South Shore—St. Margarets

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South Shore—St. Margarets
Nova Scotia electoral district
South Shore—St. Margaret's in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts. Boundaries as of 2009, modified in 2013, and anticipated to be further modified in 2023.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Rick Perkins
Conservative
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]91,830
Electors (2021)79,797
Area (km²)[1]8,475
Pop. density (per km²)10.8
Census division(s)HRM, Lunenburg County, Queens County, Shelburne County
Census subdivision(s)Bridgewater, Clark's Harbour, Chester, Liverpool, Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, Shelburne

South Shore—St. Margarets (formerly South Shore—St. Margaret's and South Shore) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. It covers the South Shore region of Nova Scotia.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
200183,694—    
200682,855−1.0%
2011 (2003 redist.)82,254−0.7%
2011 (2013 redist.)92,561+12.5%
201691,830−0.8%

From the 2006 census [2]

Ethnic groups:

Languages:

Religions:

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%

Geography

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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.

History

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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.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
South Shore
Riding created from Queens—Lunenburg
and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
28th  1968–1972     Lloyd Crouse Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993 Peter McCreath
35th  1993–1997     Derek Wells Liberal
36th  1997–2000     Gerald Keddy Progressive Conservative
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
South Shore—St. Margaret's
38th  2004–2006     Gerald Keddy Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
South Shore—St. Margarets
42nd  2015–2019     Bernadette Jordan Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present     Rick Perkins Conservative

Election results

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Graph of election results in South Shore, South Shore—St. Margaret's, South Shore—St. Margarets (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

South Shore—St. Margarets

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Graph of election results in South Shore—St. Margarets (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rick Perkins 20,454 40.90 +12.83 $114,937.56
Liberal Bernadette Jordan 18,575 37.15 -4.52 $101,389.53
New Democratic Olivia Dorey 9,541 19.08 +3.16 $21,851.45
Green Thomas Trappenberg 1,434 2.87 -14.47 $2,256.32
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,004 100.0 – $115,179.35
Total rejected ballots 400
Turnout 50,404 63.16 -4.53
Registered voters 79,797
Source: Elections Canada[3]
2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 18,044 43.39
  Liberal 14,794 35.58
  New Democratic 7,568 18.20
  Green 1,176 2.83

2019

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2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Bernadette Jordan 21,886 41.67 −15.26 $101,013.68
Conservative Rick Perkins 14,744 28.07 +5.51 $86,186.65
New Democratic Jessika Hepburn 8,361 15.92 −0.91 none listed
Green Thomas Trappenberg 6,070 11.56 +8.65 $3,255.40
People's Robert Monk 667 1.27 New none listed
Independent Steven Foster 376 0.72 New $662.21
Independent Shawn McMahon 165 0.31 New $0.00
Veterans Coalition Jason Matthews 125 0.24 New none listed
Christian Heritage Kevin Schulthies 124 0.24 New $234.83
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,518 100.0     $109,434.66
Total rejected ballots 439 0.83 +0.40
Turnout 52,957 67.69 −2.14
Eligible voters 78,238
Liberal hold Swing −10.38
Source: Elections Canada[5]

2015

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2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Bernadette Jordan 30,045 56.93 +38.97 $74,989.98
Conservative Richard Clark 11,905 22.56 –19.42 $77,116.91
New Democratic Alex Godbold 8,883 16.83 –19.24 $119,217.64
Green Richard Biggar 1,534 2.91 –1.09 $126.74
Independent Trevor Bruhm 257 0.49 – $1,450.37
Communist Ryan Barry 151 0.20 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,775 100.00   $217,269.80
Total rejected ballots 226 0.43
Turnout 53,001 69.83
Eligible voters 75,904
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +29.20
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 19,709 41.98
  New Democratic 16,939 36.08
  Liberal 8,431 17.96
  Green 1,875 3.99

South Shore—St. Margaret's

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Graph of election results in South Shore—St. Margaret's (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2011

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2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gerald Keddy 17,948 43.14 +7.15 $65,637.06
New Democratic Gordon Earle 15,033 36.14 +2.79 $79,480.73
Liberal Derek Wells 7,037 16.92 -6.93 $57,461.22
Green Kris MacLellan 1,579 3.80 -1.43 $41.21
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,597 100.0     $86,455.81
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 282 0.67 +0.20
Turnout 41,879 62.23 +2.03
Eligible voters 67,296
Conservative hold Swing +2.18
Sources:[9][10]

2008

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2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gerald Keddy 14,388 35.99 -0.79 $64,451.93
New Democratic Gordon Earle 13,456 33.65 +5.20 $80,797.19
Liberal Bill Smith 9,536 23.85 -4.64 $54,540.83
Green Michael Oddy 2,090 5.23 +2.32 $105.90
Christian Heritage Joseph Larkin 513 1.28 -2.08 $1,140.54
Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,983 100.0     $83,679
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 190 0.47 +0.05
Turnout 40,173 60.20 -0.36
Eligible voters 66,733
Conservative hold Swing -3.00

2006

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2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gerald Keddy 15,108 36.85 -1.05 $54,773.43
New Democratic Gordon Earle 11,689 28.51 +2.81 $40,850.21
Liberal Darian Huskilson 11,629 28.36 -3.72 $40,530.60
Christian Heritage James Hnatiuk 1,376 3.36 – $8,815.18
Green Kate Morris Boudreau 1,198 2.92 -1.39 $2,624.42
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,000 100.0     $78,403
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 173 0.42
Turnout 41,173 60.56 +0.04
Eligible voters 67,983
Conservative hold Swing -1.93

2004

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2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gerald Keddy 14,954 37.90 -12.58 $55,398.71
Liberal John Chandler 12,658 32.08 -3.04 $47,623.99
New Democratic Gordon Earle 10,140 25.70 +11.33 $40,934.28
Green Kate Boudreau 1,700 4.31 – $1,478.43
Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,452 100.0     $75,387
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 182 0.46
Turnout 39,634 60.52 -1.08
Eligible voters 65,487
Conservative notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -4.77
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.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Progressive Conservative 15,083 37.89
  Liberal 13,979 35.12
  New Democratic 5,718 14.37
  Alliance 5,013 12.59
  Others 12 0.03

South Shore

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Graph of election results in South Shore (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2000

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2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Keddy 14,328 39.69 3.70
Liberal Derek Wells 12,677 35.12 6.10
Alliance Evan Walters 4,697 13.01 -0.49
New Democratic Bill Zimmerman 4,394 12.17 -8.55
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 192 0.5
Turnout 36,096 61.47
Eligible voters 58,726

1997

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1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Keddy 14,136 36.00 +3.38
Liberal Derek Wells 11,397 29.02 -17.92
New Democratic Blandford Nickerson 8,137 20.72 +15.72
Reform Anne Matthiasson 5,302 13.50 -0.02
Natural Law Terry Harnish 298 0.76 -0.02
Total valid votes 39,270 100.00

1993

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1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Derek Wells 17,351 46.94 +4.37
Progressive Conservative Peter McCreath 12,058 32.62 -13.84
Reform Anne Matthiasson 4,999 13.52
New Democratic Eric Hustvedt 1,847 5.00 -5.15
National A. James Donahue 422 1.14
Natural Law Richard Robertson 287 0.78
Total valid votes 36,964 100.00

1988

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1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Peter McCreath 18,547 46.46 -10.23
Liberal Mike Delory 16,995 42.57 13.55
New Democratic Bill Zimmerman 4,052 10.15 -4.14
Libertarian David Morgan 329 0.82
Total valid votes 39,923 100.00

1984

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1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lloyd Crouse 22,347 56.69 12.30
Liberal Paul Blades 11,439 29.02 -9.29
New Democratic Bill Zimmerman 5,633 14.29 -1.82
Total valid votes 39,419 100.00

1980

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1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lloyd Crouse 16,139 44.39 -12.74
Liberal Jim Kinley 13,926 38.31 +6.36
New Democratic John Yates 5,856 16.11 +5.19
Rhinoceros Martha Tudor 433 1.19
Total valid votes 36,354 100.00

1979

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1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lloyd Crouse 20,867 57.14 +2.60
Liberal Ted McFetridge 11,666 31.94 -7.02
New Democratic John Yates 3,988 10.92 +5.08
Total valid votes 36,521 100.00

1974

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1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lloyd Crouse 18,206 54.54 -2.77
Liberal Bill Martin 13,006 38.96 +3.32
New Democratic Bob Manthorne 1,950 5.84 -1.22
Social Credit Edward Peterson 222 0.66
Total valid votes 33,384 100.00

1972

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1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lloyd Crouse 18,653 57.30 -1.23
Liberal John Kinley 11,602 35.64 -3.28
New Democratic Richard Stuart 2,297 7.06 +4.51
Total valid votes 32,552 100.00

1968

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1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Lloyd Crouse 17,547 58.53
Liberal John Kinley 11,668 38.92
New Democratic Aubrey Harding 764 2.55
Total valid votes 29,979 100.00

See also

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References

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  • "South Shore—St. Margarets (Code 12009) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • Riding history for South Shore–St. Margaret's (2003– ) from the[permanent dead link] Library of Parliament
  • Campaign expenses from Elections Canada website

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen06/profiles/detail_b/FED12009.pdf South Shore-St. Margaret's census profile
  3. ^ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — South Shore—St. Margarets (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  8. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
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Candidate info from their own or the political parties websites:


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