Dartmouth—Cole Harbour

Dartmouth-Cole Harbour is the name of a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. Its population is 88,507. (2001) Michael Savage, a Liberal, represents the riding.

Table of contents

1 Demographics 2 Geography 3 History

Demographics

Ethnic Groups: 91.6% White, 4.3% Black, 1.3% Native Canadian
Languages: 92.8% English, 3.5% French, 3.2% Other
Religions: 45.8% Protestant, 38.1% Catholic, 1.4% Other Christian, 12.9% No Affiliation
Average Income: $28,217

Geography

The district includes the Dartmouth and Cole Harbour areas of the Halifax Regional Municipality. The area is 89 sq. km.

History

The electoral district was created in 2004 86.8% from Dartmouth, and 13.2% from Sackville-Musquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore. The riding experienced its first election on June 28, 2004. The incumbent from the majority of the districts was Wendy Lill of the New Democratic Party. Michael Savage of the Liberal Party won the election.

2004 Federal Election Results:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Michael John Savage	Liberal	17,425	42.1
Susan MacAlpine-Gillis	NDP	13,463	32.5
Mike MacDonald	Conservative	8,739	21.1
Michael Marshall	Green	1,311	3.1
Tracy Parsons	Progressive Canadian Party	415	1.0
Charles Spurr	Marxist-Lenninist Party of Canada	70	0.2