Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville
 Nova Scotia electoral district |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 2003 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| Last contested | 2009 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 25,576 |
| Electors | 17,937 |
| Census divisions | Halifax Regional Municipality |
Hammonds Plains—Upper Sackville is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed from 2003-2013. It elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the electoral district included those communities comprising the western suburbs of the Halifax Regional Municipality, namely Hammonds Plains, Yankeetown, Pockwock, Upper Sackville and Lucasville.
The electoral district was created in 2003, drawing parts of the electoral districts of Sackville-Beaver Bank (now defunct) and Timberlea-Prospect. The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 59th | 2003-20 | Barry Barnet | Progressive Conservative | |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Mat Whynott | New Democratic | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| New Democratic | Mat Whynott | 4815 | 50.03 | +13.98 | |
| Liberal | Patrick Doyle | 2381 | 24.74 | +4.71 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Barry Barnet | 2218 | 23.05 | -18.97 | |
| Green | Shawn Redmond | 210 | 2.18 | +0.29 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Progressive Conservative | Barry Barnet | 3704 | 42.02 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Mat Whynott | 3178 | 36.05 | ||
| Liberal | Pam Streeter | 1766 | 20.03 | ||
| Green | Scott Kleghorn | 167 | 1.89 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Progressive Conservative | Barry Barnet | 3322 | 41.14 | ||
| Liberal | Pam Streeter | 2419 | 29.96 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Brenda Haley | 2229 | 27.6 | ||
| Marijuana | Melanie Patriquen | 105 | 1.3 | ||
External links
- Riding profile - Nova Scotia Votes 2006 (CBC)
- 2006 Poll by Poll Results
- Riding profile - Nova Scotia Votes 2003 (CBC)
- 2003 Poll by Poll Results
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