# Sackville-Uniacke

Sackville-Uniacke is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. It was created as Sackville-Beaver Bank in 2012 from parts of much of Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville and part of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank. The riding also existed from 1993 to 2003. Following the 2019 riding boundary review, the riding changed names to Sackville-Uniacke, and gained parts of Hants East (Uniacke area) and a small section of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank, while losing some territory to Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank (the Woodbine Mobile Home area).

## Geography

Sackville-Uniacke covers 201 km$^2$ (78 sq mi) of landmass.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Sackville-Uniacke :
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Created from Sackville and Halifax-St. Margaret's |||||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | Bill MacDonald | Liberal |
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Rosemary Godin | New Democratic |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | Barry Barnet | Progressive Conservative |
| Merged into Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville & Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank |||||
| Re-created from Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville |||||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Stephen Gough | Liberal |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Brad Johns | Progressive Conservative |
| 64th | 2021–2024 | Brad Johns | Progressive Conservative |
| 65th | 2024–Present | Brad Johns | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results
### 1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election: Sackville-Beaver Bank :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill MacDonald | 3,620 | 41.43% | – |
| | New Democratic | Frank Sutherland | 2,764 | 31.64% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stephen Taylor | 2,353 | 26.93% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,737 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville-Beaver Bank" (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: Sackville-Beaver Bank :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Rosemary Godin | 3,821 | 40.50% | 8.87% |
| | Liberal | Bill MacDonald | 3,128 | 33.16% | -8.28% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stephen Taylor | 2,485 | 26.34% | -0.59% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,434 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville-Beaver Bank" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election: Sackville-Beaver Bank :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Barry Barnet | 3,573 | 40.60% | 14.26% |
| | New Democratic | Rosemary Godin | 2,951 | 33.53% | -6.97% |
| | Liberal | Bill MacDonald | 2,276 | 25.86% | -7.29% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,800 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Sackville-Beaver Bank" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Stephen Gough | 2,570 | 40.21 |
| New Democratic Party | Mat Whynott | 2,369 | 37.07 |
| Progressive Conservative | Sarah Reeves | 1,452 | 22.72 |

### 2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,851 | 43.17 |
| Liberal | 2,191 | 33.18 |
| New Democratic | 1,271 | 19.21 |
| Green | 234 | 3.54 |
| Atlantica | 57 | 0.86 |
vte2017 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brad Johns | 2,923 | 43.58 | +20.86 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Gough | 2,155 | 32.13 | -8.08 |
| | New Democratic | Dennis Kutchera | 1,332 | 19.86 | -17.21 |
| | Green | Michael Montgomery | 231 | 3.44 | |
| | Atlantica | Rita Billington | 66 | 0.98 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,707 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,721 | 48.69 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,803 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | -3.12 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2021

vte2021 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brad Johns | 3,104 | 43.82 | +0.24 | $22,052.59 |
| | Liberal | Donalda MacIsaac | 2,323 | 32.80 | +0.67 | $30,586.74 |
| | New Democratic | Thomas Hill | 1,535 | 21.67 | +1.81 | $31,376.42 |
| | Green | Carson LeQuesne | 121 | 1.71 | -1.73 | $200.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,083 | 99.72 | – | $81,042.78 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,103 | 51.44 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,809 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.22 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2024

vte2024 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brad Johns | 2,916 | 49.0% |
| | New Democratic | Lisa Blackburn | 2,526 | 42.4% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Trappenberg | 515 | 8.6% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,957 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||