Clayton Park West is a provincial
electoral district in
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
,
Canada
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, that elects one member of the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ...
.
The riding was created in 1978 as Halifax Bedford Basin from a portion of
Halifax Cobequid. In 2003, the district lost a northern area to
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...
and was renamed Halifax Clayton Park. Following the 2012 electoral boundary review, the district was renamed Clayton Park West. It gained Birch Cove and Kearney Lake areas from Bedford-Birch Cove and the Kearney Lake area from
Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville
Hammonds Plains—Upper Sackville is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed from 2003 to 2013. It elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the electoral district i ...
. It lost the Susies Lake and Quarrie Lake areas to
Timberlea-Prospect
Timberlea—Prospect is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2013 has been Iain Rankin of the Nova Scotia Liberal ...
; the areas south of Mount Saint Vincent University and Lacewood Drive as well as the Washmill Lake Drive area the
Fairview-Clayton Park
Fairview-Clayton Park 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 45 per cent of the former district of Halifax Fairview, 39 per cent ...
.
Geography
The land area of Clayton Park West is .
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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:
Election results
1978 general election
1981 general election
1984 general election
1988 general election
1993 general election
1998 general election
1999 general election
2003 general election
2006 general election
2009 general election
2013 general election
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Liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Diana Whalen
, align="right", 5,569
, align="right", 67.48
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New Democratic Party
, Blake Wright
, align="right", 1,448
, align="right", 17.55
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Progressive Conservative
, Jaime D. Allen
, align="right", 1,236
, align="right", 14.98
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2017 general election
2021 general election
References
External links
Elections Nova Scotia - Summary Results from 1867 to 2011 (PDF)2013 riding profile2003 riding profile2006 Poll by Poll Results2003 Poll by Poll Results
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Politics of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts
2012 establishments in Nova Scotia