin | 6.43 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 38,940 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 7.2%
9.1% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 14.54%
15.13%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 20.92%
29.68%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $79,849
$67,672 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 6%
5% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 40.05%
33.65% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
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