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Hammonds Plains-Lucasville

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Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ben Jessome
Liberal
District created2012
First contested2013
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors10,702
Area (km²)169
Census division(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

Hammonds Plains-Lucasville is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 43 per cent of the former district of Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville, 10 per cent of the district of Timberlea-Prospect and 7 per cent of the district of Chester-St. Margaret's.

Geography

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The electoral district of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville is about 169 km2 (65 sq mi) in landmass.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
Legislature Years Member Party
62nd 2013–2017     Ben Jessome Liberal
63rd 2017–2021
64th 2021–Present

Election results

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2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ben Jessome 3,697 46.06 -0.63 $40,466.72
Progressive Conservative Julie Chaisson 2,865 35.70 +2.76 $45,038.72
New Democratic Angela Downey 1,333 16.61 +0.87 $23,701.20
Green Mark Embrett 131 1.63 -2.99 $200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 8,026 99.85 $82,459.24
Total rejected ballots 12 0.15
Turnout 8,038 57.43
Eligible voters 13,995
Liberal hold Swing -1.70
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2]
2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ben Jessome 3,432 46.69 -5.55
Progressive Conservative Matt Whitman 2,421 32.94 +11.09
New Democratic Paul McGuinness 1,157 15.74 -8.57
Green Jessica Alexander 340 4.62
Total valid votes 7,350 100.00
Total rejected ballots 16 0.22 -0.15
Turnout 7,366 57.34 +0.29
Eligible voters 12,847
Liberal hold Swing -8.32
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4]
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Ben Jessome 3,402 52.24 N/A
  New Democratic Party Peter Lund 1,583 24.31 N/A
  Progressive Conservative Gina Byrne 1,423 21.85 N/A
Independent Jonathan Dean 104 1.60 N/A

References

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  1. ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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