South Shore—St. Margarets
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South Shore—St. Margarets (formerly South Shore—St. Margaret's and South Shore) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. It covers the South Shore region of Nova Scotia.
Demographics
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Ethnic groups:
- White: 97.1%
- First Nations: 1.5%
- Black: 0.6%
Languages:
Religions:
- Protestant: 71.5%
- Catholic: 11.5%
- Other Christian: 1.1%
- No affiliation: 15.4%
Education:
- No certificate, diploma or degree: 34.5%
- High school certificate: 21.2%
- Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 12.2%
- Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 17.4%
- University certificate or diploma: 14.7%
Median Age:
- 45.2
Median total income:
- $20,580
Average total income:
- $27,987
Median household income:
- $44,108
Average household income:
- $53,111
Median family income:
- $52,772
Average family income:
- $61,279
Unemployment:
- 10.3%
Geography
It consists of:
- the counties of Shelburne, Queens and Lunenburg;
and
- the western part of the Halifax Regional Municipality, i.e., the part lying west of a line drawn south from the intersection of the boundary between the regional municipality and the County of Hants with the western shoreline of Pockwock Lake along the shoreline to the western extremity of Ponhook Cove, then south in a straight line for approximately 2.7 km to the mouth of the Pockwock River at Wrights Lake, southeast in a straight line for approximately 3.8 km to the northern extremity of Stillwater Lake, south along that lake, southwest along Route 213 (Hammonds Plains Road) to Trunk 3, southeast in a straight line for approximately 18.6 km to the mouth of the Nine Mile River, southwest along Shad Bay (passing west of Cochrans Island) to the Atlantic Ocean.
History
It was created in 1966 mostly from Queens—Lunenburg and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare. In 2003, the district added portions of Halifax West.
After the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained 11% of its new territory from Halifax West.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
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Election results
South Shore—St. Margarets
2025
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2021
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| Party | Vote | % | ||
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Conservative | 18,044 | 43.39 | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Liberal | 14,794 | 35.58 | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | New Democratic | 7,568 | 18.20 | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Green | 1,176 | 2.83 | |
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2019
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2015
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Conservative | 19,709 | 41.98 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | New Democratic | 16,939 | 36.08 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Liberal | 8,431 | 17.96 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Green | 1,875 | 3.99 |
South Shore—St. Margaret's
2011
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2008
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2006
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2004
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Progressive Conservative | 15,083 | 37.89 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Liberal | 13,979 | 35.12 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | New Democratic | 5,718 | 14.37 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Alliance | 5,013 | 12.59 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Others | 12 | 0.03 |
South Shore
2000
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1997
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1993
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1988
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1984
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1980
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1979
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1974
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1972
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1968
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See also
References
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- Riding history for South Shore–St. Margaret's (2003– ) from the Library of Parliament
- Campaign expenses from Elections Canada website
Notes
External links
Candidate info from their own or the political parties websites:
- Gordon Earle (NDP)
- Gerald Keddy (Conservative)
- Joseph Larkin (Christian Heritage)
- Michael Oddy (Green Party)
- Dr. Bill Smith (Liberal)
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