Related Directory Categories
Sources
open directory project
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a site - Become an editor
Wikipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Are you an expert in this subject? Join the discussion and share your knowledge at Wikipedia.org.
Chester-St. Margaret's
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chester-St. Margaret's is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It is located on the South Shore.
Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Judy Streatch of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
The constituency was created in 1993. It includes the Municipality of Chester and the communities in the Halifax Regional Municipality along the coast of St. Margarets Bay including Peggy's Cove. Major towns in the riding include Hubbards, Chester, Western Shore, Boutiliers Point and Head of St. Margarets Bay.
Contents |
Avg. Income: $27,440 (2003)
Population: 19,720 (2003)
Post-secondary education: 36% (2003)
- Judy Streatch, Progressive Conservative (2005 - )
- John E. Chataway Progressive Conservative (1999 - 2004)
- Hinrich Bitter-Suermann Progressive Conservative/ New Democratic Party (1998 - 1999)
- Jim Barkhouse Liberal (1993 - 1998)
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Judy Streatch | 3950 | 42.67 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Jane Matheson | 2833 | 30.6 | ||
| Liberal | Rick Fraughton | 2192 | 23.68 | ||
| Green | Joanne MacKinnon | 282 | 3.05 | ||
| Chester-St. Margaret's By-election, June 21, 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Judy Streatch | 2955 | 36.18 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Hinrich Bitter-Suermann | 2434 | 29.8 | ||
| Liberal | Rick Fraughton | 2548 | 31.2 | ||
| Independent | Michael Oddy | 210 | 2.57 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | John Chataway | 3453 | 37.33 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Hinrich Bitter-Suermann | 3413 | 36.90 | ||
| Liberal | Milt Larsen | 2243 | 24.25 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Sue Gault | 141 | 1.52 | ||
