Cole Harbour (electoral district)

Cole Harbour

Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
District created	2003
District abolished	2013
Last contested	2013
Demographics
Population (2011)	19,934
Electors	15,720
Area (km²)	12.00
Census divisions	Halifax Regional Municipality

Cole Harbour is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 2003-2013. It elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the electoral district included the community of Cole Harbour in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Cole Harbour-Portland Valley.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
61st	2009–2013		Darrell Dexter	New Democratic
60th	2006-2009
59th	2003-2006

Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Darrell Dexter	4979	55.50
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Thomas	2367	26.39
	Liberal	Peter Foy	1523	16.98
	Nova Scotia Party	Jessica Gould	102	1.14

Nova Scotia general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Darrell Dexter	5327	61.47
	Progressive Conservative	Shiela McKeand	1788	20.63
	Liberal	Stephen John Edward Beehan	1347	15.54
	Green	Michael McFadden	206	2.38	–

Nova Scotia general election, 2009

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Darrell Dexter	5847	68.83
	Liberal	Tony Ince	1519	17.88
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Josey	930	10.95
	Green	Donna Toews	199	2.34	–

External links

• 2006 riding profile
• June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll by Poll Results
• 2003 riding profile