Preston is a provincial
electoral district
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in
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
, Canada which existed from 1993 to 2013 and since 2021. It elected one member of the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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. The electoral district included the black communities of
North Preston,
East Preston, and
Cherrybrook. It also includes the communities of
Lake Loon,
Lake Echo,
Mineville,
Montague Gold Mines,
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,
Lawrencetown and part of
Dartmouth.
The electoral district was created in 1993 and was conceived to provide representation to the area's rural black community; roughly two-thirds of the population during the district's existence was African Nova Scotian. It was the first riding in all of Nova Scotia to feature an entirely African Nova Scotian slate of candidates in the 2021 provincial election. The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of
Preston-Dartmouth
Preston-Dartmouth was 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 as Dartmouth-Preston, with 100 per cent of the former district of Preston, 1 ...
. The riding was re-created following the 2019 boundary review, mostly out of Preston-Dartmouth, but also out of parts of
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
It was created in 2003 from Bedford-Fall River and Sackville-Beaver Bank. In 2013, it los ...
,
Cole Harbour-Portland Valley
Cole Harbour is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
In 1978, Halifax Cobequid was divided into four separate ridings, one of which was named Cole Harbour. Upon the ...
,
Eastern Shore and a small part of
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The district was created in 1978 from Colchester, and was called Colchester South until 1993 ...
.
Geography
Preston covers of land area.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The electoral district was represented by the following
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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:
Election results
1993 general election
1998 general election
1999 general election
2003 general election
2006 general election
2009 general election
2021 general election
References
Former provincial electoral districts of Nova Scotia
Politics of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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