# Dartmouth South

Dartmouth South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is currently represented by Claudia Chender of the NDP. The district was created in 1966, under the name Dartmouth City South, when Halifax County Dartmouth was divided into two electoral districts. In 1967, the district was renamed Dartmouth South. In 2003, the district was renamed Dartmouth South – Portland Valley. In 2013 following the Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission review, the district returned to its earlier name of Dartmouth South and lost the area south of Russell Lake and east of Highway 111 to Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage.

## Geography

The electoral district of Dartmouth South is about 8 km$^2$ (3.1 sq mi) in landmass.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Dartmouth South Riding created from Halifax County Dartmouth |||||
| 49th | 1967–1970 | Irvin William Akerley | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1970–1974 | D. Scott MacNutt | Liberal |
| 51st | 1974–1978 | Roland Thornhill | Progressive Conservative |
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Roland Thornhill | Progressive Conservative |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Roland Thornhill | Progressive Conservative |
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Roland Thornhill | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 1988–1993 | Roland Thornhill | Progressive Conservative |
| 56th | 1993–1998 | John Savage | Liberal |
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Don Chard | New Democratic |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | Tim Olive | Progressive Conservative |
| Dartmouth South-Portland Valley |||||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Marilyn More | New Democratic |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Marilyn More | New Democratic |
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Marilyn More | New Democratic |
| Dartmouth South |||||
| 62nd | 2013–2015 | Allan Rowe | Liberal |
| 62nd | 2015–2017 | Marian Mancini | New Democratic |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Claudia Chender | New Democratic |
| 64th | 2021–2024 | Claudia Chender | New Democratic |
| 65th | 2024–present | Claudia Chender | New Democratic |

## Election results
### 1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Irvin William Akerley | 4,552 | 50.37% | – |
| | Liberal | Eileen Stubbs | 3,694 | 40.88% | – |
| | New Democratic | Bruce Wallace | 791 | 8.75% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,037 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. Scott MacNutt | 5,304 | 50.43% | 9.56% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Irvin William Akerley | 5,213 | 49.57% | -0.80% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,517 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roland J. Thornhill | 6,491 | 48.91% | -0.65% |
| | Liberal | Scott MacNutt | 5,871 | 44.24% | -6.19% |
| | New Democratic | Norman H. Dares | 908 | 6.84% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,270 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roland J. Thornhill | 5,530 | 59.35% | 10.43% |
| | Liberal | Norman Crawford | 2,365 | 25.38% | -18.86% |
| | New Democratic | Mike Marshall | 1,423 | 15.27% | 8.43% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,318 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roland J. Thornhill | 4,215 | 46.81% | -12.54% |
| | Liberal | Will Chisholm | 2,463 | 27.35% | 1.97% |
| | New Democratic | John Lewis Bregante | 2,327 | 25.84% | 10.57% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,005 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roland J. Thornhill | 4,534 | 58.20% | 11.40% |
| | Liberal | Don Walker | 1,666 | 21.39% | -5.97% |
| | New Democratic | Fred Lutley | 1,590 | 20.41% | -5.43% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,790 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roland J. Thornhill | 4,449 | 47.33% | -10.87% |
| | Liberal | Allan Peters | 2,987 | 31.78% | 10.39% |
| | New Democratic | Joanne Lamey | 1,963 | 20.89% | 0.47% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,399 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Savage | 4,346 | 44.25% | 12.47% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Colin May | 3,091 | 31.47% | -15.86% |
| | New Democratic | Don Chard | 2,221 | 22.61% | 1.73% |
| | Natural Law | Alexander J. Gillis | 163 | 1.66% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,821 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Don Chard | 3,676 | 41.12% | 18.51% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Hetherington | 3,164 | 35.40% | -8.86% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Allan Billard | 2,099 | 23.48% | -7.99% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,939 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tim Olive | 3,656 | 40.67% | 17.19% |
| | New Democratic | Don Chard | 3,011 | 33.50% | -7.63% |
| | Liberal | Audrey Goodyer | 2,322 | 25.83% | -9.56% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,989 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Marilyn More | 3,844 | 43.31% | 9.82% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tim Olive | 2,813 | 31.70% | -8.98% |
| | Liberal | Collin A. MacEachern | 2,218 | 24.99% | -0.84% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,875 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Marilyn More | 4,493 | 48.05% | 4.74% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tim Olive | 3,041 | 32.52% | 0.82% |
| | Liberal | Brian Hiltz | 1,509 | 16.14% | -8.85% |
| | Green | Danny Melvin | 308 | 3.29% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,351 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Marilyn More | 5,583 | 54.59% | 6.54% |
| | Liberal | Colin Hebb | 2,946 | 28.80% | 12.67% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Jordan | 1,389 | 13.58% | -18.94% |
| | Green | David Croft | 310 | 3.03% | -0.26% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,228 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2013

2009 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic Party | 4,607 | 55.57 |
| Liberal | 2,313 | 27.90 |
| Progressive Conservative | 1,098 | 13.24 |
| Green | 273 | 3.29 |
2013 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Allan Rowe | 4,049 | 46.24 | +18.34 |
| | New Democratic Party | Mary Vingoe | 2,918 | 33.32 | -22.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gord Gamble | 1,612 | 18.41 | +5.16 |
| | Independent | Jim Murray | 178 | 2.03 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,757 | 99.02 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 87 | 0.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,844 | 55.48 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 15,940 | – |
| | Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +20.29 |

### 2015 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015 On the death of Allan Rowe :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Marian Mancini | 2,274 | 35.25 | +1.93 |
| | Liberal | Tim Rissesco | 2,193 | 33.99 | -12.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gord Gamble | 1,494 | 23.16 | +4.75 |
| | Independent | Charlene M. Gagnon | 490 | 7.60 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,541 | 99.66 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,473 | 38.21 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 17,940 | – |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +7.09 |

### 2017

vte2017 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Claudia Chender | 3,545 | 39.65% | +4.40 |
| | Liberal | Vishal Bhardwaj | 3,348 | 37.45% | +3.46 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jad Crnogorac | 1,418 | 15.86% | -7.30 |
| | Green | June Trenholm | 506 | 5.66% | |
| | Atlantica | Jim Murray | 123 | 1.38% | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,007 | 99.26 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 67 | 0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,074 | 51.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 17,598 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.47 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2021

vte2021 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Claudia Chender | 4,209 | 58.13 | +18.48 | $56,622.56 |
| | Liberal | Lesley MacKay | 1,603 | 22.14 | -15.31 | $18,386.71 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Chris Curtis | 1,262 | 17.43 | +1.57 | $31,677.39 |
| | Green | Skylar Martini | 167 | 2.31 | -3.35 | $200.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,241 | 99.64 | – | $80,768.46 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 26 | 0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,267 | 52.96 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,721 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +16.90 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2024

vte2024 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Claudia Chender | 4,415 | 68.5% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bea MacGregor | 1,449 | 30.7% |
| | Liberal | Barb Henderson | 585 | 9.1% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,449 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||