# Dartmouth North

Dartmouth North is a provincial electoral district in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The district was created, under the name Dartmouth City North, in 1966 when Halifax County Dartmouth was divided into two electoral districts. In 1967, the district was renamed Dartmouth North. In 2003, the district gained the area on its southern boundary along Lake Banook from Dartmouth South.

## Geography

The electoral district of Dartmouth North is about 31 km$^2$ (12 sq mi) in landmass.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Dartmouth North :
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Halifax County Dartmouth |||||
| 49th | 1967–1968 | Gordon L. S. Hart | Liberal |
| 49th | 1968–1970 | Gerald Wambolt | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1970–1974 | Glen M. Bagnell | Liberal |
| 51st | 1974–1978 | Glen M. Bagnell | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Laird Stirling | Progressive Conservative |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Laird Stirling | Progressive Conservative |
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Laird Stirling | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 1988–1993 | Sandy Jolly | Liberal |
| 56th | 1993–1998 | Sandy Jolly | Liberal |
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Jerry Pye | New Democratic |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | Jerry Pye | New Democratic |
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Jerry Pye | New Democratic |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Trevor Zinck | New Democratic |
| 61st | 2009–2010 | Trevor Zinck | New Democratic |
| 61st | 2010–2013 | Trevor Zinck | Independent |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Joanne Bernard | Liberal |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Susan Leblanc | New Democratic |
| 64th | 2021–2024 | Susan Leblanc | New Democratic |
| 65th | 2024–present | Susan Leblanc | New Democratic |

## Election results
### 1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gordon L. S. Hart | 4,906 | 49.75% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Clarke | 4,301 | 43.62% | – |
| | New Democratic | Perry Romayne | 654 | 6.63% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,861 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 | Glen M. Bagnell | 6,614 | 54.26% | 4.51% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerald G. Wambolt | 4,826 | 39.59% | -4.03% |
| | New Democratic | Percy Dares | 750 | 6.15% | -0.48% |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,190 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Glen M. Bagnell | 7,091 | 51.41% | -2.85% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Richard L. Weldon | 4,839 | 35.08% | -4.51% |
| | New Democratic | Joe Bouchard | 1,863 | 13.51% | 7.35% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,793 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 | Laird Stirling | 4,561 | 52.89% | 17.81% |
| | Liberal | Glen M. Bagnell | 2,927 | 33.94% | -17.47% |
| | New Democratic | Nick Rolls | 1,135 | 13.16% | -0.34% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,623 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 | Laird Stirling | 3,925 | 46.17% | -6.72% |
| | Liberal | Don Valardo | 2,419 | 28.46% | -5.49% |
| | New Democratic | Mark Flannigan | 2,157 | 25.37% | 12.21% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,501 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 | Laird Stirling | 3,200 | 43.45% | -2.72% |
| | Liberal | Pat Connolly | 2,150 | 29.20% | 0.74% |
| | New Democratic | Chester Sanford | 1,938 | 26.32% | 0.94% |
| | Labour | Ron Bugbee | 76 | 1.03% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,364 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sandy Jolly | 3,510 | 43.13% | 13.93% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Laird Stirling | 3,389 | 41.64% | -1.81% |
| | New Democratic | Brenda Thompson | 1,239 | 15.22% | -11.09% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,138 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 | Sandy Jolly | 3,301 | 38.46% | -4.67% |
| | New Democratic | Jerry Pye | 2,878 | 33.53% | 18.31% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Brownlow | 2,327 | 27.11% | -14.53% |
| | Natural Law | Monique Poudrette | 77 | 0.90% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,583 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (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 | Jerry Pye | 3,024 | 39.78% | 6.25% |
| | Liberal | Gloria McClusky | 2,575 | 33.87% | -4.59% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Brownlow | 2,003 | 26.35% | -0.76% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,602 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jerry Pye | 3,105 | 44.01% | 4.23% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jane MacKay | 2,060 | 29.20% | 2.85% |
| | Liberal | Frank Cameron | 1,746 | 24.74% | -9.13% |
| | Nova Scotia Party | Susan Livingstone | 145 | 2.05% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,056 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jerry Pye | 3,799 | 53.06% | 9.05% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jane MacKay | 1,900 | 26.54% | -2.66% |
| | Liberal | Rosemary Godin | 1,300 | 18.16% | -6.59% |
| | Nova Scotia Party | Pat Gould | 86 | 1.20% | -0.85% |
| | Marijuana | Marc-Andre Roy | 75 | 1.05% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,160 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Trevor Zinck | 3,414 | 49.47% | -3.59% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Troy Myers | 1,895 | 27.46% | 0.92% |
| | Liberal | Ian Murray | 1,365 | 19.78% | 1.62% |
| | Green | Alex Donaldson | 227 | 3.29% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,901 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Trevor Zinck | 4,053 | 56.75% | 7.28% |
| | Liberal | Jim Smith | 2,316 | 32.43% | 12.65% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Losey | 568 | 7.95% | -19.51% |
| | Green | Alex Donaldson | 205 | 2.87% | -0.42% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,142 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Joanne Bernard | 2,953 | 44.06 |
| New Democratic Party | Steve Estey | 2,020 | 30.14 |
| Progressive Conservative | Séan G. Brownlow | 1,729 | 25.08 |

### 2017

vte2017 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 2,771 | 39.36 | +9.22 |
| | Liberal | Joanne Bernard | 2,442 | 34.68 | -9.38 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Melanie Russell | 1,384 | 19.66 | -5.42 |
| | Green | Tyler Colburne | 318 | 4.52 | |
| | Atlantica | David Boyd | 126 | 1.79 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,041 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,074 | 42.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 16,566 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +9.30 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2021

vte2021 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 3,731 | 49.75 | +10.39 | $59,923.85 |
| | Liberal | Pam Cooley | 2,361 | 31.48 | -3.20 | $47,442.64 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lisa Coates | 1,278 | 17.04 | -2.62 | $22,946.06 |
| | Green | Carolyn Marshall | 129 | 1.72 | -2.80 | $200.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,499 | 99.42 | – | $93,790.97 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,543 | 46.02 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 16,392 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +6.80 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2024

vte2024 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 3,696 | 63% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Karina Sanford | 1,349 | 23% |
| | Liberal | Pam Cooley | 826 | 14% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,871 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||