Halifax Citadel-Sable Island is a provincial

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, Canada, that elects one member of the

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. Its current

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Lisa Lachance Lisa Lachance is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party ...

of the

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. The constituency consists of the downtown city centre of Halifax and the residential South End. The regional district's area includes four universities (including

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and Saint Mary's University) and four hospitals. The constituency also includes

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. The remaining area of

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is 7 km², and

is 31 km².

Statistics

Population (2016): 22,106 Halifax Citadel: Sable Island: Halifax Citadel Population Density: 3,158/km²

History

From 1978 to 1997, a Progressive Conservative seat, Halifax Citadel has since become a major battleground between all three major parties. The seat changed hands in each of the five elections between the 1997 by-election and the 2006 general election and has been won by each major party within the last four elections. In 1993, the name of the riding was changed from Halifax Cornwallis to Halifax Citadel. On October 7, 2005, following the resignation of

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member

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, the seat became vacant. A

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was called for June 27, 2006. That then became void when the 2006 general election was called for June 13, 2006. In what was one of the most watched ridings during the 2006 provincial election, NDP candidate

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came out in front of former Progressive Conservative leadership candidate

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. On May 27, 2008, the name of the riding was changed from Halifax Citadel to Halifax Citadel-Sable Island.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

1967 general election

1970 general election

1974 general election

1978 general election

1981 general election

1984 general election

1988 general election

1993 general election

1997 by-election

1998 general election

1999 general election

2003 general election

2006 general election

2009 general election

2013 general election

, - ,

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