# Hammonds Plains-Lucasville

Hammonds Plains-Lucasville 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 43 per cent of the former district of Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville, 10 per cent of the district of Timberlea-Prospect and 7 per cent of the district of Chester-St. Margaret's.

## Geography

The electoral district of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville is about 169 km$^2$ (65 sq mi) in landmass.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville :
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Chester-St. Margaret's, Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville and Timberlea-Prospect |||||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Ben Jessome | Liberal |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Ben Jessome | Liberal |
| 64th | 2021–2024 | Ben Jessome | Liberal |
| 65th | 2024–present | Rick Burns | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

vte2024 Nova Scotia general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Burns | 4,068 | 46.97 | +11.27 |
| | Liberal | Ben Jessome | 3,528 | 40.73 | -5.33 |
| | New Democratic | Terry J. Eyland | 988 | 11.41 | -5.20 |
| | Green | Roger Croll | 77 | 0.89 | -0.74 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,661 | 99.68 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.32 | +0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,689 | 55.26 | -1.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 15,723 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +8.30 |
vte2021 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ben Jessome | 3,697 | 46.06 | -0.62 | $40,466.72 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Julie Chaisson | 2,865 | 35.70 | +2.77 | $45,038.72 |
| | New Democratic | Angela Downey | 1,333 | 16.61 | +0.88 | $23,701.20 |
| | Green | Mark Embrett | 131 | 1.63 | -3.02 | $200.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 8,026 | 99.85 | – | $82,459.24 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 12 | 0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,038 | 56.60 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 14,202 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.70 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||
2017 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 3,359 | 46.69 |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,369 | 32.93 |
| New Democratic | 1,132 | 15.73 |
| Green | 335 | 4.66 |
vte2017 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ben Jessome | 3,432 | 46.69 | -5.55 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Matt Whitman | 2,421 | 32.94 | +11.09 |
| | New Democratic | Paul McGuinness | 1,157 | 15.74 | -8.57 |
| | Green | Jessica Alexander | 340 | 4.62 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,350 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.22 | -0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,366 | 57.34 | +0.29 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,847 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -8.32 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||
2013 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ben Jessome | 3,402 | 52.24 | N/A |
| New Democratic Party | Peter Lund | 1,583 | 24.31 | N/A |
| Progressive Conservative | Gina Byrne | 1,423 | 21.85 | N/A |
| Independent | Jonathan Dean | 104 | 1.60 | N/A |