CBC - Nova Scotia Votes 2003

DISTRICT: COLE HARBOUR-EASTERN PASSAGE

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Kevin Deveaux

New Democrat

3997

58.44%

Harry McInroy

Conservative

1641

23.99%

Brian Churchill

Liberal

1121

16.39%

Kaillee A. McPherson

Nova Scotia Party

1.17%

Last Update Tue Aug 5 10:44:24 ADT 2003

39 of 39 polls reporting

COLE HARBOUR-EASTERN PASSAGE (15)

Candidates:

Liberal: Brian Churchill

NDP: Kevin Deveaux

PC: Harry McInroy

NSP: Kalley McPherson

Current MLA: Kevin Deveaux, (NDP)

Riding Profile: The boundaries changed in 2003, but 65 per cent of this riding stayed the same. It lost the Esso oil refinery and South Woodside neighbourhood. About one-third of the riding includes Cole Harbour and the Mi'kmaq First Nations Reserve. It also consists of the coastal communities of Eastern Passage and Cow Bay.

CFB Shearwater is the largest employer with 1,400 military and civilian people. This is the eastern part of Metro Halifax: it includes small businesses and retail as well as a fish-processing plant and the Fishermen's Cove tourist attraction in Eastern Passage. Landmarks include beaches, a golf course, and the Cow Bay "Moose" (a statue overlooking the ocean).

This is mainly a middle-class district where the average income is $29,930, and both parents work in most families. The population is 16,850.

Issues: Education, roads and youth recreation issues are important in this area. People are also concerned about pocketbook issues, as well as what happens to property values, land development and the future of facilities associated with CFB Shearwater. It's dependent upon the arrival of the next generation of Sea King helicopters, whenever that might be.

Political History: NDP MLA Kevin Deveaux is seeking his third win in a row. He's being challenged by longtime municipal councillor Harry McInroy for the PCs. Brian Churchill is running for the LIBs.


1999:	NDP Kevin Deveaux squeaked past PC Nadine Cooper Mont by 182 votes. LIB Colin MacEachern was third with 1,500 fewer votes.
1998:	NDP Kevin Deveaux defeats LIB Randy Anstey by 1,108 votes.
1993:	LIB Dennis Richards defeats PC John Gold by 1,293 votes.

Voter Turnout: 60 per cent in 1999.

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