Halifax Atlantic

Infobox Canadian provincial riding
name = Halifax Atlantic
province = Nova Scotia
legislature = Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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member-type = Member of the
Legislative Assembly
party-colour = NDP
member = Michèle Raymond
member-party = NDP
census-date = 2001
pop =
election-date = 2006
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area =
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cdivision = Halifax RM
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Halifax Atlantic is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2003 has been Michèle Raymond of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.

It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, just south of the Halifax peninsula. It borders the ridings of Timberlea-Prospect, and Halifax Fairview. It includes Spryfield, Herring Cove and Harrietsfield.

Statistics

Population: 21,360 (2003)
Avg. Income: $27,570 (2003)

Members of the Legislative Assembly

* John Buchanan, Progressive Conservative (1967 - 1990)
* Robert Chisholm, New Democratic Party (1991 - 2003)
* Michèle Raymond, New Democratic Party (2003 - present)

Election results

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New Democratic Party
Michele Raymond
align="right"|4151
align="right"|48.05
align="right"
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Progressive Conservative
Bruce Cooke
align="right"|2690
align="right"|32.08
align="right"
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Liberal
James Hoskins
align="right"|1281
align="right"|15.28
align="right"
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Green
Rebecca Mosher
align="right"|262
align="right"|3.13
align="right"

External links

* [http://www.gov.ns.ca/elo/elections/maps/halifaxatlantic_district.pdf riding map]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/nsvotes2003/riding/025/ CBC nova scotia riding profile]
* [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/06results/dist25.pdf June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results]