Clare (electoral district)
Clare is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1949-2013 and since 2021. Prior to 1949, Clare was part of Digby district. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes most of the Municipality of the District of Clare, an Acadian area occupying the southwestern half of Digby County. For four consecutive elections from 1988 to 1999, the district had the highest voter turnout in the province.[1][2][3][4]
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1949, 2019 | ||
| District abolished | 2013 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 8,307 | ||
| Electors | 6,905 | ||
| Area (km²) | 830 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 10 | ||
| Census division(s) | Digby County | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Municipality of the District of Clare | ||
The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Clare-Digby. It was re-created our of Clare-Digby following the 2019 Electoral Boundary Review.
Geography
The land area of Clare is 830 km2 (320 sq mi).[5]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | 2021- | Ronnie LeBlanc | Liberal | |
| Riding recreated from parts of Clare-Digby | ||||
| Riding dissolved | ||||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Wayne Gaudet | Liberal | |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | |||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Guy LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | Chester Melanson | Liberal | |
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | Benoit Comeau | Liberal | |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | |||
| 49th | 1967-1970 | |||
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Hector J. Pothier | Progressive Conservative | |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | Pierre E. Belliveau | Liberal | |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | |||
| 45th | 1953-1956 | |||
| 44th | 1949-1953 | Desire J. Comeau | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
1949 general election
| 1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Desire J. Comeau | 2,116 | 50.45% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Benoit Comeau | 2,078 | 49.55% | – | ||||
| Total | 4,194 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1953 general election
| 1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Pierre E. Belliveau | 2,307 | 58.46% | 8.92% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Desire J. Comeau | 1,639 | 41.54% | – | ||||
| Total | 3,946 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1956 general election
| 1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Pierre E. Belliveau | 2,046 | 52.60% | -5.87% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | J. Fred Gaudet | 1,844 | 47.40% | 5.87% | ||||
| Total | 3,890 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1960 general election
| 1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Pierre E. Belliveau | 2,215 | 52.13% | -0.47% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kenneth Weaver | 2,034 | 47.87% | 0.47% | ||||
| Total | 4,249 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1963 general election
| 1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hector J. Pothier | 2,154 | 52.61% | 4.74% | ||||
| Liberal | Joseph C. LeBlanc | 1,940 | 47.39% | -4.74% | ||||
| Total | 4,094 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1967 general election
| 1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Benoit Comeau | 2,384 | 56.43% | 9.04% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hector J. Pothier | 1,841 | 43.57% | -9.04% | ||||
| Total | 4,225 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1970 general election
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Benoit Comeau | 2,712 | 59.67% | 3.24% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul J. Comeau | 1,833 | 40.33% | -3.24% | ||||
| Total | 4,545 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1974 general election
| 1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Benoit Comeau | 2,959 | 61.07% | 1.40% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Vincent L. Doucet | 1,218 | 25.14% | -15.19% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jean L. Belliveau | 668 | 13.79% | – | ||||
| Total | 4,845 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1978 general election
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Benoit Comeau | 2,963 | 56.47% | -4.60% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald J. B. Comeau | 1,896 | 36.13% | 11.00% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sylvio Gagnon | 388 | 7.39% | -6.39% | ||||
| Total | 5,247 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1981 general election
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Chester Melanson | 2,228 | 38.96% | -17.51% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Guy LeBlanc | 2,173 | 38.00% | 1.87% | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Dennis Comeau | 1,317 | 23.03% | 15.64% | ||||
| Total | 5,718 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1984 general election
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Guy LeBlanc | 3,094 | 50.33% | 12.33% | ||||
| Liberal | Chester Melanson | 2,784 | 45.29% | 6.33% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alain Chabot | 269 | 4.38% | -18.66% | ||||
| Total | 6,147 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1988 general election
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Guy LeBlanc | 3,587 | 54.02% | 3.69% | ||||
| Liberal | Nadine Boudreau | 2,773 | 41.76% | -3.53% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jan Slakov-Crombie | 280 | 4.22% | -0.16% | ||||
| Total | 6,640 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1993 general election
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne Gaudet | 3,461 | 51.99% | 10.23% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Guy LeBlanc | 2,854 | 42.87% | -11.15% | ||||
| New Democratic | Christian Collin | 342 | 5.14% | 0.92% | ||||
| Total | 6,657 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 83 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,740 | 91.44 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 7,371 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1998 general election
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne Gaudet | 2,950 | 47.28% | -4.71% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Guy LeBlanc | 2,578 | 41.32% | -1.55% | ||||
| New Democratic | Vanessa Paddock | 711 | 11.40% | 6.26% | ||||
| Total | 6,239 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 109 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,348 | 88.00 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 7,214 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999 general election
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne Gaudet | 2,705 | 43.76% | -3.52% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Comeau | 2,355 | 38.10% | -3.22% | ||||
| New Democratic | Don Melanson | 1,078 | 17.44% | 6.04% | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Anne Marie Boyer | 43 | 0.70% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,181 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 66 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,247 | 87.43 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 7,145 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003 general election
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne Gaudet | 3,547 | 61.55% | 17.78% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marc Boudreau | 1,456 | 25.26% | -12.84% | ||||
| New Democratic | Don Melanson | 760 | 13.19% | -4.25% | ||||
| Total | 5,763 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 70 | |||||||
| Turnout | 5,833 | 89.68 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,504 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006 general election
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne Gaudet | 2,803 | 48.53% | -13.02% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Abraham LeBlanc | 1,622 | 28.08% | 2.82% | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Comeau | 1,269 | 21.97% | 8.78% | ||||
| Green | Diane Doucet-Bean | 82 | 1.42% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,776 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 50 | |||||||
| Turnout | 5,826 | 82.45 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 7,066 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009 general election
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne Gaudet | 3,392 | 64.68% | 16.16% | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Comeau | 1,326 | 25.29% | 3.32% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jimmy Doucet | 459 | 8.75% | -19.33% | ||||
| Green | Diane Doucet-Bean | 67 | 1.28% | -0.14% | ||||
| Total | 5,244 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 53 | |||||||
| Turnout | 5,297 | 76.71 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,905 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2017 general election (transposed)
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 2,059 | 51.23 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 1,218 | 30.31 | |
| New Democratic | 742 | 18.46 | |
2021 general election
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ronnie LeBlanc | 2,322 | 49.89 | -1.34 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Carl Deveau | 2,021 | 43.43 | +13.12 | ||||
| Green | Claire McDonald | 158 | 3.39 | |||||
| New Democratic | Cameron Pye | 153 | 3.29 | -15.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,654 | 99.15 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 40 | 0.85 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,694 | 67.84 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,919 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -7.23 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7] | ||||||||
References
- Recapitulation 1988 Election Elections Nova Scotia
- Recapitulation 1993 Election Elections Nova Scotia
- Recapitulation 1998 Election Elections Nova Scotia
- Recapitulation 1999 Election Elections Nova Scotia
- "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
- "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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