Eastern Shore is a provincial

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, that elects one member of the

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. In 1967, the district was created as Halifax Eastern Shore. Upon the recommendations of the 1992 Electoral Boundaries Commission report, the district name was changed to Eastern Shore and it gained the Upper Lawrencetown area from Cole Harbour. In 2003, it gained an area on its western boundary from Dartmouth-Cole Harbour and lost an area on its eastern boundary to

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. In 2013, the district lost the Ross Road area to

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. It is known as a

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district, having elected a government representative in every election since

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Geography

The land area of Eastern Shore is .

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

1998 general election

1999 general election

2003 general election

2006 general election

2009 general election

2013 general election

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2017 general election

2021 general election

References

External links

CBC riding profile

June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results
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