# Fairview-Clayton Park

Fairview-Clayton Park is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 45 per cent of the former district of Halifax Fairview, 39 per cent of the former district of Halifax Clayton Park and 10 per cent of Halifax Chebucto.
The riding is primarily residential, containing new single-family homes and high-density apartment complexes favoured by people moving into the city for the first time.

## Geography

The land area of Fairview-Clayton Park is 6 km$^2$ (2.3 sq mi).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Fairview-Clayton Park :
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Halifax Chebucto, Halifax Clayton Park and Halifax Fairview |||||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Patricia Arab | Liberal |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Patricia Arab | Liberal |
| 64th | 2021–2024 | Patricia Arab | Liberal |
| 65th | 2024–present | Lina Hamid | New Democratic |

## Election results

vte2024 Nova Scotia general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lina Hamid | 2,426 | 39.05 | +1.94 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nicole Mosher | 2,007 | 32.30 | +9.96 |
| | Liberal | Patricia Arab | 1,780 | 28.65 | -9.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,213 | 99.33 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.67 | +0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,255 | 39.80 | -7.37 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 15,716 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.90 |
vte2021 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Patricia Arab | 2,892 | 38.51 | -1.67 | $51,400.74 |
| | New Democratic | Joanne Hussey | 2,787 | 37.11 | +8.00 | $56,136.21 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nicole Mosher | 1,678 | 22.34 | -3.30 | $44,280.70 |
| | Green | Sheila Richardson | 153 | 2.04 | -3.03 | $200.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,510 | 99.55 | – | $91,386.96 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,544 | 47.17 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 15,992 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -4.83 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||
2017 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 2,662 | 40.18 |
| New Democratic | 1,929 | 29.11 |
| Progressive Conservative | 1,699 | 25.64 |
| Green | 336 | 5.07 |
vte2017 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Patricia Arab | 2,925 | 39.90 | -6.73 |
| | New Democratic | Joanne Hussey | 2,109 | 28.77 | -2.37 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Beasant | 1,839 | 25.09 | +3.59 |
| | Green | Charlene Boyce | 376 | 5.12 | +1.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,330 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,793 | 41.90% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 20,985 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.18 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||
2013 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Patricia Arab | 3369 | 46.63 | |
| New Democratic Party | Abad Khan | 2250 | 31.14 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Travis Price | 1294 | 17.91 | |
| Green | Raland Kinley | 176 | 2.44 | – |
| Independent | Katie Campbell | 136 | 1.88 | |